(derogatory) A state of regulations whose constituents have an opaque scope of application because of their questionable delimitation with regard to each other.
(figurative) Any kind of creation that utilizes many different aspects to create one whole piece.
A work, such as a blanket, composed of many different colors and shapes, sewn together to make an interesting whole.
verb
To assemble from a variety of sources; to cobble together.
To create a patchwork from pieces of fabric.
patchworked
patchworked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of patchwork
patchworking
patchworking
noun
The making of patchworks
verb
present participle of patchwork
patchworks
patchworks
noun
plural of patchwork
patchworky
patchworky
adj
Like patchwork; untidy, variegated, higgledy-piggledy.
pitchwork
pitchwork
noun
The work of a coal miner who is paid in a share of the mined material.
pithwork
pohutukawa
pohutukawa
noun
A coastal evergreen tree, Metrosideros excelsa, native to New Zealand and producing a brilliant display of red flowers made up of a mass of stamens around Christmastime.
porokaiwhiria
porokaiwhiria
noun
(New Zealand) pigeonwood
postworkshop
postworkshop
adj
After a workshop (educational course or conference).
potwhisky
schwarzkopf
shipwork
shipwork
noun
The work of building and repairing ships.
shopwalker
shopwalker
noun
(Britain) Alternative form of shop-walker
shopwork
shopworker
shopworker
noun
A person who works in a shop; a shop assistant
sparrowhawk
sparrowhawk
noun
(falconry) A female such bird, a male being a musket.
Alternative form of sparrow hawk; the American kestrel, Falco sparverius, of similar size and habit.
Any of numerous other relatively small Old World species of Accipiter, that prey on smaller birds or otherwise resemble A. nisus.
The Eurasian sparrowhawk, Accipiter nisus, a small, short-winged European hawk that preys on smaller birds.
spokeswomanship
spokeswomanship
noun
The position of being a spokeswoman.
whipsocket
whipstock
whipstock
noun
(by extension) The driver of a carriage.
The stock, or rigid handle, of a whip.
whooplike
whooplike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a whooping sound.
workmanship
workmanship
noun
The quality of something made by an artisan or craftsman.
The skill of an artisan or craftsman.
workmanships
workmanships
noun
plural of workmanship
workship
workship
noun
(archaic) workmanship
workshop
workshop
noun
A brief, intensive course of education for a small group, emphasizing interaction and practical problem solving.
A room, especially one which is not particularly large, used for manufacturing or other light industrial work.
An academic conference.
verb
(transitive) To help a playwright revise a draft of (a play) by rehearsing it with actors and critiquing the results.
(transitive) To work on or revise something, especially collaboratively, in a workshop.
(transitive, business) To improve through collaboration.
workshops
workshops
noun
plural of workshop
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of workshop