Synonyms of the word

handicraft

• n. A trade requiring skill of hand; manual occupation; handcraft.
• n. An artifact produced by handicraft.
• n. (rare) A man who earns his living by handicraft; a handicraftsman.

craft

• n. (obsolete) Strength; power; might.
• n. (uncountable) Skill in one's work.
• n. (uncountable) Ability; dexterity; skill, especially skill in making plans and carrying them into execution;…
• n. (uncountable) Cunning, art, skill, or dexterity applied to bad purposes; artifice; guile; subtlety; shrewdness…
• n. (obsolete) A device; a means; an art; art in general.
• n. (countable, plural: crafts) The skilled practice of a practical occupation.
• n. The members of a trade collectively; guild.
• n. (nautical, whaling) Implements used in catching fish, such as net, line, or hook. Modern use primarily…
• n. (nautical) Boats, especially of smaller size than ships. Historically primarily applied to vessels engaged…
• n. (figuratively) A woman.
• n. (nautical, British Royal Navy) Those vessels attendant on a fleet, such as cutters, schooners, and gun-boats,…
• n. (countable, plural: craft) A vehicle designed for navigation in or on water or air or through outer space.
• n. (countable, plural: crafts) A particular kind of skilled work.
• v. To make by hand and with much skill.
• v. To construct, develop something (like a skilled craftsman): "state crafting", "crafting global policing".
• v. (video games) to combine multiple items to form a new item.

handcraft

• n. handicraft.
• v. To engage in handcraft or handicraft.

handiwork

• n. Work done by the hands.
• n. Work done personally.
• n. The result of personal efforts.

handwork

• n. Work done by the hands, as opposed to by machine.

trade

• n. (uncountable) Buying and selling of goods and services on a market.
• n. (countable) A particular instance of buying or selling.
• n. (countable) An instance of bartering items in exchange for one another.
• n. (countable) Those who perform a particular kind of skilled work.
• n. (countable) Those engaged in an industry or group of related industries.
• n. (countable) The skilled practice of a practical occupation.
• n. (countable or uncountable) An occupation in the secondary sector; as opposed to an agricultural, professional…
• n. (uncountable, Britain) The business given to a commercial establishment by its customers.
• n. (chiefly in the plural) Steady winds blowing from east to west above and below the equator.
• n. (only as plural) A publication intended for participants in an industry or related group of industries.
• n. (uncountable, LGBT, slang) A brief sexual encounter.
• n. (obsolete, uncountable) Instruments of any occupation.
• n. (mining) Refuse or rubbish from a mine.
• n. (obsolete) A track or trail; a way; a path; passage.
• n. (obsolete) Course; custom; practice; occupation.
• v. (intransitive) To engage in trade.
• v. (intransitive) To be traded at a certain price or under certain conditions.
• v. (transitive) To give (something) in exchange for.
• v. (horticulture, transitive or intransitive) To give someone a plant and receive a different one in return.
• v. (intransitive or transitive) To do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood.
• v. (intransitive) To have dealings; to be concerned or associated (with).

work

• n. (heading, uncountable) Employment.
• n. (heading, uncountable) Effort.
• n. Sustained effort to achieve a goal or result, especially overcoming obstacles.
• n. (heading) Product; the result of effort.
• n. (uncountable, slang, professional wrestling) The staging of events to appear as real.
• n. (mining) Ore before it is dressed.
• v. (intransitive) To do a specific task by employing physical or mental powers.
• v. (transitive) To effect by gradual degrees.
• v. (transitive) To embroider with thread.
• v. (transitive) To set into action.
• v. (transitive) To cause to ferment.
• v. (intransitive) To ferment.
• v. (transitive) To exhaust, by working.
• v. (transitive) To shape, form, or improve a material.
• v. (transitive) To operate in a certain place, area, or speciality.
• v. (transitive) To operate in or through; as, to work the phones.
• v. (transitive) To provoke or excite; to influence.
• v. (transitive) To use or manipulate to one’s advantage.
• v. (transitive) To cause to happen or to occur as a consequence.
• v. (transitive) To cause to work.
• v. (intransitive) To function correctly; to act as intended; to achieve the goal designed for.
• v. (intransitive, figuratively) To influence.
• v. (intransitive) To effect by gradual degrees; as, to work into the earth.
• v. (intransitive) To move in an agitated manner.
• v. (intransitive) To behave in a certain way when handled;.
• v. (transitive, with two objects, poetic) To cause (someone) to feel (something).
• v. (obsolete, intransitive) To hurt; to ache.