| BACKWORKER | • BACKWORKER n. a miner who does backwork, work done underground but not at the coalface. |
| CAMERAWORK | • camerawork n. Skill or technique involving the use of a camera, especially a video camera. • CAMERAWORK n. skilful use of a camera. |
| CANKERWORM | • cankerworm n. Either of two caterpillars, the larvae of geometrid moths, that are destructive to fruit, buds and leaves. • cankerworm n. (Figurative) A corrupting or destructive force. • CANKERWORM n. a larva that feeds on and destroys plants, esp. fruit. |
| CAREWORKER | • careworker n. One who participates in carework. • CAREWORKER n. one whose job involves looking after other people. |
| CASEWORKER | • caseworker n. A social worker. • CASEWORKER n. one who works on a particular case. |
| COPPERWORK | • copperwork n. Works made from copper. • COPPERWORK n. craftwork in copper. |
| CORKSCREWS | • corkscrews n. Plural of corkscrew. • corkscrews v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of corkscrew. • CORKSCREW v. to twist from side to side. |
| COURSEWORK | • coursework n. Work carried out by students of a particular course; it is assessed and counts towards the grade given. • course␣work n. Alternative spelling of coursework. • COURSEWORK n. work done for an educational course. |
| CREWELWORK | • crewelwork n. Embroidery made using a crewel. • CREWELWORK n. embroidery done with crewel. |
| CROWKEEPER | • crowkeeper n. (Obsolete) A person employed to scare off crows. • crowkeeper n. (Obsolete) A scarecrow. • CROWKEEPER n. (Shakespeare) a scarecrow. |
| DOCKWORKER | • dockworker n. A person who works on the dock of a harbor or shipyard, usually employed to load or unload freight. • dock␣worker n. Alternative form of dockworker. • DOCKWORKER n. one who works on the docks. |
| FACEWORKER | • faceworker n. A miner who works at the face (especially at the coalface). • FACEWORKER n. a miner who works at the coalface, also FACEMAN. |
| ROCKWATERS | • rockwaters n. Plural of rockwater. • rock␣waters n. Plural of rock water. • ROCKWATER n. water issuing from a rock. |
| WICKERWORK | • wickerwork n. A thing or things made of wicker. • wicker-work n. Alternative spelling of wickerwork. • WICKERWORK n. basketwork of any kind. |
| WORKFORCES | • workforces n. Plural of workforce. • work␣forces n. Plural of work force. • WORKFORCE n. the number of workers engaged in a particular industry, factory etc. |