handcraft

/ˈhændˌkræft/ /ˈhæntˌkræft/

Meanings

noun

Handicraft

Examples :

"My grandmother sells her beautiful needlepoint handcraft at the local market. "

noun

The class of subjects for study that rely upon experimentation and observation.

Examples :

"Her research bridged the gap between traditional humanities and the handcraft of social science, using data to analyze historical trends. "

education science

verb

To engage in handcraft or handicraft.

Examples :

"My grandmother handcrafts beautiful quilts for her family. "

art work industry

Related Words

grandmother noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/

A mother of someone's parent.

"My grandmother taught me how to bake cookies when I was a child. "

humanities noun

/hjuˈmæn.ɪ.tiz/

The study of Ancient Greek and Latin, their literature, history, etc., sometimes inclusive of the study of the ancient Mediterranean generally.

"The humanities department at the university offers courses on Ancient Greek literature and history. "

historical noun

/hɪˈstɒɹɪkəl/ /hɪˈstɔːɹɪkəl/

A historical romance.

"The historical romance novel was a bestseller in the bookstore. "

subjects noun

/ˈsʌb.dʒɛkts/ /səbˈdʒɛkt/

(grammar) In a clause: the word or word group (usually a noun phrase) that is dealt with. In active clauses with verbs denoting an action, the subject and the actor are usually the same.

"In the sentence ‘The mouse is eaten by the cat in the kitchen.’, ‘The mouse’ is the subject, ‘the cat’ being the agent."

needlepoint noun

/ˈniːdl̩ˌpɔɪnt/ /ˈniːdəlˌpɔɪnt/

A craft involving pulling yarn, thread, or floss through a canvas mesh to produce a decorative design.

"My grandmother enjoys creating beautiful floral patterns using needlepoint. "

observation noun

/ˌɒbzəˈveɪʃ(ə)n/ /-ˈveɪʃn̩/

The act of observing, and the fact of being observed (see observance)

"The teacher's observation of the student's progress showed that he was struggling with math. "

handcrafts noun

/ˈhændˌkræfts/ /ˈhænˌkræfts/

Handicraft

"The local market sells beautiful handcrafts made by artisans from the surrounding villages. "

research noun

/ɹɪˈsɜːtʃ/ /ɹiˈsɝtʃ/

Diligent inquiry or examination to seek or revise facts, principles, theories, applications, etc.; laborious or continued search after truth.

"The research station that houses Wang and his team is outside Lijiang, a city of about 1.2 million people."

experimentation noun

/ɪkˌspɛrɪmɛnˈteɪʃən/ /ɛkˌspɛrɪmɛnˈteɪʃən/

The act of experimenting; practice by experiment.

"The experimentation with different study methods helped the student improve their grades. "

traditional noun

/tɹəˈdɪʃnəl/

A person with traditional beliefs.

"My grandmother is a traditional, believing strongly in family values. "

beautiful noun

/ˈbjuːtɪfəl/

Someone who is beautiful. Can be used as a term of address.

"Hey, beautiful!"

handicraft noun

/ˈhændiˌkræft/ /ˈhændɪˌkræft/

A trade requiring skill of hand; manual occupation; handcraft.

"My grandmother enjoys practicing the handicraft of knitting beautiful sweaters. "