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Workpiece

(machining, woodworking, etc.) The raw material or partially finished piece that is shaped by performing various operations.

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(machining, woodworking, etc.) The raw material or partially finished piece that is shaped by performing various operations.

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piece of worknoun	(idiomatic, often derogatory) A person who has a strong and unusual personality, especially one with seriously unpleasant character flaws.
worknoun	(uncountable) Employment.
pieceworknoun	Alternative form of piece work. [Work that a worker is paid for according to the number of units produced, rather than the number of hours worked; work done and paid for by the piece or by the job.]
raw materialnoun	A material in its unprocessed, natural state considered usable for manufacture.
taskworknoun	Work that is done as a task.
piece-worknoun	Alternative form of piece work. [Work that a worker is paid for according to the number of units produced, rather than the number of hours worked; work done and paid for by the piece or by the job.]
shopworknoun	(US) Work done in a workshop, such as woodwork or metalwork.
workbenchnoun	A sturdy bench or table at which manual work is done by a carpenter, machinist, etc.
woodwarenoun	Articles made from wood.
lathenoun	(tools, metalworking, woodworking) A machine tool used to shape a piece of material, or workpiece, by rotating the workpiece against a cutting tool.
testpiecenoun	A piece of material used as a sample in mechanical testing.
woodworknoun	(uncountable, countable) Something made from wood, especially cabinets and trim (e.g., baseboards, doorframes) made from millwork.
workpannoun	A pan that is part of a machine or system that holds the work that the machine or system operates on.
work-toolnoun	An implement used in performing or completing a specific job or task
millworknoun	Doors, windows, and wood trim with decorative cross-section involving curves, beads, grooves, etc.
craftworknoun	(uncountable) Handicraft.
setworknoun	Synonym of setworks (“sawmill mechanism that positions the log for the next cut”).
latheworknoun	Work produced on a lathe.
shapenoun	A graphical representation of an object's form or its external boundary, outline, or external surface.
woodworksnoun	A factory or workshop engaged in woodworking.