Associations to the word «Outwork»
Noun
- Bastion
- Gomez
- Moat
- Citadel
- Fortification
- Rampart
- Redoubt
- Ditch
- Assailant
- Round
- Fortress
- Rebecca
- Loom
- Gorge
- Garrison
- Fight
- Breach
- Danube
- Castle
- Trench
- Defender
- Fort
- Siege
- Defence
- Cannon
- Assault
- Battery
- Wall
- Decision
- Pavilion
- Venus
- Gate
- Curtain
- Possession
- Tower
- Enemy
- Slope
- Cloth
- Angle
- Entrance
- Factory
- Troop
- Hill
- Palace
- French
- Er
- Tissue
- Liberty
- Empire
- Carry
- Nature
- Danger
- Gun
- Fire
Adjective
Adverb
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Wiktionary
OUTWORK, verb. (rare) To work out to a finish; to complete.
OUTWORK, verb. To work faster or harder than.
OUTWORK, noun. A minor, subsidiary fortification built beyond the main limits of fortification.
Dictionary definition
OUTWORK, noun. Subsidiary defensive structure lying outside the main fortified area; "the outworks of the castle".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.