Associations to the word «Outwork»

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, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley