Associations to the word «Spadework»
Wiktionary
SPADEWORK, noun. Work done by digging with a spade.
SPADEWORK, noun. (figuratively) Work done in preparation for something else.
Dictionary definition
SPADEWORK, noun. Dull or routine preliminary work preparing for an undertaking.
Wise words
The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as
effective as a rightly timed pause.