workword
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
work + word, perhaps as a calque of Dutch werkwoord (“verb”).
Noun[edit]
workword (plural workwords)
- (rare) The operative word, especially in a thought, phrase, or idea; keyword.
- 1945, The Log, volume 40, page 35:
- In peace, as in war, speed will be the workword. The less time required to rig and properly operate heavy-duty cranes and cargo lifts, the more tonnage you can handle.