HyperDic: spadework

English > 1 sense of the word *spadework*:
NOUN	act	spadework	dull or routine preliminary work preparing for an undertaking

spadework > pronunciation
Sounds	spey'dwer.k
Rhymes	artwork ... work: 53 rhymes with erk...

English > *spadework*: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaning	dull or routine preliminary work preparing for an undertaking.
Broader	work	Activity directed toward making or doing something
Spanish	trabajo previo