hot-work

1. 1.

   roll, press, forge, or shape (metal) while hot

   Broaderwork

Questions about hot-work

What does hot-work mean?

hot-work means "roll, press, forge, or shape (metal) while hot".

How many syllables are in hot-work?

hot-work has 2 syllables and divides as ho-t-work under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is hot-work a common word?

hot-work is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.