Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun handicraft

2 senses of handicraft

Sense 1
handicraft, handcraft, handiwork, handwork -- (a work produced by hand labor)
       => work, piece of work -- (a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing; "it is not regarded as one of his more memorable works"; "the symphony was hailed as an ingenious work"; "he was indebted to the pioneering work of John Dewey"; "the work of an active imagination"; "erosion is the work of wind or water over time")

Sense 2
handicraft -- (a craft that requires skillful hands)
       => trade, craft -- (the skilled practice of a practical occupation; "he learned his trade as an apprentice")
       => arts and crafts -- (the arts of decorative design and handicraft; "they sponsored arts and crafts in order to encourage craftsmanship in an age of mass production")

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