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work

/ work /

noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1

activity directed toward making or doing something

"she checked several points needing further work"

Type of:

activity

Kinds of:

wash washing lavation action job

Derived:

put to work

verb Sense 2

behave in a certain way when handled

"This dough does not work easily"

"The soft metal works well"

Type of:

Verb group:

knead

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s something from somebody

verb Sense 3

shape, form, or improve a material

"work stone into tools"

"process iron"

"work the metal"

Type of:

transform transmute transubstantiate

Kinds of:

coldwork cold work overwork rework make over

Derived:

procedure process

Verb group:

shape form mold mould forge

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

verb Sense 4

gratify and charm, usually in order to influence

"the political candidate worked the crowds"

Type of:

capture enamour trance

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s something with something

Somebody ----s on something

verb Sense 5

move in an agitated manner

"His fingers worked with tension"

Type of:

move displace

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

verb Sense 6

provoke or excite

"The rock musician worked the crowd of young girls into a frenzy"

Type of:

stimulate excite stir

Verb group:

exploit

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s something with something

Somebody ----s on something

verb Sense 7

proceed towards a goal or along a path or through an activity

"work your way through every problem or task"

"She was working on her second martini when the guests arrived"

"Start from the bottom and work towards the top"

Type of:

go proceed move

Verb group:

make

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s something with something

verb Sense 8

cause to work

"he is working his servants hard"

Type of:

use utilize utilise

Kinds of:

exercise work out warm up cybernate computerize

Derived:

employment

Verb group:

do work

Causes:

do work

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

Somebody ----s something with something

verb Sense 9

be employed

"Is your husband working again?"

"My wife never worked"

"Do you want to work after the age of 60?"

"She never did any work because she inherited a lot of money"

"She works as a waitress to put herself through college"

Kinds of:

serve bank fill take drive

Derived:

employment worker

Verb group:

put to work

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s something

Somebody ----s something with something

verb Sense 10

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

"I will work hard to improve my grades"

"she worked hard for better living conditions for the poor"

Opposites:

idle laze slug stagnate

Kinds of:

work through run through go through putter mess around

Derived:

actor doer worker piece of work

Verb group:

do work

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s something

Somebody ----s something with something

verb Sense 11

cause to operate or function

"This pilot works the controls"

"Can you work an electric drill?"

Type of:

manage deal care

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

verb Sense 12

operate in or through

"Work the phones"

Type of:

operate run

Verb group:

function operate go run

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

verb Sense 13

have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected

"The voting process doesn''t work as well as people thought"

"How does your idea work in practice?"

"This method doesn''t work"

"The breaks of my new car act quickly"

"The medicine works on"

Type of:

succeed win come through

Derived:

piece of work

Verb group:

bring play wreak make for

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s

Somebody ----s something to somebody

verb Sense 14

operate in a certain place, area, or specialty

"She works the night clubs"

"The salesman works the Midwest"

"This artist works mostly in acrylics"

Verb group:

do work

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

Somebody ----s something with something

verb Sense 15

move into or onto

"work the raisins into the dough"

"the student worked a few jokes into his presentation"

"work the body onto the flatbed truck"

Type of:

move displace

Kinds of:

stir

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

Somebody ----s something with something

verb Sense 16

arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion

"The stitches of the hem worked loose after she wore the skirt many times"

Type of:

become go get

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s something from somebody

noun Sense 17

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 Dewe"

Type of:

product production

Kinds of:

follow-up followup handicraft handcraft handiwork

Derived:

act

noun Sense 18

(physics) a manifestation of energy; the transfer of energy from one physical system to another expressed as the product of a force and the distance through which it moves a body in the direction of that force

"work equals force times distance"

Type of:

energy

Domain:

physics physical science natural philosophy

noun Sense 19

the occupation for which you are paid

"he is looking for employment"

"a lot of people are out of work"

Type of:

occupation business job

Kinds of:

coaching coaching job engagement booking seafaring

Derived:

put to work do work

noun Sense 20

the total output of a writer or artist (or a substantial part of it)

"he studied the entire Wagnerian oeuvre"

"Picasso''s work can be divided into periods"

Type of:

end product output

Kinds of:

writing

noun Sense 21

a place where work is done

"he arrived at work early today"

Type of:

geographic point geographical point

Kinds of:

bakery bakeshop bakehouse beehive brokerage house

noun Sense 22

applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading)

"mastering a second language requires a lot of work"

"no schools offer graduate study in interior design"

Type of:

learning acquisition

Derived:

study hit the books learn read take

verb Sense 23

give a work-out to

"Some parents exercise their infants"

"My personal trainer works me hard"

"work one''s muscles"

Type of:

put to work

Kinds of:

warm up

Derived:

exercise exercising physical exercise physical exertion workout

Verb group:

exercise work out

Causes:

exercise work out

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

Somebody ----s something with something

verb Sense 24

perform as expected when applied

"The washing machine won''t go unless it''s plugged in"

"Does this old car still run well?"

"This old radio doesn''t work anymore"

Opposites:

malfunction misfunction

Kinds of:

double roll run cut service

Derived:

operation functioning performance procedure

Verb group:

run

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s

verb Sense 25

use or manipulate to one''s advantage

"He exploit the new taxation system"

"She knows how to work the system"

"he works his parents for sympathy"

Type of:

use utilize utilise

Kinds of:

make hay play avail help prey

Derived:

exploitation victimization victimisation using development

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

Somebody ----s something with something

verb Sense 26

proceed along a path

"work one''s way through the crowd"

"make one''s way into the forest"

Type of:

pass go through go across

Kinds of:

claw jostle bushwhack

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s something to somebody

Somebody ----s something with something

verb Sense 27

cause to undergo fermentation

"We ferment the grapes for a very long time to achieve high alcohol content"

"The vintner worked the wine in big oak vats"

Type of:

convert

Kinds of:

vinify

Derived:

zymosis zymolysis fermentation fermenting ferment

Verb group:

sour turn ferment

Causes:

sour turn ferment

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

Somebody ----s somebody PP

verb Sense 28

cause to happen or to occur as a consequence

"I cannot work a miracle"

"wreak havoc"

"bring comments"

"play a joke"

"The rain brought relief to the drought-stricken area"

Type of:

make create

Verb group:

act

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