work
1. work (v)
give a workout to. "My personal trainer works me hard". "work one's muscles".
2. work (v)
arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion. "The stitches of the hem worked loose after she wore the skirt many times".
3. work (v)
go sour or spoil. "The wine worked".
4. work (v)
cause to undergo fermentation. "The vintner worked the wine in big oak vats".
5. work (n)
activity directed toward making or doing something. "she checked several points needing further work".
6. work (n)
the occupation for which you are paid. "a lot of people are out of work".
7. work (v)
find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of. "Work out your problems with the boss". "this unpleasant situation isn't going to work itself out". "He could not work the math problem".
8. work (v)
use or manipulate to one's advantage. "She knows how to work the system". "he works his parents for sympathy".
9. work (v)
make uniform. "work the clay until it is soft".
10. work (v)
perform as expected when applied. "This old radio doesn't work anymore".
11. work (v)
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".
12. work (v)
cause to happen or to occur as a consequence. "I cannot work a miracle".
13. work (v)
make something, usually for a specific function. "Work the metal into a sword".
14. work (v)
shape, form, or improve a material. "work stone into tools". "work the metal".
15. work (v)
prepare for crops. "Work the soil".
16. work (v)
gratify and charm, usually in order to influence. "the political candidate worked the crowds".
17. work (v)
move in an agitated manner. "His fingers worked with tension".
18. work (v)
proceed along a path. "work one's way through the crowd".
19. work (v)
provoke or excite. "The rock musician worked the crowd of young girls into a frenzy".
20. work (v)
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".
21. work (v)
cause to work. "he is working his servants hard".
22. work (v)
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".
23. work (v)
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".
24. work (v)
cause to operate or function. "This pilot works the controls". "Can you work an electric drill?".
25. work (v)
operate in or through. "Work the phones".
26. work (v)
have an effect or outcome. "The voting process doesn't work as well as people thought". "How does your idea work in practice?". "This method doesn't work". "The medicine works only if you take it with a lot of water".
27. work (v)
have and exert influence or effect. "The artist's work influenced the young painter". "She worked on her friends to support the political candidate".
28. work (v)
operate in a certain place, area, or specialty. "She works the night clubs". "The salesman works the Midwest". "This artist works mostly in acrylics".
29. work (v)
behave in a certain way when handled. "This dough does not work easily". "The soft metal works well".
30. work (n)
the total output of a writer or artist (or a substantial part of it). "Picasso's work can be divided into periods".
31. work (n)
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".
32. work (n)
a place where work is done. "he arrived at work early today".
33. work (n)
applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading). "mastering a second language requires a lot of work".
34. work (n)
(physics) a manifestation of energy. "work equals force times distance".
Also see
arouse, arouse, bring up, bring up, call down, call down, call forth, call forth, conjure, conjure, conjure up, conjure up, evoke, evoke, invoke, invoke, put forward, put forward, raise, raise, stir, stir, bring on, bring on, induce, induce, bring off, bring off, carry off, carry off, manage, manage, negociate, negociate, pull off, pull off
Opposite meanings of work (Anytonyms)
malfunction, malfunction, misfunction, misfunction, idle, idle, laze, laze, slug, slug, stagnate, stagnate
Cause
exercise, work out, ferment, sour, turn, work, do work, work
Words derived from work
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work is related to the topic
agriculture, agriculture, farming, farming, husbandry, husbandry, natural philosophy, natural philosophy, physics, physics
Entailment
reason
work is an instance of
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Word and things that fall within work
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Parts of or members of work
locker room
Verb Group
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