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work
- pronunciation:
- wuhrk
- parts of speech:
- noun, adjective, intransitive verb, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Builder, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
physical or mental effort directed toward achieving some result; labor.
- synonyms:
- exertion, labor, toil
- antonyms:
- leisure, play
- similar words:
- action, drudgery, effort, elbow grease, grind, industry, moil, service, struggle, travail, trouble
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| definition 2: |
a task or project that uses such effort; undertaking.
- synonyms:
- job, project, task, undertaking
- similar words:
- activity, assignment, charge, chore, commission, duty, endeavor, exercise, function, mission, office, stint
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| definition 3: |
something made or accomplished as the result of such effort.
a work of geniusa work of art- synonyms:
- creation, deed, product
- similar words:
- accomplishment, achievement, act, artifact, composition, effort, exploit, feat, fruit, handiwork, masterpiece, oeuvre, opus, piece
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| definition 4: |
a job; employment.
- synonyms:
- employment, job, occupation, position
- antonyms:
- unemployment
- similar words:
- business, career, field, labor, line, livelihood, métier, profession, pursuit, trade, vocation
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| definition 5: |
(pl.) the location or operation of a particular business or industry.
steel works- synonyms:
- factory, plant
- similar words:
- business, enterprise, foundry, mill, shop, yard
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| definition 6: |
(pl.) harsh treatment (prec. by the).
- synonyms:
- abuse, beating
- similar words:
- going-over, thrashing
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| related words: |
action, calling, composition, drawing, exertion, fatigue, job, literature, living, manufacture, music, occupation, pen, practice, project, property, toil |
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
of, for, or pertaining to work.
a work uniform- similar words:
- business, career, industrial, occupational, official, professional, vocational, workaday, working
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| related words: |
draft |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
worked, working, works, wrought |
| definition 1: |
to exert one's energy to achieve some result; labor; toil.
- synonyms:
- labor, toil
- antonyms:
- play
- similar words:
- act, apply oneself, drudge, moil, plod, plug away, ply, slave, strain, strive, struggle, sweat, try
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| definition 2: |
to be employed; have a job.
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| definition 3: |
to function properly; operate.
The car doesn't work.- synonyms:
- function, operate, run
- similar words:
- act, go, handle, perform
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| definition 4: |
to be successful; act effectively.
The system doesn't work.- synonyms:
- succeed, suffice
- antonyms:
- fail
- similar words:
- avail, do, go, play, produce, serve, take
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| definition 5: |
to change into a specified condition by gradual or repeated movement (often fol. by up, free, loose, or the like).
The knot worked loose.- similar words:
- become
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| definition 6: |
to have an impact or influence.
- synonyms:
- act
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| definition 7: |
to move as the result of pain or emotion.
Her face worked just before she started to cry.- similar words:
- contort, grimace, twist, writhe
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| related words: |
act, behave, buckle, clerk, endeavor, farm, labor, operate, pull one's weight, take, toil, tool, trade, travail, trouble |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to use; operate; handle.
how to work the oven- synonyms:
- handle, operate, use
- similar words:
- activate, busy, control, employ, manage, manipulate, ply, run, wield
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| definition 2: |
to cause to be or happen; bring about.
- synonyms:
- cause, effect, effectuate
- similar words:
- accomplish, arrange, beget, contrive, do, engender, execute, make, manage, perform, produce, wreak
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| definition 3: |
to exert physical effort upon; manipulate; form.
He worked the dough.She worked the iron into wheels.- synonyms:
- fashion, form, manipulate, mold
- similar words:
- beat, cultivate, embroider, forge, handle, knead, make, model, press, shape, stir, till, tool, train
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| definition 4: |
to excite; provoke.
They worked the audience into a frenzy.- synonyms:
- excite, provoke
- similar words:
- incite, inspire, move, prompt, rouse, stir, sway
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| definition 5: |
to cause to produce, act, or do work.
She works her horses hard.- similar words:
- drill, drive, exercise, exploit, manage, press, push, sweat, train, utilize
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| definition 6: |
to solve (a problem) through mental activity.
- synonyms:
- solve
- similar words:
- crack, do, figure, get, puzzle out
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| definition 7: |
to reach (a particular place or condition) by gradual or repeated effort.
She worked her way up the mountain.- synonyms:
- edge
- similar words:
- advance, inch, maneuver, plod, push, worm
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| related words: |
cast, elaborate, fan, farm, mold, pilot, practice, stimulate, supple, tone, walk |
Word Builder: work +
- workday:
the amount of time out of 24 hours you spend working.
- worker:
a person who works.
- worksheet:
a sheet of paper on which you do written work.
- workstation:
the area in a workplace where you do your work.
- work-study:
a program that helps you find a part-time job to pay for your college education.
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conventionally associated with work |
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carpool, commute, labor day, workmanship |
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lack of work |
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unemployed |
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some work activities |
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administer, command, direct, discipline, guide, handle, head, manage, operate, organize, regulate, run, supervise, train |
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some accessories for working |
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safety belt, scaffold, tool, uniform |
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some examples of work |
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accountant, astronaut, author, barber, bodyguard, cashier, chauffeur, chemist, cowhand, critic, custodian, detective, diplomat, electrician, engineer, flight attendant, janitor, journalist, lawyer, librarian, lumberjack, mail carrier, mathematician, mechanic, miner, musician, optometrist, painter, pharmacist, photographer, physician, physicist, plumber, programmer, psychologist, ranger, registered nurse, sailor, salesperson, scientist, secretary, singer, technician |
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some forms of payment for work |
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pay, pension, salary, wage |
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some groups associated with work |
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association, employees, guild, labor union, personnel, staff, workers |
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some kinds of work |
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career, employment, job, occupation, profession, vocation |
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some people associated with work |
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apprentice, boss, colleague, employee, employer, foreman, manager |
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some places for work |
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agency, assembly line, business, forge, office, shipyard |
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