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work
- pronunciation:
- wuhrk
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- phrases:
- work out
- features:
- Word Builder, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the use of energy and effort to make or do something.
It takes a lot of hard work to build a house.
- synonyms:
- labor
- antonyms:
- leisure, play
- similar words:
- action, effort, industry, struggle, trouble
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| definition 2: |
a project or task that uses energy and effort.
Most of this writer's works were very popular.- synonyms:
- job, project, task
- similar words:
- activity, charge, chore, duty, exercise, function, mission, office
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| definition 3: |
a job.
She enjoys her work at the hospital.- synonyms:
- job, occupation, position
- similar words:
- business, career, field, labor, line, profession, trade, vocation
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| related words: |
drawing, job, living, occupation, practice |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
worked, working, works, wrought |
| definition 1: |
to have or do a job.
He works at a bank. |
| definition 2: |
to run or act in the expected way.
That phone doesn't work.- synonyms:
- function, operate, run
- similar words:
- go, handle, perform
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| definition 3: |
to use or handle.
I learned how to work the new machine.- synonyms:
- handle, operate, use
- similar words:
- activate, control, employ, manage, run
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| related words: |
behave, farm, labor, mold, pilot |
| phrase: |
work out |
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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