word processor |
a computerized device, such as an electronic typewriter, or combination of devices, such as a video screen, program, memory, and printer, used to generate, edit, print, store, duplicate, or transmit text. [2 definitions] |
wordsmith |
one who uses language with especial skill or craft, such as a professional writer. [2 definitions] |
wordsmyth |
variant of wordsmith. |
word square |
a selection of words arranged in a square that reads the same vertically or horizontally. |
wordy |
pertaining to or having words; verbal. [2 definitions] |
wore |
past tense of wear. |
work |
physical or mental effort directed toward achieving some result; labor. [22 definitions] |
workable |
capable of being handled or worked. [2 definitions] |
workaday |
pertaining to, characteristic of, or suitable for workdays or the workplace. [2 definitions] |
workaholic |
a person who works all the time, usu. compulsively. |
workbench |
a sturdy table or bench at which carpentry or mechanical work is done. |
workbook |
a usu. paper-bound book for students, containing problems or exercises and spaces for written answers, solutions, calculations, or practice. [3 definitions] |
workday |
a day on which work is done, esp. on a regular basis. [2 definitions] |
worker |
one who engages in work or who is employed at a job. [3 definitions] |
workers' compensation |
money that is paid for medical costs if a worker at a company has been injured while doing his or her job. |
work ethic |
a belief in the moral virtue of hard work. |
work force |
the total number of workers who are actively employed in a business, industry, or nation, or who are available for employment; labor force. |
workhorse |
a horse used for heavy labor, such as plowing or hauling. [2 definitions] |
workhouse |
an institution that houses and feeds the poor but requires them to do labor on site. [2 definitions] |
working |
the act or activity of someone or something that works. [7 definitions] |
working capital |
that portion of the capital of a business or corporation that is not invested in fixed assets but is instead kept liquid for day-to-day operating expenses. [2 definitions] |