| 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] |
| working class |
workers considered collectively as a social, economic, or political class, esp. manual and industrial laborers and low wage earners. |
| working day |
workday. |
| workingman |
a male worker, esp. a manual or industrial laborer. |
| working papers |
any official documents certifying that a person, esp. an alien or a minor, can legally be employed. |