| 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. |
| workingwoman |
a woman who works for pay, as distinguished from a housewife. |
| workless |
combined form of work. |
| workload |
the amount of work required or expected, as of a particular employee, student, or the like. |
| workman |
a male worker, usu. in manual labor of some kind. |
| workmanlike |
done or made with skill and care, as by a good craftsman. |
| workmanly |
workmanlike. |
| workmanship |
the art or skill of a workman or craftsperson. [3 definitions] |
| work of art |
a product of creative effort, esp. in the graphic or plastic arts, such as a painting or sculpture. [2 definitions] |
| workout |
a period or program of physical exercise. [2 definitions] |
| work out |
to solve (a problem) by making special efforts. [5 definitions] |
| workplace |
the place where one works, esp. a factory, office, store, or the like. [2 definitions] |
| work-release |
of or denoting a corrections program in which some prisoners are allowed to leave prison for a certain amount of time each day in order to work at an outside job. |
| workroom |
a room in which to work. |