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The definition of work

34 Definitions of: work

1. noun, physical or mental effort directed towards doing or making something
2. noun, paid employment at a job or a trade, occupation, or profession
3. noun, a duty, task, or undertaking
4. noun, something done, made, etc, as a result of effort or exertion
5. noun, materials or tasks on which to expend effort or exertion
6. noun, another word for workmanship
7. noun, the place, office, etc, where a person is employed
8. noun, any piece of material that is undergoing a manufacturing operation or process; workpiece
9. noun, a) decoration or ornamentation, esp of a specified kind b) (in combination)
10. noun, an engineering structure such as a bridge, building, etc
11. noun, physics the transfer of energy expressed as the product of a force and the distance through which its point of application moves in the direction of the force. Abbreviations: W, w
12. noun, a structure, wall, etc, built or used as part of a fortification system
13. noun, at work a) at one's job or place of employment b) in action; operating
14. noun, make short work of to handle or dispose of very quickly
15. noun, of, relating to, or used for work
16. verb, to exert effort in order to do, make, or perform something
17. verb, to be employed
18. verb, to carry on operations, activity, etc, in (a place or area)
19. verb, to cause to labour or toil
20. verb, to operate or cause to operate, esp properly or effectively
21. verb, to till or cultivate (land)
22. verb, to handle or manipulate or be handled or manipulated
23. verb, to shape, form, or process or be shaped, formed, or processed
24. verb, to reach or cause to reach a specific condition, esp gradually
25. verb, to solve (a mathematical problem)
26. verb, to move in agitation
27. verb, to provoke or arouse
28. verb, to effect or accomplish
29. verb, to make (one's way) with effort
30. verb, to make or decorate by hand in embroidery, tapestry, etc
31. verb, (of a mechanism) to move in a loose or otherwise imperfect fashion
32. verb, (of liquids) to ferment, as in brewing
33. verb, to manipulate or exploit to one's own advantage
34. verb, slang to cheat or swindle ▷ See also work back ▷ See also, work in ▷ See also, work off ▷ See also, work on ▷ See also, work out ▷ See also, work over ▷ See also, works ▷ See also, work up
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Synonyms:	fashion, achievement, control, business, creation, perform, use, occupation, performance, achieve	And more...
Antonyms:	play, leisure, relax

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