Definitions
How to pronounce work:
Work - as a noun
Activity directed toward making or doing something
Example: "She checked several points needing further work"
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A product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing
Example: "It is not regarded as one of his more memorable works"
The occupation for which you are paid
Example: "He is looking for employment"
Applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading)
Example: "Mastering a second language requires a lot of work"
(physics) a manifestation of energy; the transfer of energy from one physical system to another expressed as the product of a force and the distance through which it moves a body in the direction of that force
Example: "Work equals force times distance"
A place where work is done
Example: "He arrived at work early today"
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The total output of a writer or artist (or a substantial part of it)
Example: "He studied the entire wagnerian oeuvre"
Work - as a verb
Exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity; work
Example: "I will work hard to improve my grades"
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Be employed
Example: "Is your husband working again?"
Have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected
Example: "The voting process doesn't work as well as people thought"
Perform as expected when applied
Example: "The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in"
Shape, form, or improve a material
Example: "Work stone into tools"
Give a workout to
Example: "Some parents exercise their infants"
Proceed along a path
Example: "Work one's way through the crowd"
Operate in a certain place, area, or specialty
Example: "She works the night clubs"
Proceed towards a goal or along a path or through an activity
Example: "Work your way through every problem or task"
Move in an agitated manner
Example: "His fingers worked with tension"
Cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
Example: "I cannot work a miracle"
Cause to work
Example: "He is working his servants hard"
Prepare for crops
Example: "Work the soil"
Behave in a certain way when handled
Example: "This dough does not work easily"
Have and exert influence or effect
Example: "The artist's work influenced the young painter"
Operate in or through
Example: "Work the phones"
Cause to operate or function
Example: "This pilot works the controls"
Provoke or excite
Example: "The rock musician worked the crowd of young girls into a frenzy"
Gratify and charm, usually in order to influence
Example: "The political candidate worked the crowds"
Make something, usually for a specific function
Example: "She molded the rice balls carefully"
Move into or onto
Example: "Work the raisins into the dough"
To mix into a homogeneous mass
Example: "Knead dough"
Use or manipulate to one's advantage
Example: "He exploited the new taxation system"
Find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
Example: "Did you solve the problem?"
Cause to undergo fermentation
Example: "We ferment the grapes for a very long time to achieve high alcohol content"
Arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion
Example: "The stitches of the hem worked loose after she wore the skirt many times"
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Word Game Points
WORK has a SCRABBLE points total of 11.
WORK has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 11.
WORK has a WORDFEUD points total of 11.
