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Verb
  • arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion
    • The stitches of the hem worked loose after she wore the skirt many times
  • go sour or spoil
    • The milk has soured
    • The wine worked
    • The cream has turned--we have to throw it out
  • cause to undergo fermentation
    • We ferment the grapes for a very long time to achieve high alcohol content
    • The vintner worked the wine in big oak vats
  • find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
    • did you solve the problem?
    • Work out your problems with the boss
    • this unpleasant situation isn't going to work itself out
    • did you get it?
    • Did you get my meaning?
    • He could not work the math problem
  • use or manipulate to one's advantage
    • He exploit the new taxation system
    • She knows how to work the system
    • he works his parents for sympathy
  • make uniform
    • knead dough
    • work the clay until it is soft
  • move into or onto
    • work the raisins into the dough
    • the student worked a few jokes into his presentation
    • work the body onto the flatbed truck
  • make something, usually for a specific function
    • She molded the rice balls carefully
    • Form cylinders from the dough
    • shape a figure
    • Work the metal into a sword
  • gratify and charm, usually in order to influence
    • the political candidate worked the crowds
  • provoke or excite
    • The rock musician worked the crowd of young girls into a frenzy
  • cause to operate or function
    • This pilot works the controls
    • Can you work an electric drill?
  • operate in or through
    • Work the phones
  • have and exert influence or effect
    • The artist's work influenced the young painter
    • She worked on her friends to support the political candidate
  • behave in a certain way when handled
    • This dough does not work easily
    • The soft metal works well
  • prepare for crops
    • Work the soil
    • cultivate the land
  • cause to work
    • he is working his servants hard
  • cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
    • I cannot work a miracle
    • wreak havoc
    • bring comments
    • play a joke
    • The rain brought relief to the drought-stricken area
  • move in an agitated manner
    • His fingers worked with tension
  • proceed towards a goal or along a path or through an activity
    • work your way through every problem or task
    • She was working on her second martini when the guests arrived
    • Start from the bottom and work towards the top
  • operate in a certain place, area, or specialty
    • She works the night clubs
    • The salesman works the Midwest
    • This artist works mostly in acrylics
  • proceed along a path
    • work one's way through the crowd
    • make one's way into the forest
  • give a workout to
    • Some parents exercise their infants
    • My personal trainer works me hard
    • work one's muscles
    • this puzzle will exercise your mind
  • shape, form, or improve a material
    • work stone into tools
    • process iron
    • work the metal
  • perform as expected when applied
    • The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in
    • Does this old car still run well?
    • This old radio doesn't work anymore
  • have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected
    • The voting process doesn't work as well as people thought
    • How does your idea work in practice?
    • This method doesn't work
    • The breaks of my new car act quickly
    • The medicine works only if you take it with a lot of water
  • be employed
    • Is your husband working again?
    • My wife never worked
    • Do you want to work after the age of 60?
    • She never did any work because she inherited a lot of money
    • She works as a waitress to put herself through college
  • exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
    • I will work hard to improve my grades
    • she worked hard for better living conditions for the poor
Noun
  • the total output of a writer or artist (or a substantial part of it)
    • he studied the entire Wagnerian oeuvre
    • Picasso's work can be divided into periods
  • a place where work is done
    • he arrived at work early today
  • (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
    • work equals force times distance
  • applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading)
    • mastering a second language requires a lot of work
    • no schools offer graduate study in interior design
  • the occupation for which you are paid
    • he is looking for employment
    • a lot of people are out of work
  • a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing
    • it is not regarded as one of his more memorable works
    • the symphony was hailed as an ingenious work
    • he was indebted to the pioneering work of John Dewey
    • the work of an active imagination
    • erosion is the work of wind or water over time
  • activity directed toward making or doing something
    • she checked several points needing further work
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