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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 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
- 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
- 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
- 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?
- 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
- cause to work
- he is working his servants hard
- cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
- 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
- this puzzle will exercise your mind
- shape, form, or improve a material
- 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?
- 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?
- 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