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Work (Noun)

Meaning 1

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".

Classification

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.

Synonyms

  • Study

Hypernyms

  • Learning

Meaning 2

A place where work is done; "he arrived at work early today".

Classification

Nouns denoting man-made objects.

Synonyms

  • Workplace

Hypernyms

  • Geographic Point

Hyponyms

  • Oyster Bed
  • Farm
  • Oyster Park
  • Fishery
  • Beehive
  • Fish Farm
  • Gasworks
  • Proving Ground
  • Exchange
  • Ironworks
  • Shop Floor
  • Test Bed
  • Science Lab
  • Laundry
  • Workshop
  • Drill Site
  • Shipyard
  • Brokerage House
  • Lumberyard
  • Research Laboratory
  • Bakery
  • Studio
  • Tannery
  • Research Lab
  • Creamery
  • Waterworks
  • Forge
  • Ropewalk
  • Central
  • Job
  • Lab
  • Glassworks
  • Location
  • Bakehouse
  • Colliery
  • Science Laboratory
  • Roundhouse

Meaning 3

(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".

Classification

Nouns denoting natural phenomena.

Hypernyms

  • Free Energy

Meaning 4

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".

Classification

Nouns denoting man-made objects.

Synonyms

  • Piece Of Work

Hypernyms

  • Production

Hyponyms

  • Handwork
  • Wickerwork
  • Caning
  • Handcraft
  • Handiwork
  • Chef-d'oeuvre
  • Followup

Related Words

  • Work (verb)

Meaning 5

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".

Classification

Nouns denoting man-made objects.

Synonyms

  • Body Of Work
  • Oeuvre

Hypernyms

  • End Product

Hyponyms

  • Writing

Meaning 6

Activity directed toward making or doing something; "she checked several points needing further work".

Classification

Nouns denoting acts or actions.

Hyponyms

  • Project
  • Procedure
  • Polishing
  • Unfinished Business
  • Task
  • Labor
  • Make-work
  • Investigating
  • Housekeeping
  • Social Service
  • Attention
  • Washing
  • Tending
  • Aid
  • Missionary Work
  • Labour
  • Substituting
  • Lavation
  • Toil

Related Words

  • Work (verb)

Meaning 7

The occupation for which you are paid; "he is looking for employment"; "a lot of people are out of work".

Classification

Nouns denoting acts or actions.

Synonyms

  • Employment

Hypernyms

  • Line Of Work
  • Line
  • Job
  • Occupation

Hyponyms

  • Ministry
  • Engagement
  • Services
  • Piecework
  • Coaching
  • Sailing
  • Workload
  • Telecommuting
  • Seafaring
  • Paper Route
  • Service
  • Public Service

Related Words

  • Work (verb)
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