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".
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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
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Meaning 2
A place where work is done; "he arrived at work early today".
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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- 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".
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Nouns denoting natural phenomena.
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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".
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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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".
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 6
Activity directed toward making or doing something; "she checked several points needing further work".
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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- Project
- Procedure
- Polishing
- Unfinished Business
- Task
- Labor
- Make-work
- Investigating
- Housekeeping
- Social Service
- Attention
- Washing
- Tending
- Aid
- Missionary Work
- Labour
- Substituting
- Lavation
- Toil
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Meaning 7
The occupation for which you are paid; "he is looking for employment"; "a lot of people are out of work".
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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- Ministry
- Engagement
- Services
- Piecework
- Coaching
- Sailing
- Workload
- Telecommuting
- Seafaring
- Paper Route
- Service
- Public Service