"work" | Definition and Related Words

work

Noun

Activity directed toward making or doing something (synset 100576778)
"she checked several points needing further work"

is a type of: activity - any specific behavior
subtypes:
- lavation, wash, washing - the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)
- action - the most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field
- job - a damaging piece of work
- job - the performance of a piece of work
- operation, procedure - a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work
- service - work done by one person or group that benefits another
- polishing, shining - the work of making something smooth and shiny by rubbing or waxing it
- heavy lifting - difficult work
- housewifery - the work of a housewife
- housekeeping, housework - the work of cleaning and running a house
- ironing - the work of using heat to smooth washed clothes in order to remove any wrinkles
- busywork, make-work - active work of little value
- logging - the work of cutting down trees for timber
- loose end, unfinished business - work that is left incomplete
- nightwork - work to be done at night
- paperwork - work that involves handling papers: forms or letters or reports etc.
- social service, welfare work - an organized activity to improve the condition of disadvantaged people in society
- labor, labour, toil - productive work (especially physical work done for wages)
- subbing, substituting - working as a substitute for someone who is ill or on leave of absence
- investigating, investigation - the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically
- aid, attention, care, tending - the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
- duty - work that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons
- mission, missionary work - the organized work of a religious missionary
- spadework - dull or routine preliminary work preparing for an undertaking
- timework - work paid for at a rate per unit of time
- labor, project, task, undertaking - any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
- coursework - work assigned to and done by a student during a course of study; usually it is evaluated as part of the student's grade in the course
A product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing (synset 104606723)
"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"

is a type of: product, production - an artifact that has been created by someone or some process
subtypes:
- follow-up, followup - a piece of work that exploits or builds on earlier work
- handcraft, handicraft, handiwork, handwork - a work produced by hand labor
- ironwork - work made of iron (gratings or rails or railings etc)
- lacework - work consisting of (or resembling) lace fabric
- lacquerware - a decorative work made of wood and covered with lacquer and often inlaid with ivory or precious metals
- leatherwork - work made of leather
- chef-d'oeuvre, masterpiece - the most outstanding work of a creative artist or craftsman
- metalwork - the metal parts of something
- openwork - ornamental work (such as embroidery or latticework) having a pattern of openings
- polychrome - a piece of work composed of or decorated in many colors
- silverwork - decorative work made of silver
- caning, wicker, wickerwork - work made of interlaced slender branches (especially willow branches)
- woodwork - work made of wood; especially moldings or stairways or furniture
- work in progress - a piece of work that is not yet finished
- workpiece - work consisting of a piece of metal being machined
- publication - a copy of a printed work offered for distribution
same as: piece of work
The occupation for which you are paid (synset 100585404)
"he is looking for employment"; "a lot of people are out of work"

is a type of: business, job, line, line of work, occupation - the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
subtypes:
- coaching, coaching job - the job of a professional coach
- booking, engagement - employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time
- ministry - the work of a minister of religion
- navigation, sailing, seafaring - the work of a sailor
- work load, workload - work that a person is expected to do in a specified time
- piecework - work paid for according to the quantity produced
- service - employment in or work for another
- telecommuting, teleworking - employment at home while communicating with the workplace by phone or fax or modem
- services - performance of duties or provision of space and equipment helpful to others
- public service - employment within a government system (especially in the civil service)
- paper route - the job of delivering newspapers regularly
same as: employment
Applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading) (synset 105763880)
"mastering a second language requires a lot of work"; "no schools offer graduate study in interior design"

is a type of: acquisition, learning - the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge

same as: study
(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 (synset 111473837)
"work equals force times distance"

referred to in: natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions

is a type of: energy, free energy - (physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs
A place where work is done (synset 104609402)
"he arrived at work early today"

is a type of: geographic point, geographical point - a point on the surface of the Earth
subtypes:
- bakehouse, bakery, bakeshop - a workplace where baked goods (breads and cakes and pastries) are produced or sold
- beehive - any workplace where people are very busy
- brokerage, brokerage house - place where a broker conducts his business
- central, exchange, telephone exchange - a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication
- colliery, pit - a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it
- creamery - a workplace where dairy products (butter and cheese etc.) are produced or sold
- drill site - workplace that is the site of a drill hole
- exchange - a workplace for buying and selling; open only to members
- farm - workplace consisting of farm buildings and cultivated land as a unit
- fishery, piscary - a workplace where fish are caught and processed and sold
- fish farm - a workplace (usually a pond) where fish are raised for food
- forge, smithy - a workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering
- gasworks - the workplace where coal gas is manufactured
- glassworks - a workplace where glass is made
- ironworks - the workplace where iron is smelted or where iron goods are made
- job - a workplace; as in the expression `on the job'
- lab, laboratory, research lab, research laboratory, science lab, science laboratory - a workplace for the conduct of scientific research
- laundry - workplace where clothes are washed and ironed
- location - a workplace away from a studio at which some or all of a movie may be made
- lumberyard - a workplace where lumber is stocked for sale
- oyster bank, oyster bed, oyster park - a workplace where oysters are bred and grown
- proving ground - a workplace for testing new equipment or ideas
- rope yard, ropewalk - workplace consisting of a long narrow path or shed where rope is made
- roundhouse - workplace consisting of a circular building for repairing locomotives
- shipyard - a workplace where ships are built or repaired
- shop floor - workplace consisting of the part of a factory housing the machines
- studio - workplace for the teaching or practice of an art
- studio - workplace consisting of a room or building where movies or television shows or radio programs are produced and recorded
- tannery - workplace where skins and hides are tanned
- test bed - a place equipped with instruments for testing (e.g. engines or machinery or computer programs etc.) under working conditions
- waterworks - workplace where water is stored and purified and distributed for a community
- shop, workshop - small workplace where handcrafts or manufacturing are done
has: locker room - a room (as at an athletic facility or workplace) where you can change clothes and which contains lockers for the temporary storage of your clothing and personal possessions

same as: workplace
The total output of a writer or artist (or a substantial part of it) (synset 103846937)
"he studied the entire Wagnerian oeuvre"; "Picasso's work can be divided into periods"

is a type of: end product, output - final product; the things produced

subtypes: writing - (usually plural) the collected work of an author

same as: body of work, oeuvre

Verb

Exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity (synset 202418610)
"I will work hard to improve my grades"; "she worked hard for better living conditions for the poor"
subtypes:
- go through, run through, work through - apply thoroughly; think through
- mess around, monkey, monkey around, muck about, muck around, potter, putter, tinker - do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly
- carpenter - work as a carpenter
- clerk - work as a clerk, as in the legal business
- page - work as a page
- wait, waitress - serve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant
- pull one's weight - do one's share in a common task
- electioneer - work actively for a political candidate or a party
- assist - act as an assistant in a subordinate or supportive function
- beaver, beaver away - work hard on something
- work at, work on - to exert effort in order to do, make, or perform something
- keep one's nose to the grindstone, keep one's shoulder to the wheel, peg away, plug away, slog - work doggedly or persistently
- busy, occupy - keep busy with
- collaborate, cooperate, get together, join forces - work together on a common enterprise of project
- volunteer - do volunteer work
- specialise, specialize - devote oneself to a special area of work
- minister - work as a minister
- intern - work as an intern
- skipper - work as the skipper on a vessel
- boondoggle - do useless, wasteful, or trivial work
- scant, skimp - work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially
- whore - work as a prostitute
- serve - devote (part of) one's life or efforts to, as of countries, institutions, or ideas
- work - operate in a certain place, area, or specialty
verb group: do work, work - be employed
Be employed (synset 202415985)
"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"
subtypes:
- serve - do duty or hold offices; serve in a specific function
- bank - be in the banking business
- fill, occupy, take - assume, as of positions or roles
- drive - work as a driver
- tinker - work as a tinker or tinkerer
- serve - do military service
- blackleg, fink, rat, scab - take the place of work of someone on strike
- dig, drudge, fag, grind, labor, labour, moil, toil, travail - work hard
- farm - be a farmer; work as a farmer
- moonlight - work a second job, usually after hours
- job - work occasionally
- man - take charge of a certain job; occupy a certain work place
- break one's back, buckle down, knuckle down, slave - work very hard, like a slave
- subcontract - work under a subcontract; engage in a subcontract
- turn a trick - have a customer, of a prostitute
- freelance - work independently and on temporary contracts rather than for a long-term employer
same as: do work
verb group:
- put to work, work - cause to work
- work - exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
- work - operate in a certain place, area, or specialty
Have an effect or outcome;
Often the one desired or expected (synset 202531113)
"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"

is a type of: bring home the bacon, come through, deliver the goods, succeed, win - attain success or reach a desired goal

same as: act

verb group: bring, make for, play, work, wreak - cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
Perform as expected when applied (synset 201528454)
"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"
subtypes:
- double - do double duty; serve two purposes or have two functions
- roll - begin operating or running
- run - be operating, running or functioning
- cut - function as a cutting instrument
- serve, service - be used by; as of a utility
same as: function, go, operate, run
verb group:
- run - be operating, running or functioning
- work - operate in or through
Shape, form, or improve a material (synset 201672498)
"work stone into tools"; "process iron"; "work the metal"

is a type of: transform, transmute, transubstantiate - change or alter in form, appearance, or nature
subtypes:
- hot-work - roll, press, forge, or shape (metal) while hot
- cold work, coldwork - shape (metal) without heat
- overwork - use too much
- make over, retread, rework - use again in altered form
- rack - work on a rack
- tool - work with a tool
- till - work land as by ploughing, harrowing, and manuring, in order to make it ready for cultivation
same as: process, work on

verb group: forge, form, mold, mould, shape, work - make something, usually for a specific function
Give a workout to (synset 200100305)
"Some parents exercise their infants"; "My personal trainer works me hard"; "work one's muscles"; "this puzzle will exercise your mind"

causes: exercise, work out - do physical exercise

is a type of: put to work, work - cause to work

subtypes: warm up - cause to do preliminary exercises so as to stretch the muscles

same as: exercise, work out

verb group: exercise, work out - do physical exercise
Proceed along a path (synset 202054955)
"work one's way through the crowd"; "make one's way into the forest"

is a type of: pass - go across or through
subtypes:
- claw - move as if by clawing, seizing, or digging
- jostle - make one's way by jostling, pushing, or shoving
- bushwhack - cut one's way through the woods or bush
same as: make

verb group: work - proceed towards a goal or along a path or through an activity
Operate in a certain place, area, or specialty (synset 202600976)
"She works the night clubs"; "The salesman works the Midwest"; "This artist works mostly in acrylics"

is a type of: work - exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

verb group: do work, work - be employed
Proceed towards a goal or along a path or through an activity (synset 202378106)
"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"

is a type of: go, move, proceed - follow a procedure or take a course

verb group: make, work - proceed along a path
Move in an agitated manner (synset 201856435)
"His fingers worked with tension"

is a type of: displace, move - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
Cause to happen or to occur as a consequence (synset 201632781)
"I cannot work a miracle"; "wreak havoc"; "bring comments"; "play a joke"; "The rain brought relief to the drought-stricken area"

is a type of: create, make - make or cause to be or to become

same as: bring, make for, play, wreak

verb group: act, work - have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected
Cause to work (synset 202413117)
"he is working his servants hard"

causes: do work, work - be employed

is a type of: apply, employ, use, utilise, utilize - put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
subtypes:
- exercise, work, work out - give a workout to
- warm up - cause to do preliminary exercises so as to stretch the muscles
- computerise, computerize, cybernate - control a function, process, or creation by a computer
- rack - put on a rack and pinion
- exploit, overwork - work excessively hard
same as: put to work

verb group: do work, work - be employed
Prepare for crops (synset 201745327)
"Work the soil"; "cultivate the land"

referred to in: agriculture, farming, husbandry - the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock

is a type of: fix, gear up, prepare, ready, set, set up - make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc

subtypes: overcrop, overcultivate - to exhaust by excessive cultivation

same as: crop, cultivate

verb group: knead, work - make uniform
Behave in a certain way when handled (synset 202757146)
"This dough does not work easily"; "The soft metal works well"

is a type of: be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)

verb group: knead, work - make uniform
Have and exert influence or effect (synset 202542223)
"The artist's work influenced the young painter"; "She worked on her friends to support the political candidate"

is a type of: affect, bear on, bear upon, impact, touch, touch on - have an effect upon
subtypes:
- prejudice, prepossess - influence (somebody's) opinion in advance
- form, imprint - establish or impress firmly in the mind
- militate - have force or influence; bring about an effect or change
- manipulate, pull strings, pull wires - influence or control shrewdly or deviously
- color, colour - modify or bias
- swing, swing over - influence decisively
- blackjack, blackmail, pressure - exert pressure on someone through threats
- carry, persuade, sway - win approval or support for
- get at - influence by corruption
- fix - influence an event or its outcome by illegal means
- dominate - be in control
same as: act upon, influence
Operate in or through (synset 202449024)
"Work the phones"

is a type of: operate, run - direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.
verb group:
- function, go, operate, run, work - perform as expected when applied
- work - cause to operate or function
Cause to operate or function (synset 202441810)
"This pilot works the controls"; "Can you work an electric drill?"

is a type of: care, deal, handle, manage - be in charge of, act on, or dispose of

verb group: work - operate in or through
Provoke or excite (synset 202121463)
"The rock musician worked the crowd of young girls into a frenzy"

is a type of: excite, stimulate, stir - stir feelings in
verb group:
- exploit, work - use or manipulate to one's advantage
- work - gratify and charm, usually in order to influence
Gratify and charm, usually in order to influence (synset 201821541)
"the political candidate worked the crowds"

is a type of: becharm, beguile, bewitch, captivate, capture, catch, charm, enamor, enamour, enchant, entrance, fascinate, trance - attract; cause to be enamored

verb group: work - provoke or excite
Make something, usually for a specific function (synset 201663142)
"She molded the rice balls carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword"

is a type of: create from raw material, create from raw stuff - make from scratch
subtypes:
- carve - form by carving
- swage, upset - form metals with a swage
- chip - form by chipping
- layer - make or form a layer
- cut out - form and create by cutting out
- machine - turn, shape, mold, or otherwise finish by machinery
- grind - shape or form by grinding
- stamp - form or cut out with a mold, form, or die
- puddle - subject to puddling or form by puddling
- beat - shape by beating
- preform - form or shape beforehand or determine the shape of beforehand
- preform - form into a shape resembling the final, desired one
- mound - form into a rounded elevation
- hill - form into a hill
- roughcast - shape roughly
- remold, reshape - shape again or shape differently
- sinter - cause (ores or powdery metals) to become a coherent mass by heating without melting
- cast, mold, mould - form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold
- throw - make on a potter's wheel
- coil, hand-build, handbuild - make without a potter's wheel
- sculpt, sculpture - create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material
- model, mold, mould - form in clay, wax, etc
same as: forge, form, mold, mould, shape

verb group: process, work, work on - shape, form, or improve a material
Move into or onto (synset 201544013)
"work the raisins into the dough"; "the student worked a few jokes into his presentation"; "work the body onto the flatbed truck"

is a type of: displace, move - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense

subtypes: stir - mix or add by stirring
Make uniform (synset 201237919)
"knead dough"; "work the clay until it is soft"

is a type of: manipulate - hold something in one's hands and move it
subtypes:
- proof - knead to reach proper lightness
- masticate - grind and knead
same as: knead
verb group:
- crop, cultivate, work - prepare for crops
- work - behave in a certain way when handled
Use or manipulate to one's advantage (synset 201165070)
"He exploit the new taxation system"; "She knows how to work the system"; "he works his parents for sympathy"

is a type of: apply, employ, use, utilise, utilize - put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
subtypes:
- make hay - turn to one's advantage
- play - use to one's advantage
- avail, help - take or use
- feed, prey - profit from in an exploitatory manner
- use - seek or achieve an end by using to one's advantage
same as: exploit

verb group: work - provoke or excite
Find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of (synset 200636568)
"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"

entail: reason - think logically

is a type of: understand - know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
subtypes:
- answer, resolve - understand the meaning of
- riddle - explain a riddle
- strike - arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing
- guess, infer - guess correctly; solve by guessing
- answer - give the correct answer or solution to
- break - find the solution or key to
same as: figure out, lick, puzzle out, solve, work out
Cause to undergo fermentation (synset 200459709)
"We ferment the grapes for a very long time to achieve high alcohol content"; "The vintner worked the wine in big oak vats"

causes: ferment, sour, turn, work - go sour or spoil

is a type of: convert - change the nature, purpose, or function of something

subtypes: vinify - convert a juice into wine by fermentation

same as: ferment

verb group: ferment, sour, turn, work - go sour or spoil
Go sour or spoil (synset 200459426)
"The milk has soured"; "The wine worked"; "The cream has turned--we have to throw it out"

is a type of: change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action

same as: ferment, sour, turn

verb group: ferment, work - cause to undergo fermentation
Arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion (synset 200149916)
"The stitches of the hem worked loose after she wore the skirt many times"

is a type of: become, get, go - enter or assume a certain state or condition

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