WORK

Definition of WORK

  1. (verb)exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity; work
  2. (verb)be employed
  3. (verb)have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected
  4. (verb)perform as expected when applied
  5. (verb)shape, form, or improve a material
  6. (verb)give a workout to
  7. (verb)proceed along a path
  8. (verb)operate in a certain place, area, or specialty
  9. (verb)proceed towards a goal or along a path or through an activity
  10. (verb)move in an agitated manner
  11. (verb)cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
  12. (verb)cause to work
  13. (verb)prepare for crops
  14. (verb)behave in a certain way when handled
  15. (verb)have and exert influence or effect
  16. (verb)operate in or through
  17. (verb)cause to operate or function
  18. (verb)provoke or excite
  19. (verb)gratify and charm, usually in order to influence
  20. (verb)make something, usually for a specific function
  21. (verb)move into or onto
  22. (verb)to mix into a homogeneous mass
  23. (verb)use or manipulate to one's advantage
  24. (verb)find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
  25. (verb)cause to undergo fermentation
  26. (verb)go sour or spoil
  27. (verb)arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion
  28. (noun)activity directed toward making or doing something
  29. (noun)a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing
  30. (noun)the occupation for which you are paid
  31. (noun)applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading)
  32. (noun)(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
  33. (noun)a place where work is done
  34. (noun)the total output of a writer or artist (or a substantial part of it)