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- pronunciation:
- wuhrk
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- phrases:
- work out
- features:
- Word Builder, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
When you try to do something and use energy to do it, you are doing work.
Running a farm takes a lot of hard work, and you have to get up early every day.
- synonyms:
- labor
- antonyms:
- leisure, play
- similar words:
- action, effort, industry, service, struggle, trouble
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| definition 2: |
"Work" sometimes means the activity that a person does that pays them money.
My dad says he likes his work. He is a carpenter.- synonyms:
- employment, job, occupation, position
- similar words:
- business, career, field, labor, line, profession, trade
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| definition 3: |
Work is a particular thing or project that people give their time and energy to.
The work on the new library will be finished very soon.- synonyms:
- job, project, task
- similar words:
- activity, assignment, charge, chore, duty, exercise, function, mission, office
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| definition 4: |
Something that a person produces using a lot of effort is sometimes called a "work." A work is often something like a book or play, or a piece of music or art.
The museum has many famous works of art.Most of this writer's works were very popular.- synonyms:
- creation, deed, product
- similar words:
- accomplishment, achievement, act, artifact, composition, effort, feat, fruit, piece
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| definition 5: |
Something called a "works" is a place where some kind of thing is produced, especially things that are used for fuel or construction.
My grandfather had a job at the steel works for over forty years.This town used to have an iron works, but it's closed now.- synonyms:
- factory, plant
- similar words:
- business, mill, shop, yard
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| definition 6: |
If someone says they want "the works," it means that they want everything that is possible to get. If you order a pizza with the works, you'll get a whole lot of different things on top of your pizza.
Daniel just gets mustard on his hot dog, but his dad always gets the works.We like all the toppings, so my mom ordered a pizza with the works. |
| related words: |
drawing, job, literature, living, occupation |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
works, working, worked, wrought |
| definition 1: |
When you work, you use your energy and effort to do something.
I worked hard on my model of the solar system for school.My dad likes working in his garden on the weekends.- antonyms:
- play
- similar words:
- act, apply oneself, plug away, slave, strain, struggle, sweat, try
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| definition 2: |
When you work, you have a job.
Andrea's mom works at a bank downtown. |
| definition 3: |
When something works, it runs, or it does what it is supposed to do. If your oven works, you can use it to cook things. If your pen works, you can use it to write with.
The refrigerator isn't working, and now the ice cream is melting.The toaster works again now that my mom fixed it.- synonyms:
- function, operate, run
- similar words:
- go, handle, perform
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| definition 4: |
If you try something and it works, it solves your problem. It is successful. If something doesn't work, it is not successful. It doesn't do what you were hoping for.
We were all excited because our plan worked perfectly.The medicine I took worked, and I felt much better.- synonyms:
- succeed
- antonyms:
- fail
- similar words:
- do, go, play, produce, serve
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| definition 5: |
When you know how to work something, you know how to use it or operate it.
My dad says he doesn't know how to work the new washing machine.- synonyms:
- handle, operate, use
- similar words:
- activate, control, employ, manage, run
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| definition 6: |
When you work animals or people, you make them do something. You make them do work, act in some way, or produce what they are supposed to.
The new trainer worked the horses hard.The director worked the actors until late into the night.- similar words:
- drill, drive, exercise, manage, press, push, sweat, train
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| related words: |
behave, farm, mold, pilot, stimulate, tone |
| phrase: |
work out |
| derivations: |
workable (adj.), worker (n.) |
Word Builder: work +
- workday:
the amount of time out of 24 hours you spend working.
- worker:
a person who works.
- worksheet:
a sheet of paper on which you do written work.
- workstation:
the area in a workplace where you do your work.
- work-study:
a program that helps you find a part-time job to pay for your college education.
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conventionally associated with work |
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labor day |
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lack of work |
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unemployed |
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some work activities |
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command, direct, discipline, guide, handle, head, manage, operate, organize, run, supervise, train |
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some accessories for working |
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tool, uniform |
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some examples of work |
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accountant, astronaut, author, barber, cashier, chemist, critic, custodian, detective, diplomat, electrician, engineer, flight attendant, janitor, journalist, lawyer, librarian, mail carrier, mechanic, miner, musician, painter, photographer, physician, plumber, ranger, sailor, salesperson, scientist, secretary, singer |
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some forms of payment for work |
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pay, salary, wage |
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some groups associated with work |
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association, employees, staff, workers |
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some kinds of work |
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career, employment, job, occupation, profession |
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some people associated with work |
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boss, colleague, employee, employer, manager |
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some places for work |
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agency, assembly line, business, office |
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