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"Work" Definition

noun

A factory, plant, or similar building or complex of buildings where a specific type of business or industry is carried on. Often used in combination: a steelworks.
A fortified structure, such as a trench or fortress.
A job; employment: looking for work.
A material or piece of material being processed in a machine during manufacture: work to be turned in the lathe.
A piece of such textile art.

idiom

At work Engaged in labor; working: at work on a new project.
At work In operation: inflationary forces at work in the economy.
In the works In preparation; under development: has a novel in the works.
Out of work Without a job; unemployed.
Put in work To perform labor or duties, as on a specified project: put in work on the plastering.

verb-transitive

Informal To arrange or contrive. Often used with it: worked it so that her weekends are free.
Informal To gratify, cajole, or enchant artfully, especially for the purpose of influencing: The politician worked the crowd. The comedian worked the room with flawless rhythm.
To bring to a specified condition by gradual or repeated effort or work: finally worked the window open; worked the slaves to death.
To carry on an operation or function in or through: the agent who works that area; working the phones for donations.
To cause or effect; bring about: working miracles.

verb-intransitive

Nautical To sail against the wind.
Nautical To strain in heavy seas so that the joints give slightly and the fastenings become slack. Used of a boat or ship.
To arrive at a specified condition through gradual or repeated movement: The stitches worked loose.
To be employed; have a job.
To behave in a specified way when handled or processed: Not all metals work easily.

adjective

Of, relating to, designed for, or engaged in work.
Used for work.
Suitable or styled for wear while.
Involving or engaged in work.

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