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work - noun

  • activity directed toward making or doing something
  • a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing
  • the occupation for which you are paid
  • applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading)
  • (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
  • a place where work is done
  • the total output of a writer or artist (or a substantial part of it)

    • work - verb

    • exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
    • be employed
    • have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected
    • perform as expected when applied
    • shape, form, or improve a material
    • give a workout to
    • proceed along a path
    • operate in a certain place, area, or specialty
    • proceed towards a goal or along a path or through an activity
    • move in an agitated manner
    • cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
    • cause to work
    • prepare for crops
    • behave in a certain way when handled
    • have and exert influence or effect
    • operate in or through
    • cause to operate or function
    • provoke or excite
    • gratify and charm, usually in order to influence
    • make something, usually for a specific function
    • move into or onto
    • make uniform
    • use or manipulate to one's advantage
    • find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
    • cause to undergo fermentation
    • go sour or spoil
    • arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion

    work - thesaurus

    act   bring   crop   cultivate   employment   exercise   exploit   ferment   forge   form   function   go   influence   knead   lick   make   mold American English spelling   mould British English spelling   oeuvre   operate   play   process   run   shape   solve   sour   study   turn   workplace   wreak  

    Scrabble score for work

    w is 4 o is 1 r is 1 k is 5
    Scrabble score = 11

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