Definition of Work

opera, opus operis, labor laboris, factum

(n.)
Exertion of strength or faculties; physical or intellectual effort directed to an end; industrial activity; toil; employment; sometimes, specifically, physically labor.
  

(n.)
Hence, figuratively, to be effective; to have effect or influence; to conduce.
  

(n.)
Hence, in a general sense, to operate; to act; to perform; as, a machine works well.
  

(n.)
Manner of working; management; treatment; as, unskillful work spoiled the effect.
  

(n.)
Ore before it is dressed.
  

(n.)
Performance of moral duties; righteous conduct.
  

(n.)
Specifically: (a) That which is produced by mental labor; a composition; a book; as, a work, or the works, of Addison. (b) Flowers, figures, or the like, wrought with the needle; embroidery.
  

(n.)
Structures in civil, military, or naval engineering, as docks, bridges, embankments, trenches, fortifications, and the like; also, the structures and grounds of a manufacturing establishment; as, iron works; locomotive works; gas works.
  

(n.)
That which is produced as the result of labor; anything accomplished by exertion or toil; product; performance; fabric; manufacture; in a more general sense, act, deed, service, effect, result, achievement, feat.
  

(n.)
The causing of motion against a resisting force. The amount of work is proportioned to, and is measured by, the product of the force into the amount of motion along the direction of the force. See Conservation of energy, under Conservation, Unit of work, under Unit, also Foot pound, Horse power, Poundal, and Erg.
  

(n.)
The matter on which one is at work; that upon which one spends labor; material for working upon; subject of exertion; the thing occupying one; business; duty; as, to take up one's work; to drop one's work.
  

(n.)
The moving parts of a mechanism; as, the works of a watch.
  

(n.)
To act or operate on the stomach and bowels, as a cathartic.
  

(n.)
To be in a state of severe exertion, or as if in such a state; to be tossed or agitated; to move heavily; to strain; to labor; as, a ship works in a heavy sea.
  

(n.)
To carry on business; to be engaged or employed customarily; to perform the part of a laborer; to labor; to toil.
  

(n.)
To exert one's self for a purpose; to put forth effort for the attainment of an object; to labor; to be engaged in the performance of a task, a duty, or the like.
  

(n.)
To ferment, as a liquid.
  

(n.)
To make one's way slowly and with difficulty; to move or penetrate laboriously; to proceed with effort; -- with a following preposition, as down, out, into, up, through, and the like; as, scheme works out by degrees; to work into the earth.
  

(v. t.)
To cause to ferment, as liquor.
  

(v. t.)
To form with a needle and thread or yarn; especially, to embroider; as, to work muslin.
  

(v. t.)
To influence by acting upon; to prevail upon; to manage; to lead.
  

(v. t.)
To labor or operate upon; to give exertion and effort to; to prepare for use, or to utilize, by labor.
  

(v. t.)
To produce by slow degrees, or as if laboriously; to bring gradually into any state by action or motion.
  

(v. t.)
To produce or form by labor; to bring forth by exertion or toil; to accomplish; to originate; to effect; as, to work wood or iron into a form desired, or into a utensil; to work cotton or wool into cloth.
  

(v. t.)
To set in motion or action; to direct the action of; to keep at work; to govern; to manage; as, to work a machine.
  

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work
out v
1. come up with; "we evolved an interesting idea"; "we worked up an ad for our client" [syn: evolve, work up]


2. turn out well; "everything worked out in the end"
3. work out in detail; "elaborate a plan" [syn: elaborate]


4. do physical exercise; "she works out in the gym every day" [syn: exercise]


5. be calculated; "the fees work out to less than $1,000"
6. make a mathematical calculation or computation [syn: calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, reckon, figure]


7. find the solution to (a problem or question):"did you solve the problem?"; understand the meaning of; "did you get it?"; "did you get my meaning?"; "he could not work the math problem" [syn: solve, figure out, puzzle out, lick, work]


8. give a work-out to: "some parents exercise their infants"; "my personal trainer works me hard"; "work one's muscles" [syn: exercise, work]

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is right, is fine, is appropriate Plaintive - that's the right word! It works!

Meaning
Advertising slogan for chocolate bar.
Origin
UK origin.

Origin
Advertising slogan for eggs.

Meaning
Deliberately causing mayhem. John Lennon used a play on this in his book 'A Spaniard in the Works'. Like most of us growing up in Britain in the 1950s Lennon was a fan of 'Professor' Stanley Unwin - a comic turn who spoke in a stream of inspired Spooneristic gobbledegook. The title owes much to Unwin's influence.
Origin
The phrase refers to the adverse effects of throwing a spanner into the gears and pistons of an engine.

Origin
From Shakespeare's Hamlet.

is right, is fine, is appropriate

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Plaintive - that's the right word! It works!

n., obair, gnó
v., oibrigh
I work: oibrím
Work is better than talk: Is fearr obair ná caint

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Amrywaith = n. variegated work

Basg = n. plaiting, basket work

Brasweithio = v. to rough work

Clwyd = n. plaited work, a hurdle; a roost

Diwaith = a. without work

Diwrnodio = v. to do a day's work

Efyddwaith = n. copper work

Gwaith = n. act, action; work; n. course, turn, time, ad. because, that,

Gweithio = v. to work

Hywaith = a. ready at work

Iliaw = v. to ferment, to work

Llwyrwaith = n. complete work

Man-gaw = n. delicate work

Maneilio = v. to plat fine work

Mat = n. a mat, plaited work

Megino = v. to work bellows

Noswyliad = n. leaving work at eve; a keeping of vigils

Noswylio = v. to leave work at eve; to keep vigils

Oferwaith = n. a useless work

Rhaggaer = n. advance work

Rhestog = n. plaited work; mat

Rhwyll = n. a ring-fence; a paddock, n. an interstice, fret work; a casement

Saeri = n. a wright's work

Saernio = v. to work as a wright

Saeru = v. to work as a wright

Swdd = n. frame work; a frame

Ystrodur = n. the frame work of a saddle, a packsaddle

deliberate creation of circular skid marks with the tyres of a motor vehicle; doing doughnuts

something good one's employer supplies for nothing as a part of one's job

any cause of confusion or impediment

work hard and in a determined way

work very hard or diligently (from Middle English "butt", "bott" - buttock)

work excessively hard

lazy

Girlfriend. "Whose work is that?"

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Noun
1. activity directed toward making or doing something; "she checked several points needing further work"
(hypernym) activity
(hyponym) wash, washing, lavation
2. a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing; "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"
(synonym) piece of work
(hypernym) product, production
(hyponym) follow-up, followup
(derivation) act
3. the occupation for which you are paid; "he is looking for employment"; "a lot of people are out of work"
(synonym) employment
(hypernym) occupation, business, job, line of work, line
(hyponym) coaching, coaching job
(derivation) put to work
4. applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading); "mastering a second language requires a lot of work"; "no schools offer graduate study in interior design"
(synonym) study
(hypernym) learning, acquisition
5. the total output of a writer or artist (or a substantial part of it); "he studied the entire Wagnerian oeuvre"; "Picasso's work can be divided into periods"
(synonym) oeuvre, body of work
(hypernym) end product, output
(hyponym) writing
6. a place where work is done; "he arrived at work early today"
(synonym) workplace
(hypernym) geographic point, geographical point
(hyponym) bakery, bakeshop, bakehouse
(part-meronym) locker room
7. (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; "work equals force times distance"
(hypernym) energy
(classification) physics, physical science, natural philosophy

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Verb
1. exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity; "I will work hard to improve my grades"; "she worked hard for better living conditions for the poor"
(antonym) idle, laze, slug, stagnate
(hyponym) work through, run through, go through
(verb-group) do work
(derivation) actor, doer, worker
2. be employed; "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"
(synonym) do work
(hyponym) serve
(verb-group) put to work
(derivation) employment
3. have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected; "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"
(synonym) act
(hypernym) succeed, win, come through, bring home the bacon, deliver the goods
(verb-group) bring, play, wreak, make for
(derivation) piece of work
4. perform as expected when applied; "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"
(synonym) function, operate, go, run
(hyponym) double
(verb-group) run
5. shape, form, or improve a material; "work stone into tools"; "process iron"; "work the metal"
(synonym) work on, process
(hypernym) transform, transmute, transubstantiate
(hyponym) coldwork, cold work
(verb-group) shape, form, mold, mould, forge
6. give a work-out to; "Some parents exercise their infants"; "My personal trainer works me hard"; "work one's muscles"
(synonym) exercise, work out
(hypernym) put to work
(hyponym) warm up
(cause) exercise, work out
(verb-group) exercise, work out
7. proceed along a path; "work one's way through the crowd"; "make one's way into the forest"
(synonym) make
(hypernym) pass, go through, go across
(hyponym) claw
8. operate in a certain place, area, or specialty; "She works the night clubs"; "The salesman works the Midwest"; "This artist works mostly in acrylics"
(verb-group) do work
9. proceed towards a goal or along a path or through an activity; "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"
(hypernym) go, proceed, move
(verb-group) make
10. move in an agitated manner; "His fingers worked with tension"
(hypernym) move, displace
11. cause to happen or to occur as a consequence; "I cannot work a miracle"; "wreak havoc"; "bring comments"; "play a joke"; "The rain brought relief to the drought-stricken area"
(synonym) bring, play, wreak, make for
(hypernym) make, create
(verb-group) act
12. cause to work; "he is working his servants hard"
(synonym) put to work
(hypernym) use, utilize, utilise, apply, employ
(hyponym) exercise, work out
(cause) do work
(verb-group) do work
(derivation) employment
13. prepare for crops; "Work the soil"; "cultivate the land"
(synonym) cultivate, crop
(hypernym) fix, prepare, set up, ready, gear up, set
(hyponym) overcrop, overcultivate
(verb-group) knead
(classification) farming, agriculture, husbandry
14. behave in a certain way when handled; "This dough does not work easily"; "The soft metal works well"
(hypernym) be
(verb-group) knead
15. have and exert influence or effect; "The artist's work influenced the young painter"; "She worked on her friends to support the political candidate"
(synonym) influence, act upon
(hypernym) affect, impact, bear upon, bear on, touch on, touch
(hyponym) prejudice, prepossess
16. operate in or through; "Work the phones"
(hypernym) operate, run
17. cause to operate or function; "This pilot works the controls"; "Can you work an electric drill?"
(hypernym) manage, deal, care, handle
18. provoke or excite; "The rock musician worked the crowd of young girls into a frenzy"
(hypernym) stimulate, excite, stir
19. gratify and charm, usually in order to influence; "the political candidate worked the crowds"
(hypernym) capture, enamour, trance, catch, becharm, enamor, captivate, beguile, charm, fascinate, bewitch, entrance, enchant
20. make something, usually for a specific function; "She molded the riceballs carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword"
(synonym) shape, form, mold, mould, forge
(hypernym) create from raw material, create from raw stuff
(hyponym) carve
(verb-group) work on, process
21. move into or onto; "work the raisins into the dough"; "the student worked a few jokes into his presentation"; "work the body onto the flatbed truck"
(hypernym) move, displace
(hyponym) stir
22. make uniform; "knead dough"; "work the clay until it is soft"
(synonym) knead
(hypernym) manipulate
(hyponym) proof
(verb-group) cultivate, crop
23. use or manipulate to one's advantage; "He exploit the new taxation system"; "She knows how to work the system"; "he works his parents for sympathy"
(synonym) exploit
(hypernym) use, utilize, utilise, apply, employ
(hyponym) make hay
24. find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of; "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"
(synonym) solve, work out, figure out, puzzle out, lick
(hypernym) understand
(hyponym) answer, resolve
(entail) reason
25. cause to undergo fermentation; "We ferment the grapes for a very long time to achieve high alcohol content"; "The vintner worked the wine in big oak vats"
(synonym) ferment
(hypernym) convert
(hyponym) vinify
(cause) sour, turn, ferment
(verb-group) sour, turn, ferment
26. go sour or spoil; "The milk has soured"; "The wine worked"; "The cream has turned--we have to throw it out"
(synonym) sour, turn, ferment
(hypernym) change state, turn
(verb-group) ferment
27. arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion; "The stitches of the hem worked loose after she wore the skirt many times"
(hypernym) become, go, get

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Fear of chemicals or working with chemicals

Fear of computers or working on a computer

Fear of work or functioning
Fear of operating by Surgeon

Fear of work

Fear of speech, study, words

Fear of neglecting duty or responsibility

To dream that you are hard at work, denotes that you will win merited success by concentration of energy.

To see others at work, denotes that hopeful conditions will surround you.

To look for work, means that you will be benefited by some unaccountable occurrence.
  

The work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives and the dreams shall never die.
  

You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself one.
  

Rowing is a sport for dreamers. As long as you put in the work, you can own the dream. When the work stops, the dream dissapears.
  

What distinguishes us one from another is our dreams . . . and what we do to make them come about.
  

When you work you fulfil a part of earth's furthest dream, assigned to you when that dream was born. And in keeping yourself with labour you are in truth loving life, And to love life through labour is to be intimate with life's inmost secret.
  

It may be that those who do most, dream most.
  

If you can dream it, you can do it.
  

Compare with heat .Work is the energy required to move an object against an opposing force. Work is usually expressed as a force times a displacement. Dropping a stone from a window involves no work, because there is no force opposing the motion (unless you consider air friction...). Pushing against a stone wall involves no work, unless the stone wall actually moves.

The National Compensation Survey produces levels of work within an occupation. The duties and responsibilities of a job are evaluated using 9 factors (such as knowledge, supervision received and complexity of the work) in determining a work level. Levels vary by occupation, ranging from 1-15. For example, a level 1 may represent an entry level, while a level 15 demonstrates mastery.

Production of an effect by exertion of a force. Energy is needed to do work and work is measured in joules .

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Every EU citizen has an automatic right to work in any Member State, either on a salaried or a self-employed basis.(See Fundamental rights, Judicial-civil, Judicial-criminal, Immigration: Access to work)

Tasks performed by the volunteers on the BROWN.

force applied over a distance—for example, you do work when you push a box across the floor, but not when you push on a locked door;

work done on an object or system results in an increase in the energy of that system

To communicate with another radio station

To exercise a horse by galloping a pre-determined distance.

ar'kada, ar'kadan

v. Qap
v. vum - toil

With the palms facing down, the wrist of the right 'S' hand touches the wrist of the left 'S' hand several times.