work


Meanings

  • activity directed toward making or doing something;
    • "she checked several points needing further work"
  • 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"
  • the occupation for which you are paid;
    • "a lot of people are out of work"
  • applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading);
    • "mastering a second language requires a lot of work"
  • (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"
  • a place where work is done;
    • "he arrived at work early today"
  • the total output of a writer or artist (or a substantial part of it);
    • "Picasso's work can be divided into periods"
  • 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"
  • 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"
  • 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 medicine works only if you take it with a lot of water"
  • perform as expected when applied;
    • "This old radio doesn't work anymore"
  • shape, form, or improve a material;
    • "work stone into tools"
    • "work the metal"
  • give a workout to;
    • "My personal trainer works me hard"
    • "work one's muscles"
  • proceed along a path;
    • "work one's way through the crowd"
  • operate in a certain place, area, or specialty;
    • "She works the night clubs"
    • "The salesman works the Midwest"
    • "This artist works mostly in acrylics"
  • 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"
  • move in an agitated manner;
    • "His fingers worked with tension"
  • cause to happen or to occur as a consequence;
    • "I cannot work a miracle"
  • cause to work;
    • "he is working his servants hard"
  • prepare for crops;
  • behave in a certain way when handled;
    • "This dough does not work easily"
    • "The soft metal works well"
  • have and exert influence or effect;
    • "The artist's work influenced the young painter"
    • "She worked on her friends to support the political candidate"
  • operate in or through;
  • cause to operate or function;
    • "This pilot works the controls"
    • "Can you work an electric drill?"
  • provoke or excite;
    • "The rock musician worked the crowd of young girls into a frenzy"
  • gratify and charm, usually in order to influence;
    • "the political candidate worked the crowds"
  • make something, usually for a specific function;
  • 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"
  • make uniform;
    • "work the clay until it is soft"
  • use or manipulate to one's advantage;
    • "She knows how to work the system"
    • "he works his parents for sympathy"
  • find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of;
    • "this unpleasant situation isn't going to work itself out"
    • "He could not work the math problem"
  • cause to undergo fermentation;
    • "The vintner worked the wine in big oak vats"
  • go sour or spoil;
    • "The wine worked"
  • arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion;
    • "The stitches of the hem worked loose after she wore the skirt many times"
  • WORK v WORKED or WROUGHT, WORKING, WORKS to exert one's powers of body or mind for some purpose


Scrabble Score: 11

work is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

work is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

work is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 11

work is a valid Words With Friends word