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"work the clay until it is soft"verbmake uniform
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"This old radio doesn't work anymore"verbperform as expected when applied
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"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"verbbe employed
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"mastering a second language requires a lot of work"nounapplying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading)
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"The artist's work influenced the young painter" "She worked on her friends to support the political candidate"verbhave and exert influence or effect
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verbmake something, usually for a specific function
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"I cannot work a miracle"verbcause to happen or to occur as a consequence
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"a lot of people are out of work"nounthe occupation for which you are paid
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"he is working his servants hard"verbcause to work
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"this unpleasant situation isn't going to work itself out" "He could not work the math problem"verbfind the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
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"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"nouna product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing
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"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"verbhave an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected
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"She knows how to work the system" "he works his parents for sympathy"verbuse or manipulate to one's advantage
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"work one's way through the crowd"verbproceed along a path
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verbprepare for crops
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"work stone into tools" "work the metal"verbshape, form, or improve a materialtype of:
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"he arrived at work early today"nouna place where work is done
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"The vintner worked the wine in big oak vats"verbcause to undergo fermentation
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"Picasso's work can be divided into periods"nounthe total output of a writer or artist (or a substantial part of it)
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"My personal trainer works me hard" "work one's muscles"verbgive a workout totype of:
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"The wine worked"verbgo sour or spoiltype of:
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"she checked several points needing further work"nounactivity directed toward making or doing somethingtype of:
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"The stitches of the hem worked loose after she wore the skirt many times"verbarrive at a certain condition through repeated motion
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"This dough does not work easily" "The soft metal works well"verbbehave in a certain way when handledtype of:
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"This pilot works the controls" "Can you work an electric drill?"verbcause to operate or function
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"I will work hard to improve my grades" "she worked hard for better living conditions for the poor"verbexert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessityOpposite:
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"the political candidate worked the crowds"verbgratify and charm, usually in order to influence
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"His fingers worked with tension"verbmove in an agitated manner
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"work the raisins into the dough" "the student worked a few jokes into his presentation" "work the body onto the flatbed truck"verbmove into or onto
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"She works the night clubs" "The salesman works the Midwest" "This artist works mostly in acrylics"verboperate in a certain place, area, or specialty
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verboperate in or through
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"work equals force times distance"noun(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 forcetype of:
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"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"verbproceed towards a goal or along a path or through an activity
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"The rock musician worked the crowd of young girls into a frenzy"verbprovoke or excite
Definition that contains work
- be work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function
- job work occasionally
- sit work or act as a baby-sitter
- drive work as a driver
- follow work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function
- till work land as by ploughing, harrowing, and manuring, in order to make it ready for cultivation
- service work done by one person or group that benefits another
- duty work that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons
- serve work for or be a servant to
- whore work as a prostitute