Question

The Meaning of the Word - Work
What is meant by work?

Answer 1

WORK noun noun: work; plural noun: works; plural noun: the works 1. activity involving mental or physical effort done in order to achieve a purpose or result. "he was tired after a day's work in the fields" synonyms: labor, toil, slog, drudgery, exertion, effort, industry, service; More informalgrind, sweat, elbow grease; literarytravail "a day's work in the fields" antonyms: leisure, rest a place or premises for industrial activity, typically manufacturing. "he found a job in the ironworks" 2. mental or physical activity as a means of earning income; employment. "I'm still looking for work" synonyms: employment, a job, a position, a situation, a post; More an occupation, a profession, a career, a vocation, a calling; wage labor; tasks, jobs, duties, assignments, projects; chores "I'm looking for work" antonyms: unemployment, retirement the place where one works. "I was returning home from work on a packed subway" the period of time spent during the day engaged in such activity. "he was going to the theater after work" 3. a task or tasks to be undertaken; something a person or thing has to do. "they made sure the work was progressing smoothly" the materials for this. "she frequently took work home with her" informal cosmetic plastic surgery. "between you and me, I think he's had some work done" Theology good or moral deeds. "the Clapham sect was concerned with works rather than with faith" synonyms: deeds, acts, actions "a lifetime spent doing good works" 4. something done or made. "her work hangs in all the main American collections" synonyms: handiwork, doing, act, deed "this is the work of a radical faction" the result of the action of a specified person or thing. "the bombing had been the work of a German-based cell" a literary or musical composition or other piece of fine art. "a work of fiction" synonyms: composition, piece, creation; More opus, oeuvre "works of literature" all literary or musical pieces by a particular author, composer, or artist, regarded collectively. "the works of Schubert fill several feet of shelf space" synonyms: writings, oeuvre, canon, output "the complete works of Shakespeare" a piece of embroidery, sewing, or knitting, typically made using a specified stitch or method. Military a defensive structure. an architectural or engineering structure such as a bridge or dam. the record of the successive calculations made in solving a mathematical problem. "show your work on a separate sheet of paper" 5. the operative part of a clock or other machine. "she could almost hear the tick of its works" 6. Physics the exertion of force overcoming resistance or producing molecular change. 7. informal everything needed, desired, or expected. "the heavens put on a show: sheet lightning, hailstones—the works" synonyms: everything, the full treatment; More informalthe lot, the whole shebang, the full nine yards, the whole kit and kaboodle, the whole ball of wax "for only $60 you can get the works" verb verb: work; 3rd person present: works; past tense: worked; past participle: worked; past tense: wrought; past participle: wrought; gerund or present participle: working 1. be engaged in physical or mental activity in order to achieve a purpose or result, especially in one's job; do work. "an engineer who had been working on a design for a more efficient wing" synonyms: toil, labor, exert oneself, slave (away); More keep at it, put one's nose to the grindstone; informalslog (away), plug away, put one's back into it, knock oneself out, sweat blood; literarytravail "staff worked late into the night" antonyms: rest, play be employed, typically in a specified occupation or field. "Taylor has worked in education for 17 years" synonyms: be employed, have a job, earn one's living, do business "he worked in education for years" (of an artist) produce articles or pictures using (a particular material or medium). "he works in clay over a very strong frame" produce (an article or design) using a specified material or sewing stitch. "the castle itself is worked in tent stitch" set to or keep at work. "Jane is working you too hard" cultivate (land) or extract materials from (a mine or quarry). "contracts and leases to work the mines" synonyms: cultivate, farm, till, plow "farmers worked the land" solve (a puzzle or mathematical problem). "she spent her days working crosswords" practice one's occupation or operate in or at (a particular place). "I worked a few clubs and so forth" make efforts to achieve something; campaign. "we spend a great deal of our time working for the lacto-vegetarian cause" 2. (of a machine or system) operate or function, especially properly or effectively. "his cell phone doesn't work unless he goes to a high point" synonyms: function, go, run, operate; informalbehave