DEFINITIONS:
arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion.
activity directed toward making or doing something.
move into or onto.
shape, form, or improve a material.
gratify and charm, usually in order to influence.
move in an agitated manner.
provoke or excite.
proceed towards a goal or along a path or through an activity.
cause to work.
be employed.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity.
cause to operate or function.
operate in or through.
have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected.
operate in a certain place, area, or specialty.
behave in a certain way when handled.
a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing.
(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.
EXAMPLES:
The stitches of the hem worked loose after she wore the skirt many times
she checked several points needing further work
work the raisins into the dough
the student worked a few jokes into his presentation
work the body onto the flatbed truck
work stone into tools
process iron
work the metal
the political candidate worked the crowds
His fingers worked with tension
The rock musician worked the crowd of young girls into a frenzy
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
he is working his servants hard
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
I will work hard to improve my grades
she worked hard for better living conditions for the poor
This pilot works the controls
Can you work an electric drill?
Work the phones
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
She works the night clubs
The salesman works the Midwest
This artist works mostly in acrylics
This dough does not work easily
The soft metal works well
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
work equals force times distance
SIMILAR TAGS:
Activity
Actor
Become
Brown Bullhead
Busywork
Carpenter
Clerk
Coldwork
Collaborate
Coursework
Cybernate
Duty
Electioneer
Employment
Exploit
Feasible
Fink
Geochelone
Heavy Lifting
Hot-Work
Housewifery
Housework
Intern
Investigation
Ironing
Ironwork
Jobs
Knead
Lacework
Lacquerware
Leatherwork
Logging
Loose End
Manage
Metalwork
Mission
Moonlight
Musk Ox
Nightwork
Openwork
Paperwork
Physics
Plug Away
Process
Product
Pull Ones Weight
Rework
Shining
Silverwork
Skipper
Slave
Spadework
Stir
Subbing
Subcontract
Till
Timework
Tool
Turn A Trick
Undertaking
Warm Up
Welfare Work
Wicker
Woodwork
Work At
Work In Progress
Work Through
Worker
Workpiece