DICTOMETER

WORK

(work, funcionar, ir, obra, trabajar, trabajo, arbeid, arbeide, funksjonere, jobbe, verk, virke)

1. Synonyms:
   • Work
   Definitions:
   • activity directed toward making or doing something
   Examples:
   • She checked several points needing further work
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Work
   • Piece of work
   Definitions:
   • a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing
   Examples:
   • 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
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Employment
   • Work
   Definitions:
   • the occupation for which you are paid
   Examples:
   • He is looking for employment
   • A lot of people are out of work
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Study
   • Work
   Definitions:
   • applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading)
   Examples:
   • Mastering a second language requires a lot of work
   • No schools offer graduate study in interior design
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Work
   Definitions:
   • (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:
   • Work equals force times distance
   
   
6. Synonyms:
   • Workplace
   • Work
   Definitions:
   • a place where work is done
   Examples:
   • He arrived at work early today
   
   
7. Synonyms:
   • Oeuvre
   • Work
   • Body of work
   Definitions:
   • the total output of a writer or artist (or a substantial part of it)
   Examples:
   • He studied the entire Wagnerian oeuvre
   • Picasso's work can be divided into periods
   
   

1. Synonyms:
   • Work
   Definitions:
   • exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
   Examples:
   • I will work hard to improve my grades
   • She worked hard for better living conditions for the poor
   Antonyms:
   idle, laze, slug, stagnate
   
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Work
   • Do work
   Definitions:
   • be employed
   Examples:
   • 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
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Work
   • Act
   Definitions:
   • have an effect or outcome
   • often the one desired or expected
   Examples:
   • 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
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Function
   • Work
   • Operate
   • Go
   • Run
   Definitions:
   • perform as expected when applied
   Examples:
   • 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
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Work
   • Work on
   • Process
   Definitions:
   • shape, form, or improve a material
   Examples:
   • Work stone into tools
   • Process iron
   • Work the metal
   
   
6. Synonyms:
   • Exercise
   • Work
   • Work out
   Definitions:
   • give a workout to
   Examples:
   • Some parents exercise their infants
   • My personal trainer works me hard
   • Work one's muscles
   • This puzzle will exercise your mind
   
   
7. Synonyms:
   • Make
   • Work
   Definitions:
   • proceed along a path
   Examples:
   • Work one's way through the crowd
   • Make one's way into the forest
   
   
8. Synonyms:
   • Work
   Definitions:
   • operate in a certain place, area, or specialty
   Examples:
   • She works the night clubs
   • The salesman works the Midwest
   • This artist works mostly in acrylics
   
   
9. Synonyms:
   • Work
   Definitions:
   • proceed towards a goal or along a path or through an activity
   Examples:
   • 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
   
   
10. Synonyms:
    • Work
    Definitions:
    • move in an agitated manner
    Examples:
    • His fingers worked with tension
    
    
11. Synonyms:
    • Bring
    • Work
    • Play
    • Wreak
    • Make for
    Definitions:
    • cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
    Examples:
    • I cannot work a miracle
    • Wreak havoc
    • Bring comments
    • Play a joke
    • The rain brought relief to the drought-stricken area
    
    
12. Synonyms:
    • Work
    • Put to work
    Definitions:
    • cause to work
    Examples:
    • He is working his servants hard
    
    
13. Synonyms:
    • Cultivate
    • Crop
    • Work
    Definitions:
    • prepare for crops
    Examples:
    • Work the soil
    • Cultivate the land
    
    
14. Synonyms:
    • Work
    Definitions:
    • behave in a certain way when handled
    Examples:
    • This dough does not work easily
    • The soft metal works well
    
    
15. Synonyms:
    • Influence
    • Act upon
    • Work
    Definitions:
    • have and exert influence or effect
    Examples:
    • The artist's work influenced the young painter
    • She worked on her friends to support the political candidate
    
    
16. Synonyms:
    • Work
    Definitions:
    • operate in or through
    Examples:
    • Work the phones
    
    
17. Synonyms:
    • Work
    Definitions:
    • cause to operate or function
    Examples:
    • This pilot works the controls
    • Can you work an electric drill?
    
    
18. Synonyms:
    • Work
    Definitions:
    • provoke or excite
    Examples:
    • The rock musician worked the crowd of young girls into a frenzy
    
    
19. Synonyms:
    • Work
    Definitions:
    • gratify and charm, usually in order to influence
    Examples:
    • The political candidate worked the crowds
    
    
20. Synonyms:
    • Shape
    • Form
    • Work
    • Mold
    • Mould
    • Forge
    Definitions:
    • make something, usually for a specific function
    Examples:
    • She molded the rice balls carefully
    • Form cylinders from the dough
    • Shape a figure
    • Work the metal into a sword
    
    
21. Synonyms:
    • Work
    Definitions:
    • move into or onto
    Examples:
    • Work the raisins into the dough
    • The student worked a few jokes into his presentation
    • Work the body onto the flatbed truck
    
    
22. Synonyms:
    • Knead
    • Work
    Definitions:
    • make uniform
    Examples:
    • Knead dough
    • Work the clay until it is soft
    
    
23. Synonyms:
    • Exploit
    • Work
    Definitions:
    • use or manipulate to one's advantage
    Examples:
    • He exploit the new taxation system
    • She knows how to work the system
    • He works his parents for sympathy
    
    
24. Synonyms:
    • Solve
    • Work out
    • Figure out
    • Puzzle out
    • Lick
    • Work
    Definitions:
    • find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
    Examples:
    • 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
    
    
25. Synonyms:
    • Ferment
    • Work
    Definitions:
    • cause to undergo fermentation
    Examples:
    • We ferment the grapes for a very long time to achieve high alcohol content
    • The vintner worked the wine in big oak vats
    
    
26. Synonyms:
    • Sour
    • Turn
    • Ferment
    • Work
    Definitions:
    • go sour or spoil
    Examples:
    • The milk has soured
    • The wine worked
    • The cream has turned
    
    
27. Synonyms:
    • Work
    Definitions:
    • arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion
    Examples:
    • The stitches of the hem worked loose after she wore the skirt many times