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- pronunciation:
- wuhrk
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Builder, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
When you try to do something and use energy to do it, you are doing work.
Running a farm takes a lot of hard work, and you have to get up early every day.
- similar words:
- action, effort, industry, service, trouble
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| definition 2: |
Work is a thing that you give your time and energy to.
My mom says she can't go to bed until she finishes her work.- synonyms:
- job, project, task
- similar words:
- activity, assignment, charge, duty, exercise, mission, office
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| definition 3: |
Work sometimes means a job that pays you money.
My dad says he likes his work. He is a carpenter.- synonyms:
- job
- similar words:
- business, field, line, profession
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| related words: |
drawing, job |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
works, working, worked, wrought |
| definition 1: |
When you work, you have a job.
Andrea's mom works at a bank downtown. |
| definition 2: |
When something works, it runs, or it does what you want it to do. If your oven works, you can use it to cook things. If your pen works, you can use it to write.
The refrigerator isn't working, and now the ice cream is melting.The toaster works again now that my mom fixed it.- synonyms:
- operate, run
- similar words:
- go, handle, perform
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| related words: |
behave, farm |
| derivations: |
workable (adj.), worker (n.) |
Word Builder: work +
- workday:
the amount of time out of 24 hours you spend working.
- worker:
a person who works.
- worksheet:
a sheet of paper on which you do written work.
- workstation:
the area in a workplace where you do your work.
- work-study:
a program that helps you find a part-time job to pay for your college education.
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some work activities |
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command, handle, manage, operate, run, train |
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some accessories for working |
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tool, uniform |
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some examples of work |
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astronaut, author, barber, cashier, detective, janitor, lawyer, librarian, mail carrier, mechanic, miner, musician, painter, photographer, plumber, ranger, scientist, secretary, singer |
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some forms of payment for work |
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pay |
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some groups associated with work |
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employees |
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some kinds of work |
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job, profession |
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some people associated with work |
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employee, employer, manager |
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some places for work |
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business, office |
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