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- English Word Work Definition To be in a state of severe exertion, or as if in such a state; to be tossed or agitated; to move heavily; to strain; to labor; as, a ship works in a heavy sea.
- English Word Work Definition To make one's way slowly and with difficulty; to move or penetrate laboriously; to proceed with effort; -- with a following preposition, as down, out, into, up, through, and the like; as, scheme works out by degrees; to work into the earth.
- English Word Work Definition To ferment, as a liquid.
- English Word Work Definition To act or operate on the stomach and bowels, as a cathartic.
- English Word Work Definition To labor or operate upon; to give exertion and effort to; to prepare for use, or to utilize, by labor.
- English Word Work Definition To produce or form by labor; to bring forth by exertion or toil; to accomplish; to originate; to effect; as, to work wood or iron into a form desired, or into a utensil; to work cotton or wool into cloth.
- English Word Work Definition To produce by slow degrees, or as if laboriously; to bring gradually into any state by action or motion.
- English Word Work Definition To influence by acting upon; to prevail upon; to manage; to lead.
- English Word Work Definition To form with a needle and thread or yarn; especially, to embroider; as, to work muslin.
- English Word Work Definition To set in motion or action; to direct the action of; to keep at work; to govern; to manage; as, to work a machine.
- English Word Work Definition To cause to ferment, as liquor.
- English Word Workable Definition Capable of being worked, or worth working; as, a workable mine; workable clay.
- English Word Workaday Definition See Workyday.
- English Word Workbag Definition A bag for holding implements or materials for work; especially, a reticule, or bag for holding needlework, and the like.
- English Word Workbasket Definition A basket for holding materials for needlework, or the like.
- English Word Workbench Definition A bench on which work is performed, as in a carpenter's shop.
- English Word Workbox Definition A box for holding instruments or materials for work.
- English Word Workday Definition A day on which work is performed, as distinguished from Sunday, festivals, etc., a working day.
- English Word Worked Definition of Work
- English Word Worker Definition One who, or that which, works; a laborer; a performer; as, a worker in brass.