SYNONYMS FOR work
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Idioms for work
Origin of work
First recorded before 900; (noun) Middle English worke, Old English worc, replacing Middle English werk(e), Old English weorc, cognate with Old Frisian, Old Saxon werk, Old High German werah, werc (German Werk ), Old Norse verk, Greek érgon; (verb) Middle English worken, derivative of the noun, replacing Middle English wyrchen, Old English wyrcean; cognate with German wirken, Old Norse verkja, Gothic waurkjan
synonym study for work
1. Work, drudgery, labor, toil refer to exertion of body or mind in performing or accomplishing something. Work is the general word and may apply to exertion that is either easy or hard: fun work; heavy work. Drudgery suggests continuous, dreary, and dispiriting work, especially of a menial or servile kind: the drudgery of household tasks. Labor particularly denotes hard manual work: labor on a farm, in a steel mill. Toil suggests wearying or exhausting labor: toil that breaks down the worker's health.
OTHER WORDS FROM work
nonwork, nounpre·work, verb, pre·worked or pre·wrought, pre·work·ing.prework, noun, adjectiveWords nearby work
word wrap, word wrapping, wordy, wore, wore-out, work, workable, workaday, workaholic, workaround, work back
Definition for work (2 of 2)
Work
[ wurk ]
/ wɜrk /
noun
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British Dictionary definitions for work
work
/ (wɜːk) /
noun
verb
Derived forms of work
workless, adjectiveworklessness, nounWord Origin for work
Old English weorc (n), wircan, wyrcan (vb); related to Old High German wurchen, German wirken, Old Norse yrkja, Gothic waurkjan
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Scientific definitions for work
work
[ wûrk ]
The transfer of energy from one object to another, especially in order to make the second object move in a certain direction. Work is equal to the amount of force multiplied by the distance over which it is applied. If a force of 10 newtons, for example, is applied over a distance of 3 meters, the work is equal to 30 newtons per meter, or 30 joules. The unit for measuring work is the same as that for energy in any system of units, since work is simply a transfer of energy. Compare energy power.
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Cultural definitions for work
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Idioms and Phrases with work
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