worked

[ wurkt ]

/ wɜrkt /

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adjective

that has undergone work.

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Origin of worked

First recorded in 1700–10; work + -ed²

synonym study for worked

Worked, wrought both apply to something on which effort has been applied. Worked implies expended effort of almost any kind: a worked silver mine. Wrought implies fashioning, molding, or making, especially of metals: wrought iron.

OTHER WORDS FROM worked

un·worked, adjectivewell-worked, adjective

Words nearby worked

workbook, work both sides of the street, workbox, work camp, workday, worked, worked-up, worker, worker director, worker participation, worker-priest

How to use worked in a sentence

This same outlet worked the phrase “engagement to toyboy lover” into the headline of their article on Fry.
Freaking Out About Age Gaps in Gay Relationships Is Homophobic|Samantha Allen|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Carl Sandler, who founded Mister in 2012, previously founded Daddyhunt.com and worked at Gay.com.
Grindr’s Trans Dating Problem|David Levesley|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
When Chérif got out of prison, he worked at the fish counter of a supermarket.
France Mourns—and Hunts|Nico Hines, Christopher Dickey|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Not actual CIA agents, but U.S. government personnel who have worked very closely with the CIA, and who are fans of the show.
‘Archer’ Creator Adam Reed Spills Season 6 Secrets, From Surreal Plotlines to Life Post-ISIS|Marlow Stern|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST

The police learned that Kemp worked in a grocery on Decatur Avenue.
Shot Down During the NYPD Slowdown|Michael Daly|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The stratagem worked, because the ships went about from one tack to the other without being seen by the Dutch.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various
A little black girl sat on the floor, and with her hands worked the treadle of the machine.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
Father, mother, sister, and brother all played and worked together with rare combination of sympathetic gifts.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II|Rudyard Kipling
These scientists have worked miracles before which those of the ancient priests and magicians are mere tricks of hanky-panky.
God and my Neighbour|Robert Blatchford
When he met Jean on the street—rather, after, he goes around to where Orlean worked to warn her.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux

British Dictionary definitions for worked

worked

/ (wɜːkt) /

adjective

made or decorated with evidence of workmanship; wrought, as with embroidery or tracery

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