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worknoun a literary, musical, or artistic productionunfortunately, many of her works are now out of print composition, number, opus, piece classic, magnum opus, masterpiece, pièce de résistance, showpiecemodel, outline, sketchétudecanon, corpus, oeuvre something produced by physical or intellectual effortthe new Web application is the work of a pair of young but highly gifted programmers affair, fruit, handiwork, labor, output, produce, product, production, thing, yield article, commodity, entry, objectgoods, line, merchandise, wareshandcraft, handicraftaftereffect, aftermath, conclusion, consequence, corollary, development, effect, issue, outcome, result, resultant, sequel, sequence, upshotby-product, derivative, offshoot, offspring, outgrowth, residual, side effect(also side reaction), spin-off the action for which a person or thing is specially fitted or used or for which a thing existsthe work of a movie director is to tell a story through a series of striking images business, capacity, function, job, part, place, position, purpose, role(also rôle), task affair, concern, hand, involvement, participationniche, office, post, situationcalling, occupation, pursuit, vocationactivity, assignment, charge, commission, duty, employ, mission, responsibility, service, use the active use of energy in producing a resultput a lot of work into the project effort, elbow grease, exertion, expenditure, labor, pains, sweat, trouble, while drudgery, grind, slog, strain, toil, travaildint, energyforce, might, muscle, power, puissanceattempt, endeavor, essay, fling, go, pass, shot, stab, trial, try, whack adroitness, ease, facility, fluency, smoothnessdormancy, idleness, inaction, inactivity, indolence, inertia, languor, laziness, quiescence the activity by which one regularly makes a livingwhat line of work are you in? calling, employment, game, lay, line, occupation, profession, trade, vocation call, lifeworkbusiness, enterprise, field, livelihood, living, métier(also metier), racket(slang)assignment, engagement, gig, missionart, craft, handcraft, handicraftappointment, berth, billet, office, place, position, post, situationduty, function, job, load, task, workload avocation, hobby, pursuit works pl.a building or set of buildings for the manufacturing of goodsa glass works where high quality glassware is made factory, manufactory, mill, plant, shop, workshop sweatshopatelier, studio, workplace, workroomyard workverbto be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)this new drug can really work wonders beget, breed, bring, bring about, bring on, catalyze, cause, create, do, draw on, effect, effectuate, engender, generate, induce, invoke, make, occasion, produce, prompt, result (in), spawn, translate (into), yield conduce (to), contribute (to)decide, determinebegin, establish, father, found, inaugurate, initiate, innovate, institute, introduce, launch, pioneer, set, set up, startadvance, cultivate, develop, encourage, forward, foster, further, nourish, nurture, promoteenact, render, turn out bring forth, give rise to impede, limit, restrictclamp down (on), crack down (on), crush, dampen, put down, quash, quell, repress, smother, squash, squelch, stifle, subdue, suppressarrest, check, control, curb, inhibit, rein (in), restrain, retardcan(slang), kill, snuff (out), stillabolish, demolish, destroy, extinguish, liquidate, quench to find an answer for through reasoningfinally figured out how to work the math problem answer, break, crack, dope (out), figure out, puzzle (out), resolve, riddle (out), solve, unravel, unriddle, work out conclude, decide, deduce, gather, infer, judge, reasonclear (up), iron out, straighten (out), unscramble, untangle, untieassume, conjecture, divine, guess, presume, speculatedecipher, decode to have a certain purposethe human kidneys work as a filtering system for the blood act, function, perform, serve operate, runadminister, carry on, control, direct, guide, handle, manage, oversee, regulate, supervise to produce a desired effectthis headache remedy takes half an hour to work act, operate, perform, take behave, react, respondaffect, influence, swaypan out, redound, result take effect, take hold backfirefizzle to set or keep in motionthis pump is worked by hand actuate, drive, impel, move, propel activate, motivate, provokeabet, ferment, foment, incite, raise, stir (up), whip (up)set off, trigger, triparouse, excite, fire (up), galvanize, inflame(also enflame), inspire, instigate, rouse, stimulate bridle, check, constrain, contain, control, curb, inhibit, regulate, rein (in), restrain to control the mechanical operation ofshow me how to work the machine handle, operate, run usemaneuver, manipulate, ply, wieldcommand, control, direct, drive, guide, pilot, steer to devote serious and sustained effortthe organization has worked for years to raise people's awareness of human rights issues bang away, beaver (away), dig (away), drudge, endeavor, fag, grub, hump, hustle, labor, moil, peg (away), plod, plow, plug, slave, slog, strain, strive, struggle, sweat, toil, travail, tug apply (oneself), buckle (down), dig in, hammer (away), knuckle down, pitch inattack, driveessay, tryexercise, exert, overexert, overworkeke out, grind (out), put out, scrabble, scratchtrudge, wade sweat blood break, ease (up), let up, slackenbum, chill, dally, dillydally, footle, goldbrick, goof (off), hack (around), hang (around or out), idle, laze, loaf, lounge, shirk, slack (off), veg outbask, loll, relax, repose, rest, unwinddabble, doodle, fool around, fribble, goof (around), hang, hang about(British), mess around, monkey (around), play, potter (around), putter (around), trifle to take unfair advantage ofa young boy who worked his aunt for all she was worth in toys and candy when she visited once a year abuse, capitalize (on), cash in (on), exploit, impose (on or upon), leverage, milk, pimp, play (on or upon), use jerk around, manipulate, mistreatbleed, cheat, fleece, overcharge, skin, soak, stickcommercialize, commodify trade on, walk on n.work, labor, travail, toil, drudgery, grind mean activity involving effort or exertion.work may imply activity of body, of mind, of a machine, or of a natural force.too tired to do any work labor applies to physical or intellectual work involving great and often strenuous exertion.farmers demanding fair compensation for their labor travail is bookish for labor involving pain or suffering.years of travail were lost when the house burned toil implies prolonged and fatiguing labor.his lot would be years of back-breaking toil drudgery suggests dull and irksome labor.an editorial job with a good deal of drudgery grind implies labor exhausting to mind or body.the grind of the assembly line before the 12th century |