Work synonyms
wûrk
Category:
Part of speech:
The definition of an achievement is something that is accomplished, particularly by great effort, courage or special skills.
Promise or agreement to do something in the future, especially:
A sincere attempt; a determined or assiduous effort towards a specific goal.
Vigorous physical effort, as that used in scrubbing or polishing something
hold a position
To be employed
trifling (antonym)
achievement
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The presentation of a theatrical work
A difficult or tedious undertaking.
dalliance (antonym)
Frivolous spending of time; dawdling:
That which chiefly engages one's time; (one's) trade, profession, or business
finished article
The result of labor; often plural
A standardized tradition of toolmaking associated with a specified tool or culture:
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earn-a-living
Alternative form of make a living.
vocative
Relating to, characteristic of, or used in calling.
Conduct based on moral or legal obligation, or a sense of propriety
A vocation or occupation requiring advanced education and training, and involving intellectual skills, as medicine, law, theology, engineering, teaching, etc.
be on the job
To be employed
The process by which childbirth occurs, beginning with contractions of the uterus and ending with the expulsion of the fetus or infant and the placenta.
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A habitual or customary action or way of doing something:
Manner by which something functions; the workings.
(Uncountable) Emotional pressure suffered by a human being or other animal.
A mode of production in which slaves constitute the principal work force.
A testing of qualifications, attainments, or progress; probation
A social art or skill
Output is defined as the act of producing something, the amount of something that is produced or the process in which something is delivered.
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A play having all or most of its text set to music, with arias, recitatives, choruses, duets, trios, etc. sung to orchestral accompaniment, usually characterized by elaborate costuming, scenery, and choreography
To work hard enough to cause sweating
work overtime
To labor
punch a time clock
To labor
not spare the horses
To labor
stay with it
To labor
be a wage slave
To be employed
(Informal) To begin an act:
(Music) Belonging or pertaining to the genre of industrial music.
sedulity
The quality or fact of being sedulous
A group of organisms of the same species, sharing certain hereditary characteristics not typical of the entire species but minor enough not to warrant classification as a separate breed or variety. Resistance to specific antibiotics is a feature of certain strains of bacteria.
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To cause to have emotional or mental problems that interfere with social functioning:
power (related)
The source of energy used to operate a machine or other system.
(Figuratively) The process of such production; generation, creation.
Effort is defined as the use of physical or mental energy, the act or result of trying to do something.
work-one-s-fingers-to-the-bone
(Idiomatic) Work especially hard, usually for an extended period.
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(In the plural) Constant personal attention, solicitous care.
be off the dole
To be employed
body-of-work
The entirety of the creative or academic output produced by a particular individual or unit.
piece-of-work
(Idiomatic, often derogatory) A person who has a strong and unusual personality, especially one with seriously unpleasant character flaws (e.g. a nasty piece of work).
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A place, such as an office or factory, where people are employed.
To exert for the sake of training or improvement; to practice in order to develop.
To position (something) by folding it, or using its folds.
To pass or lap quickly and rapidly:
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To use for one’s own advantage.
To squeeze, press, or roll with the hands, as in massaging:
To lead or force into a specified state, situation, or location:
To put (a specified card) into play
(Idiomatic, rare) To confirm, favour, strengthen (an opinion, theory, etc.).
To arrange, fashion, express, or devise (a plan, answer, etc.) in definite form
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To give form or shape to, especially by means of careful effort:
To grow or harvest as a crop
put to work
cause to work
do work
be employed
To exert or have influence on; have an effect on the nature, behavior, development, action, or thought of
act-upon
To act on the basis of information received or deduced.
work in (related)
staff-work (related)
working (related)
work-as (related)
collaborate (related)
work for (related)
worked (related)
collaboration (related)
engage (related)
placement (related)
secondment (related)
A binding contract, promise, moral responsibility, etc.
The way in which someone or something functions:
The act of employing
Vocation is defined as a call to do something, especially regarding religious work.
An educational process or procedure intended to stimulate learning through actual experience.
An instance or method of efficient, productive activity:
The definition of a transaction is an exchange, or an instance where business is done or something is bought or sold.
The act or an instance of exerting, especially a strenuous effort.
Work that is hard, menial, or tiresome
A strenuous effort in the face of difficulty:
(Informal) Persevering energy; enterprise:
An attack; an assault:
Any of the bodily organs consisting of bundles of cells or fibers that can be contracted and relaxed to produce bodily movements
The definition of composition is the act of putting something together, or the combination of elements or qualities.
(Obsolete) A specialized skill; a knack.
A number or quantity obtained by multiplication. For example, the product of 3 and 7 is 21.
An act is defined as an action or something which is done.
The result of a completed series of processes or changes.
(Informal) Strong verbal criticism; scolding:
To work like a slave; drudge
do a day's work
To labor
do the chores
To labor
To labor
do one's best
To labor
To exert (oneself) too much; overtax.
To work or use to excess
To exert great effort
get to work
To labor
work day and night
To labor
work early and late
To labor
work one's way up
To labor
fight one's way up
To labor
tax one's energies
To labor
To drink or inhale deeply:
To work or act perseveringly or monotonously; drudge:
To pull at vigorously or repeatedly:
The definition of strive is to try very hard or struggle.
do the job
To labor
put in time
To labor
To labor
work like a dog
To labor
work like a slave
To labor
keep at it
To labor
To labor
(Idiomatic) To work studiously, especially late into the night.
earn one's living
To be employed
have a job
To be employed
occupy a post
To be employed
report for work
To be employed
be off the welfare rolls
To be employed
be among the gainfully employed
To be employed
do one's stint
To be employed
be working on the railroad
To be employed
To act as server for Mass, Benediction, etc.
To adjust to a requirement; regulate:
To make complete; perfect
Manage is defined as to succeed despite difficulties or to control, influence or take charge.
give form to
To fashion
To ornament with sculpture.
To form (something) out of a fluid or plastic material:
Sour is to cause dissatisfaction, or is to go bad or rotten.
To cause to mature; to make ripe; as, the warm days ripened the corn.
become worky
To ferment
job (related)
The object to be worked on:
drama (related)
The art or profession of writing, acting in, or producing plays
literature (related)
movie (related)
A showing of a film, as in a theater
music (related)
Music stimulates the areas of the brain that are responsible for your thinking, planning, and analyzing, thereby improving your organizational skills and making you more capable of handling challenging math problems.
picture (related)
A figure; a model.
trade (related)
(Uncountable, UK) The business given to a commercial establishment by its customers.
fight (related)
To try to overcome; struggle against or contend with
operate (related)
To be in action so as to produce an effect; act; function; work
achieve (related)
The definition of achieve means to accomplish a goal or to do something you set out to do.
ferment (related)
To undergo or cause to undergo fermentation:
The definition of assiduous is someone that is diligent and constant.
The definition of diligent is hard working and done with painstaking effort.
The definition of occupational is something that is caused by or relates to doing a certain type of work.
An assigning or being assigned; appointment; allotment
General course of action or conduct in life, or in a particular part of it.
A fee charged by an agent or broker for carrying out a transaction.
(Linguistics) a collection of writings, often on a specific topic, of a specific genre, from a specific demographic, a single author etc.
The effort required to carry out a responsibility or to meet a standard of care.
A great or important work of literature, music or art, a masterpiece.
The group consisting of all the works, usually of a lifetime, of a particular writer, artist, or composer
A proportional share, as of goods, assigned to a group or to each member of a group; an allotment.
To make or construct (something) with care or ingenuity.
To improve or develop (plants) by various horticultural techniques
(Intransitive) To receive payment for work.
To rise and come out in bubbles, as gas in a liquid
To put to use or effect; put forth:
A quantity whose value depends on the value given to one or more related quantities. For example, the area of a square is a function of the length of its sides.
To produce or process by turning a crank:
To form a bordering line along:
Manipulate is defined as to move, arrange or control something in a skilled manner.
(Western US) To cause (cattle) to move in a circle or tightening spiral in order to stop a stampede.
To send (someone) on a mission.
To cover or ornament with a design or pattern.
To present a dramatic or musical work or other entertainment before an audience.
Piece is defined as to put together or to fix.
To make a racket; take part in a noisy activity
(Mathematics) To algebraically manipulate an equation or inequality into a form that isolates a chosen variable on one side, so that the other side consists of an expression that may be used to generate solutions.
(Intransitive) To restrain within certain limits; to bound; to restrict to a scant allowance.
To manage the activities and transactions of; run:
To thrive is defined as to be successful in managing business or money.
Till is defined as to prepare land for crops to be planted by plowing and fertilizing.
To have labor pains; suffer the pains of childbirth
Present participle of undertake.
dilettanteism (antonym)
The condition of being a dilettante; the desultory pursuit of art, science, or literature.
idleness (antonym)
The state of being idle; inactivity.
leisure (antonym)
Time at one's command, free from engagement; convenient opportunity; hence, convenience; ease.
relaxation (antonym)
Refreshment of body or mind; recreation:
sloth (antonym)
Sloth is laziness or a lack of effort, or a slow-moving, tree-hanging mammal from Central and South America.
sluggardy (antonym)
The state of being a sluggard; sluggishness; sloth.
dabble (antonym)
achievement
idle (antonym)
A state of idling. Used of a motor vehicle:
loaf (antonym)
The definition of a loaf is an oblong shaped mass of baked food, such as bread or meat.
shirk (antonym)
(Islam) the unforgivable sin of idolatry
soldier (colloq.) (antonym)
achievement
failure (antonym)
The condition or fact of not achieving the desired end or ends:
loss (antonym)
The amount of something lost:
entertainment (antonym)
laze (antonym)
To be lazy or idle; loaf
relax (antonym)
To rest from effort, worry, or work, as by lying down, engaging in recreation, etc.
destroy (antonym)
To break apart the structure of, render physically unusable, or cause to cease to exist as a distinguishable physical entity:
energy (related)
The capacity for work or vigorous activity:
(Idiomatic) To calculate.
To prepare, treat, or convert by subjecting to a special process:
liaise (related)
work together (related)
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