Synonyms: work
Definition: activity directed toward making or doing something
Usage: she checked several points needing further work
Similar words: activity
Definition: any specific behavior
Usage: they avoided all recreational activity
Synonyms: work, employment
Definition: the occupation for which you are paid
Usage: he is looking for employment; a lot of people are out of work
Similar words: business, job, line, line of work, occupation
Definition: the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
Usage: he's not in my line of business
Synonyms: oeuvre, body of work, work
Definition: the total output of a writer or artist (or a substantial part of it)
Usage: he studied the entire Wagnerian oeuvre; Picasso's work can be divided into periods
Similar words: end product, output
Definition: final product; the things produced
Synonyms: work, piece of work
Definition: a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing
Usage: it is not regarded as one of his more memorable works; the symphony was hailed as an ingenious work; he was indebted to the pioneering work of John Dewey; the work of an active imagination; erosion is the work of wind or water over time
Similar words: product, production
Definition: an artifact that has been created by someone or some process
Usage: they improve their product every year; they export most of their agricultural production
Definition: a place where work is done
Usage: he arrived at work early today
Similar words: geographic point, geographical point
Definition: a point on the surface of the Earth
Definition: applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading)
Usage: mastering a second language requires a lot of work; no schools offer graduate study in interior design
Similar words: learning, acquisition
Definition: the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge
Usage: the child's acquisition of language
Synonyms: work
Definition: (physics) a manifestation of energy; the transfer of energy from one physical system to another expressed as the product of a force and the distance through which it moves a body in the direction of that force
Usage: work equals force times distance
Similar words: energy, free energy
Definition: (physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs
Usage: energy can take a wide variety of forms
Synonyms: exercise, work, work out
Definition: give a workout to
Usage: Some parents exercise their infants; My personal trainer works me hard; work one's muscles; this puzzle will exercise your mind
Synonyms: work
Definition: arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion
Usage: The stitches of the hem worked loose after she wore the skirt many times
Similar words: become, go, get
Definition: enter or assume a certain state or condition
Usage: He became annoyed when he heard the bad news; It must be getting more serious; her face went red with anger; She went into ecstasy; Get going!
Synonyms: ferment, work, sour, turn
Definition: go sour or spoil
Usage: The milk has soured; The wine worked; The cream has turned--we have to throw it out
Similar words: turn, change state
Definition: undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
Usage: We turned from Socialism to Capitalism; The people turned against the President when he stole the election
Definition: cause to undergo fermentation
Usage: We ferment the grapes for a very long time to achieve high alcohol content; The vintner worked the wine in big oak vats
Similar words: convert
Definition: change the nature, purpose, or function of something
Usage: convert lead into gold; convert hotels into jails; convert slaves to laborers
Synonyms: puzzle out, figure out, lick, work, work out, solve
Definition: find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
Usage: did you solve the problem?; Work out your problems with the boss; this unpleasant situation isn't going to work itself out; did you get it?; Did you get my meaning?; He could not work the math problem
Similar words: understand
Definition: know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
Usage: She did not understand her husband; I understand what she means
Definition: use or manipulate to one's advantage
Usage: He exploit the new taxation system; She knows how to work the system; he works his parents for sympathy
Similar words: use, utilise, utilize, employ, apply
Definition: put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
Usage: use your head!; we only use Spanish at home; I can't use this tool; Apply a magnetic field here; This thinking was applied to many projects; How do you utilize this tool?; I apply this rule to get good results; use the plastic bags to store the food; He doesn't know how to use a computer
Definition: make uniform
Usage: knead dough; work the clay until it is soft
Similar words: manipulate
Definition: hold something in one's hands and move it
Synonyms: work
Definition: move into or onto
Usage: work the raisins into the dough; the student worked a few jokes into his presentation; work the body onto the flatbed truck
Definition: cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
Usage: Move those boxes into the corner, please; I'm moving my money to another bank; The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant
Synonyms: work, wreak, make for, play, bring
Definition: cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
Usage: I cannot work a miracle; wreak havoc; bring comments; play a joke; The rain brought relief to the drought-stricken area
Definition: make or cause to be or to become
Usage: make a mess in one's office; create a furor
Synonyms: forge, form, mold, mould, shape, work
Definition: make something, usually for a specific function
Usage: She molded the rice balls carefully; Form cylinders from the dough; shape a figure; Work the metal into a sword
Similar words: create from raw material, create from raw stuff
Definition: make from scratch
Synonyms: process, work, work on
Definition: shape, form, or improve a material
Usage: work stone into tools; process iron; work the metal
Similar words: transform, transmute, transubstantiate
Definition: change or alter in form, appearance, or nature
Usage: This experience transformed her completely; She transformed the clay into a beautiful sculpture; transubstantiate one element into another
Synonyms: work, cultivate, crop
Definition: prepare for crops
Usage: Work the soil; cultivate the land
Similar words: set, set up, gear up, fix, prepare, ready
Definition: make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
Usage: Get the children ready for school!; prepare for war; I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill
Synonyms: work
Definition: gratify and charm, usually in order to influence
Usage: the political candidate worked the crowds
Similar words: charm, captivate, capture, catch, enamor, enamour, enchant, entrance, fascinate, beguile, bewitch, becharm, trance
Definition: attract; cause to be enamored
Usage: She captured all the men's hearts
Synonyms: work
Definition: move in an agitated manner
Usage: His fingers worked with tension
Definition: cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
Usage: Move those boxes into the corner, please; I'm moving my money to another bank; The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant
Definition: proceed along a path
Usage: work one's way through the crowd; make one's way into the forest
Similar words: go across, go through, pass
Definition: go across or through
Usage: We passed the point where the police car had parked; A terrible thought went through his mind
Synonyms: work
Definition: provoke or excite
Usage: The rock musician worked the crowd of young girls into a frenzy
Similar words: stimulate, stir, excite
Definition: stir feelings in
Usage: stimulate my appetite; excite the audience; stir emotions
Synonyms: work
Definition: proceed towards a goal or along a path or through an activity
Usage: work your way through every problem or task; She was working on her second martini when the guests arrived; Start from the bottom and work towards the top
Similar words: proceed, move, go
Definition: follow a procedure or take a course
Usage: We should go farther in this matter; She went through a lot of trouble; go about the world in a certain manner; Messages must go through diplomatic channels
Synonyms: put to work, work
Definition: cause to work
Usage: he is working his servants hard
Similar words: use, utilise, utilize, employ, apply
Definition: put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
Usage: use your head!; we only use Spanish at home; I can't use this tool; Apply a magnetic field here; This thinking was applied to many projects; How do you utilize this tool?; I apply this rule to get good results; use the plastic bags to store the food; He doesn't know how to use a computer
Synonyms: work
Definition: cause to operate or function
Usage: This pilot works the controls; Can you work an electric drill?
Similar words: deal, handle, manage, care
Definition: be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
Usage: I can deal with this crew of workers; This blender can't handle nuts; She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old
Synonyms: work
Definition: operate in or through
Usage: Work the phones
Definition: direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.
Usage: She is running a relief operation in the Sudan
Definition: have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected
Usage: The voting process doesn't work as well as people thought; How does your idea work in practice?; This method doesn't work; The breaks of my new car act quickly; The medicine works only if you take it with a lot of water
Similar words: win, succeed, bring home the bacon, come through, deliver the goods
Definition: attain success or reach a desired goal
Usage: The enterprise succeeded; We succeeded in getting tickets to the show; she struggled to overcome her handicap and won
Synonyms: act upon, work, influence
Definition: have and exert influence or effect
Usage: The artist's work influenced the young painter; She worked on her friends to support the political candidate
Similar words: touch, touch on, impact, affect, bear on, bear upon
Definition: have an effect upon
Usage: Will the new rules affect me?
Synonyms: work
Definition: operate in a certain place, area, or specialty
Usage: She works the night clubs; The salesman works the Midwest; This artist works mostly in acrylics
Similar words: work
Definition: exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
Usage: I will work hard to improve my grades; she worked hard for better living conditions for the poor
Synonyms: work
Definition: behave in a certain way when handled
Usage: This dough does not work easily; The soft metal works well
Similar words: be
Definition: have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
Usage: John is rich; This is not a good answer