work

/ˈwərk/

Middle English werken, worken, from Old English wyrcan; akin to Old English weorc

verb

  1. to perform work or fulfill duties regularly for wages or salary

  2. to perform or carry through a task requiring sustained effort or continuous repeated operations

  3. to exert oneself physically or mentally especially in sustained effort for a purpose or under compulsion or necessity

works in publishing

worked all day over a hot stove

noun

  1. activity in which one exerts strength or faculties to do or perform something:

  2. activity that a person engages in regularly to earn a livelihood

  3. a specific task, duty, function, or assignment often being a part or phase of some larger activity

people looking for work

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. labor applies to physical or intellectual work involving great and often strenuous exertion.

adjective

  1. suitable or styled for wear while working

  2. used for work

  3. involving or engaged in work

work clothes