work

work n

see work, v.

  1. Labor; exertion; enterprise; activity; toil; [fig.] challenge.
  2. Product; yield; fruit; outcome; result; [fig.] quality.
  3. Job; duty; responsibility; function; task; labor.
  4. Business; employment; occupation; [fig.] daylight chores; daily duties; [fig.] needlework; sewing, knitting, tatting, stitching, and embroidery; [metaphor] poetry; creative activities.
  5. Goal; ambition; aspiration; design; project; scheme; intent; object; purpose.
  6. Creation; [fig.] writing verse; poetic composition.

work [-ed, -ing, -s, wrought] v

OE wyrcan.

  1. Perform; function; act; operate; [fig.] create music.
  2. Labor; strain; exert oneself; expend energy; [fig.] perform one's natural function; provide light; gather pollen; [metaphor] revise; edit; alter; rewrite.
  3. Strive; aspire; persevere; pursue; seek; endeavor.
  4. Craft; create; compose; design; elaborate; illuminate.
  5. Cause; instill; induce; infuse; bring on.
  6. Shine; give warmth.