work
work n
see work, v.
- Labor; exertion; enterprise; activity; toil; [fig.] challenge.
- Product; yield; fruit; outcome; result; [fig.] quality.
- Job; duty; responsibility; function; task; labor.
- Business; employment; occupation; [fig.] daylight chores; daily duties; [fig.] needlework; sewing, knitting, tatting, stitching, and embroidery; [metaphor] poetry; creative activities.
- Goal; ambition; aspiration; design; project; scheme; intent; object; purpose.
- Creation; [fig.] writing verse; poetic composition.
work [-ed, -ing, -s, wrought] v
OE wyrcan.
- Perform; function; act; operate; [fig.] create music.
- Labor; strain; exert oneself; expend energy; [fig.] perform one's natural function; provide light; gather pollen; [metaphor] revise; edit; alter; rewrite.
- Strive; aspire; persevere; pursue; seek; endeavor.
- Craft; create; compose; design; elaborate; illuminate.
- Cause; instill; induce; infuse; bring on.
- Shine; give warmth.