activity in which one exerts physical strength or mental faculties to do or produce something
I like work; it fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours — Jerome K Jerome
sustained physical or mental effort to achieve a result
the activities that provide one's accustomed means of livelihood
a specific task, duty, function, or assignment
something produced in a specified way or by a specified person, thing, etc
clever camera work
(often used in combinations) something made from a specified material
ironwork
(usu in pl) something produced by the exercise of creative talent or effort; an artistic production or creation
the works of Shakespeare
something being worked on; a workpiece
a fortified structure, e.g. a fort, earthen barricade, or trench
(in pl) structures in engineering, e.g. docks, bridges, or embankments, or in mining, e.g. shafts or tunnels
(in pl, but treated as sing. or pl; often used in combinations) a place where industrial activity is carried out; a factory
the brickworks
(in pl) the working or moving parts of a mechanism
something being worked on; a workpiece
(in pl) performance of moral or religious acts
salvation by works
effective operation; an effect or result
must wait for the medicine to do its work
activity, behaviour, or experience of the specified kind
thirsty work
in physics, the amount of energy that is transferred to a body by a force in producing movement, measured by multiplying the force by the distance it moves while causing motion
the transference of energy in this way
(the works)
informal everything possessed, available, or belonging
informal subjection to all possible physical violence
gave him the works
(used before a noun) suitable for wear while working
work clothes
(used before a noun) used for work
a work elephant
engaged in works, esp working at one's regular occupation
at one's place of work
to be faced with a difficult task or challenge
chiefly NAmer in process of preparation, development, or completion
without regular employment; unemployed