Definition of work

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Work (n.) The moving parts of a mechanism; as, the works of a watch..

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Self-contained :: Self-contained (a.) Having all the essential working parts connected by a bedplate or framework, or contained in a case, etc., so that mutual relations of the parts do not depend upon fastening outside of the machine itself..
Cooper :: Cooper (v. t.) To do the work of a cooper upon; as, to cooper a cask or barrel..
Organize :: Organize (v. t.) To arrange or constitute in parts, each having a special function, act, office, or relation; to systematize; to get into working order; -- applied to products of the human intellect, or to human institutions and undertakings, as a science, a government, an army, a war, etc..
Bittersweet :: Bittersweet (n.) An American woody climber (Celastrus scandens), whose yellow capsules open late in autumn, and disclose the red aril which covers the seeds; -- also called Roxbury waxwork..
Log :: Log (n.) A record and tabulated statement of the work done by an engine, as of a steamship, of the coal consumed, and of other items relating to the performance of machinery during a given time..
Gasometer :: Gasometer (n.) An apparatus for holding and measuring of gas; in gas works, a huge iron cylinder closed at one end and having the other end immersed in water, in which it is made to rise or fall, according to the volume of gas it contains, or the pressure required..
Char :: Char (n.) Work done by the day; a single job, or task; a chore..
Antestature :: Antestature (n.) A small intrenchment or work of palisades, or of sacks of earth..
Job :: Job (v. i.) To do chance work for hire; to work by the piece; to do petty work.
Framework :: Framework (n.) Work done in, or by means of, a frame or loom..
Flake :: Flake (n.) A small stage hung over a vessel's side, for workmen to stand on in calking, etc..
Metronome :: Metronome (n.) An instrument consisting of a short pendulum with a sliding weight. It is set in motion by clockwork, and serves to measure time in music..
Checkerwork :: Checkerwork (n.) Any aggregate of varied vicissitudes.
Skyrocket :: Skyrocket (n.) A rocket that ascends high and burns as it flies; a species of fireworks.
Firing :: Firing (n.) The mode of introducing fuel into the furnace and working it.
Printing :: Printing (n.) The act, art, or practice of impressing letters, characters, or figures on paper, cloth, or other material; the business of a printer, including typesetting and presswork, with their adjuncts; typography; also, the act of producing photographic prints..
Wearisome :: Wearisome (a.) Causing weariness; tiresome; tedious; weariful; as, a wearisome march; a wearisome day's work; a wearisome book..
Rack :: Rack (a.) A bar with teeth on its face, or edge, to work with those of a wheel, pinion, or worm, which is to drive it or be driven by it..
Wheeler :: Wheeler (n.) A worker on sewed muslin.
Center :: Center (n.) A temporary structure upon which the materials of a vault or arch are supported in position until the work becomes self-supporting.
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