Definition of work

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Work (n.) Hence, in a general sense, to operate; to act; to perform; as, a machine works well..

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Rockwork :: Rockwork (n.) A rockery.
Cage :: Cage (n.) A wirework strainer, used in connection with pumps and pipes..
Consarcination :: Consarcination (n.) A patching together; patchwork.
Overwork :: Overwork (v. t.) To work too much, or beyond one's strength..
Pyrotechnics :: Pyrotechnics (n.) The art of making fireworks; the manufacture and use of fireworks; pyrotechny.
Reduit :: Reduit (n.) A central or retired work within any other work.
Embroidery :: Embroidery (n.) Needlework used to enrich textile fabrics, leather, etc.; also, the art of embroidering..
Discharge :: Discharge (v. t.) Release or dismissal from an office, employment, etc.; dismission; as, the discharge of a workman by his employer..
Roughwork :: Roughwork (v. t.) To work over coarsely, without regard to nicety, smoothness, or finish..
Stitch :: Stitch (v. i.) A space of work taken up, or gone over, in a single pass of the needle; hence, by extension, any space passed over; distance..
Carcel Lamp :: Carcel lamp () A French mechanical lamp, for lighthouses, in which a superabundance of oil is pumped to the wick tube by clockwork..
Workingman :: Workingman (n.) A laboring man; a man who earns his daily support by manual labor.
Inlay :: Inlay (v. t.) To lay within; hence, to insert, as pieces of pearl, iviry, choice woods, or the like, in a groundwork of some other material; to form an ornamental surface; to diversify or adorn with insertions..
Treadmill :: Treadmill (n.) A mill worked by persons treading upon steps on the periphery of a wide wheel having a horizontal axis. It is used principally as a means of prison discipline. Also, a mill worked by horses, dogs, etc., treading an endless belt..
Triple-tail :: Triple-tail (n.) An edible fish (Lobotes Surinamensis) found in the warmer parts of all the oceans, and common on the southern and middle coasts of the United States. When living it is silvery gray, and becomes brown or blackish when dead. Its dorsal and anal fins are long, and extend back on each side of the tail. It has large silvery scales which are used in the manufacture of fancy work. Called also, locally, black perch, grouper, and flasher..
Firing :: Firing (n.) The mode of introducing fuel into the furnace and working it.
Liner :: Liner (n.) A lining within the cylinder, in which the piston works and between which and the outer shell of the cylinder a space is left to form a steam jacket..
Collector :: Collector (n.) One who collects things which are separate; esp., one who makes a business or practice of collecting works of art, objects in natural history, etc.; as, a collector of coins..
Average :: Average (n.) That service which a tenant owed his lord, to be done by the work beasts of the tenant, as the carriage of wheat, turf, etc..
Oven :: Oven (n.) A place arched over with brick or stonework, and used for baking, heating, or drying; hence, any structure, whether fixed or portable, which may be heated for baking, drying, etc.; esp., now, a chamber in a stove, used for baking or roasting..
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