Definition of work

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Work (n.) To make one's way slowly and with difficulty; to move or penetrate laboriously; to proceed with effort; -- with a following preposition, as down, out, into, up, through, and the like; as, scheme works out by degrees; to work into the earth..

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Dynamometry :: Dynamometry (n.) The art or process of measuring forces doing work.
Panelwork :: Panelwork (n.) Wainscoting.
Workwomen :: Workwomen (pl. ) of Workwoma.
Char :: Char (n.) Work done by the day; a single job, or task; a chore..
Lock :: Lock (n.) The barrier or works which confine the water of a stream or canal.
Cabbler :: Cabbler (n.) One who works at cabbling.
Copy :: Copy (n.) An individual book, or a single set of books containing the works of an author; as, a copy of the Bible; a copy of the works of Addison..
Labor :: Labor (n.) To exert muscular strength; to exert one's strength with painful effort, particularly in servile occupations; to work; to toil..
Laying :: Laying (n.) The first coat on laths of plasterer's two-coat work.
Boss :: Boss (n.) A protuberant ornament on any work, either of different material from that of the work or of the same, as upon a buckler or bridle; a stud; a knob; the central projection of a shield. See Umbilicus..
Painterly :: Painterly (a.) Like a painter's work.
Gobelin :: Gobelin (a.) Pertaining to tapestry produced in the so-called Gobelin works, which have been maintained by the French Government since 1667..
Purl :: Purl (n.) An inversion of stitches in knitting, which gives to the work a ribbed or waved appearance..
Literature :: Literature (n.) The occupation, profession, or business of doing literary work..
Epitomize :: Epitomize (v. t.) To make an epitome of; to shorten or abridge, as a writing or discourse; to reduce within a smaller space; as, to epitomize the works of Justin..
Ferret :: Ferret (n.) The iron used for trying the melted glass to see if is fit to work, and for shaping the rings at the mouths of bottles..
Inspector :: Inspector (n.) One who inspects, views, or oversees; one to whom the supervision of any work is committed; one who makes an official view or examination, as a military or civil officer; a superintendent; a supervisor; an overseer..
Roughwrought :: Roughwrought (a.) Wrought in a rough, unfinished way; worked over coarsely..
Skeleton :: Skeleton (n.) The framework of anything; the principal parts that support the rest, but without the appendages..
Attachment :: Attachment (n.) Something attached; some adjunct attached to an instrument, machine, or other object; as, a sewing machine attachment (i. e., a device attached to a sewing machine to enable it to do special work, as tucking, etc.)..
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