Definition of work

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Work (v. t.) To set in motion or action; to direct the action of; to keep at work; to govern; to manage; as, to work a machine..

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Groove :: Groove (n.) Hence: The habitual course of life, work, or affairs; fixed routine..
Copy :: Copy (n.) An imitation, transcript, or reproduction of an original work; as, a copy of a letter, an engraving, a painting, or a statue..
Point :: Point (n.) An instrument which pricks or pierces, as a sort of needle used by engravers, etchers, lace workers, and others; also, a pointed cutting tool, as a stone cutter's point; -- called also pointer..
Grindery :: Grindery (n.) Leather workers' materials.
Engraver :: Engraver (n.) One who engraves; a person whose business it is to produce engraved work, especially on metal or wood..
Raphaelesque :: Raphaelesque (a.) Like Raphael's works; in Raphael's manner of painting.
Hurdlework :: Hurdlework (n.) Work after manner of a hurdle.
Burghmaster :: Burghmaster (n.) An officer who directs and lays out the meres or boundaries for the workmen; -- called also bailiff, and barmaster..
Wicker :: Wicker (n.) Wickerwork; a piece of wickerwork, esp. a basket..
Spokesmen :: Spokeshave (n.) A kind of drawing knife or planing tool for dressing the spokes of wheels, the shells of blocks, and other curved work..
Knitting :: Knitting (n.) The work of a knitter; the network formed by knitting.
Interworking :: Interworking (n.) The act of working in together; interweaving.
Pinchers :: Pinchers (n. pl.) An instrument having two handles and two grasping jaws working on a pivot; -- used for griping things to be held fast, drawing nails, etc..
Hogger :: Hogger (n.) A stocking without a foot, worn by coal miners at work..
Tabernacle :: Tabernacle (n.) Hence, a work of art of sacred subject, having a partially architectural character, as a solid frame resting on a bracket, or the like..
Metope :: Metope (n.) The space between two triglyphs of the Doric frieze, which, among the ancients, was often adorned with carved work. See Illust. of Entablature..
Spell :: Spell (n.) The relief of one person by another in any piece of work or watching; also, a turn at work which is carried on by one person or gang relieving another; as, a spell at the pumps; a spell at the masthead..
Square :: Square (n.) An instrument having at least one right angle and two or more straight edges, used to lay out or test square work. It is of several forms, as the T square, the carpenter's square, the try-square., etc..
Willier :: Willier (n.) One who works at a willying machine.
Dargue :: Dargue (n.) A day's work; also, a fixed amount of work, whether more or less than that of a day..
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