works
noun(work)
activity in which one exerts strength or faculties to do or perform something:
works
noun(work)
activity that a person engages in regularly to earn a livelihood
works
noun(work)
a specific task, duty, function, or assignment often being a part or phase of some larger activity
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verb(work)
to perform work or fulfill duties regularly for wages or salary
works
verb(work)
to perform or carry through a task requiring sustained effort or continuous repeated operations
works
verb(work)
to exert oneself physically or mentally especially in sustained effort for a purpose or under compulsion or necessity
works
plural noun(work)
works (such as schools, highways, docks) constructed for public use or enjoyment especially when financed and owned by the government
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service mark(work)
—used for research and development services
works
plural noun(work)
things done to help poor people, sick people, etc.
works
idiom(work)
to prevent something from working or flowing properly
works
idiom(work)
to cause something to not go as planned
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noun(work)
a place where sewage is cleaned so that it is not harmful or dangerous to the environment
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noun(work)
the moving parts of a machine —sometimes used figuratively
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noun(work)
everything that there is to have or do : everything that is available
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idiom(work)
to damage or change (something) in a way that ruins it or prevents it from working properly