work

work · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Activity involving mental or physical effort done to achieve a purpose or result.

  2. 2.

    A person's occupation or employment.

  3. 3.

    A place where someone works.

  4. 4.

    Something produced as the result of effort; a creation.

  5. 5.

    (Physics) The transfer of energy by a force acting on an object.

  6. 6.

    To be engaged in physical or mental activity to achieve a result.

  7. 7.

    To function or operate.

  8. 8.

    To have the desired effect.

Forms

plural: works

Related words

Antonyms: leisure, play, rest
See also: employment, job, labor, task
Synonyms: employment, job, labor, task

Etymology

From Old English "weorc" meaning "something done, deed, action," from Proto-Germanic "werkan," from Proto-Indo-European "werg-" meaning "to do." Related to Greek "ergon" (work) and German "Werk."