0 an activity, such as a job, that a person uses physical or mental effort to do, usually for money:
I've got so much work to do.
Aileen does most of the work around the house.
What sort of work are you experienced in?
Roger's work involves a lot of travelling.
I'll have to take this work home with me and finish it there.
2 something created as a result of effort, especially a painting, book, or piece of music:
3 surgery (= a medical operation) that is done to improve someone's appearance:
She denies having had any cosmetic surgery, but I think she's definitely had some work done.
4 everything that you might want or expect to find in a particular situation:
5 an industrial building, especially one where a lot of people are employed:
6 the parts of a machine, especially those that move:
7 force multiplied by distance moved
8 to be effective or successful:
Her idea for reorganizing the department will never work in practice.
Some people think I'm weird doing meditation, but it works for me and that's all that matters.
9 to do a job, especially the job you do to earn money:
Where do you work?
He works at the hospital.
I work in management training.
Have you any experience of working with children who have learning difficulties?
It's not unusual for a junior doctor to work a 70 or sometimes an 80-hour week.
The instructors worked us very hard on the survival course.
10 If a machine or device works, it operates, especially correctly and without failure, and if you work it, you make it operate:
11 to succeed gradually in becoming something or cause a person or thing to become something, either by making an effort or by making many small movements:
12 to arrange for something to happen, especially by not using official methods and/or by being clever:
14 used to refer to work of a particular type:
15 to do a job, esp. a job you do to earn money:
16 to perform as intended or desired, or to cause something to do what it was intended to do:
17 (of a condition or fact) to have an effect, esp. one that either helps or causes difficulties:
Time was working against us.
Jimmie has a lot working in his favor.
19 force used on an object multiplied by the distance it moves the object, measured in joules
20 the place where a person regularly goes to do his or her job:
21 an object produced as a result of effort, esp. something intended to be art:
22 the use of effort to do or make something that has value, and for which you are usually paid:
23 to do a job, especially to earn money:
24 to spend time and effort doing something:
We were working on the presentation all night.
The two countries worked together on developing the technology.
Multinationals will have to work with governments to achieve the best balance between openness and security.
25 to try hard to achieve or improve something:
work at/on sth You need to work on your communication skills.
I'm not very confident on the phone, but I'm prepared to work at it.
be working towards sth Our firm is working towards being a paperless environment.
26 to be effective or successful:
27 if a machine or piece of equipment works, it operates as expected:
28 to operate a machine or piece of equipment:
He doesn't even know how to work a photocopier.
29 to go around a particular area that you are responsible for, especially in a sales job:
31 to change the shape of a material to make something else with it:
33 to make someone use a lot of effort:
He works his trainees really hard.
34 to arrange for something to happen in a way that is useful for you:
I'm going to try and work it so I can spend the weekend in New York after the conference.
36 to know how to deal with a system or organization to get the result you want:
37 to deal with a situation successfully, especially when there is a problem:
38 to do a series of jobs at different levels in an organization until you reach a position at the top of the organization:
39 the job that someone does, usually to earn money:
full-time/part-time work Many pensioners will have to consider part-time work to supplement their retirement plans.
find/get/look for work The government's initiative helps the unemployed find work.
He's been out of work for six months now.
give up/go back to/return to work
40 a place, such as an office, a factory, etc., where someone goes to do their job:
41 the responsibilities that are part of your job:
start/finish/stop work I don't finish work until 6.30 pm.
Analysts refer to various sources of information to help them make investment decisions in their day-to-day work.
The government launched an inquiry into the work of the Monetary Policy Committee.
42 the tasks that need to be completed:
do/produce/take on work The department can't take on any more work until this project is finished.
43 the mental or physical effort involved in doing or achieving something:
carry out/put in work The whole team put in a lot of hard work to win the contract.
The finance department has been hard at work on its year-end report.
Management still has a lot of work to do to ensure the company's future.
good/hard work
innovative/major/outstanding work
45 an industrial building where materials or goods are manufactured:
46 to have something very difficult to do:
In common with many mothers, she feels torn between her family and her work.
We had a disagreement over the fee for the work.
We've finished decorating upstairs but the downstairs still needs some work.
It's at least an hour's commute to work.
I like the convenience of living so near work.
She had a crash on the way to work.
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