service the performance of duties by a waiter or servant; "that restaurant has excellent service"
polishing,
shining the work of making something smooth and shiny by rubbing or waxing it; "the shining of shoes provided a meager living"; "every Sunday he gave his car a good polishing"
heavy lifting difficult work; "the boss hoped the plan would succeed but he wasn't willing to do the heavy lifting"
tending,
aid,
attention,
care the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "he gave me an assist with the housework"; "could not walk without assistance"; "rescue party went to their aid"; "offered his help in unloading"
duty work that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons; "the duties of the job"
work -
a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing; "it is not regarded as one of his more memorable works"; "the symphony was hailed as an ingenious work"; "he was indebted to the pioneering work of John Dewey"; "the work of an active imagination"; "erosion is the work of wind or water over time"
product,
production an artifact that has been created by someone or some process; "they improve their product every year"; "they export most of their agricultural production"
follow-up,
followup a subsequent examination of a patient for the purpose of monitoring earlier treatment
workpiece work consisting of a piece of metal being machined
work -
(physics) a manifestation of energy; the transfer of energy from one physical system to another expressed as the product of a force and the distance through which it moves a body in the direction of that force; "work equals force times distance"
free energy,
energy an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing); "his writing conveys great energy"; "a remarkable muscularity of style"
work -
a place where work is done; "he arrived at work early today"
central,
telephone exchange,
exchange a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication
colliery,
pit a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it
creamery a workplace where dairy products (butter and cheese etc.) are produced or sold
drill site workplace that is the site of a drill hole
exchange (chess) the capture by both players (usually on consecutive moves) of pieces of equal value; "the endgame began after the exchange of queens"
farm workplace consisting of farm buildings and cultivated land as a unit; "it takes several people to work the farm"
fishery,
piscary a workplace where fish are caught and processed and sold
fish farm a workplace (usually a pond) where fish are raised for food
smithy,
forge a workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering
gasworks the workplace where coal gas is manufactured
locker room a room (as at an athletic facility or workplace) where you can change clothes and which contains lockers for the temporary storage of your clothing and personal possessions
lumberyard a workplace where lumber is stocked for sale
proving ground a workplace for testing new equipment or ideas
rope yard,
ropewalk workplace consisting of a long narrow path or shed where rope is made
roundhouse a hook delivered with an exaggerated swing
shipyard a workplace where ships are built or repaired
shop floor workplace consisting of the part of a factory housing the machines; "the productive work is done on the shop floor"
studio workplace for the teaching or practice of an art; "she ran a dance studio"; "the music department provided studios for their students"; "you don't need a studio to make a passport photograph"
studio workplace for the teaching or practice of an art; "she ran a dance studio"; "the music department provided studios for their students"; "you don't need a studio to make a passport photograph"
tannery workplace where skins and hides are tanned
test bed a place equipped with instruments for testing (e.g. engines or machinery or computer programs etc.) under working conditions
waterworks workplace where water is stored and purified and distributed for a community
work -
the occupation for which you are paid; "he is looking for employment"; "a lot of people are out of work"
line of work,
occupation,
business,
job,
line the act of occupying or taking possession of a building; "occupation of a building without a certificate of occupancy is illegal"
work load,
workload work that a person is expected to do in a specified time
piecework work paid for according to the quantity produced
service the performance of duties by a waiter or servant; "that restaurant has excellent service"
telecommuting,
teleworking employment at home while communicating with the workplace by phone or fax or modem
services performance of duties or provision of space and equipment helpful to others; "the mayor tried to maintain city services"; "the medical services are excellent"
public service employment within a government system (especially in the civil service)
work -
applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading); "mastering a second language requires a lot of work"; "no schools offer graduate study in interior design"
learning,
acquisition the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge; "the child's acquisition of language"
work -
the total output of a writer or artist (or a substantial part of it); "he studied the entire Wagnerian oeuvre"; "Picasso's work can be divided into periods"
work -
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity; "I will work hard to improve my grades"; "she worked hard for better living conditions for the poor"
busy,
occupy keep busy with; "She busies herself with her butterfly collection"
cooperate,
join forces,
collaborate,
get together work together on a common enterprise of project; "The soprano and the pianist did not get together very well"; "We joined forces with another research group"
volunteer tell voluntarily; "He volunteered the information"
specialise,
specialize become more focus on an area of activity or field of study; "She specializes in Near Eastern history"
minister work as a minister; "She is ministering in an old parish"
intern work as an intern; "The young doctor is interning at the Medical Center this year"
whore compromise oneself for money or other gains; "She whored herself to Hollywood"
serve put the ball into play; "It was Agassi's turn to serve"
work arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion; "The stitches of the hem worked loose after she wore the skirt many times"
work -
be employed; "Is your husband working again?"; "My wife never worked"; "Do you want to work after the age of 60?"; "She never did any work because she inherited a lot of money"; "She works as a waitress to put herself through college"
warm up cause to do preliminary exercises so as to stretch the muscles; "The coach warmed up the players before the game"
cybernate,
computerise,
computerize control a function, process, or creation by a computer; "They computerized the car industry"; "we live in a cybernated age"; "cybernate a factory"
do work,
work arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion; "The stitches of the hem worked loose after she wore the skirt many times"
work -
have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected; "The voting process doesn't work as well as people thought"; "How does your idea work in practice?"; "This method doesn't work"; "The breaks of my new car act quickly"; "The medicine works only if you take it with a lot of water"
work -
provoke or excite; "The rock musician worked the crowd of young girls into a frenzy"
stimulate,
excite,
stir cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate"
work -
proceed towards a goal or along a path or through an activity; "work your way through every problem or task"; "She was working on her second martini when the guests arrived"; "Start from the bottom and work towards the top"
proceed,
move,
go follow a certain course; "The inauguration went well"; "how did your interview go?"
work -
cause to operate or function; "This pilot works the controls"; "Can you work an electric drill?"
care,
handle,
manage,
deal feel concern or interest; "I really care about my work"; "I don't care"
work -
operate in or through; "Work the phones"
operate,
run happen; "What is going on in the minds of the people?"
work -
operate in a certain place, area, or specialty; "She works the night clubs"; "The salesman works the Midwest"; "This artist works mostly in acrylics"
work arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion; "The stitches of the hem worked loose after she wore the skirt many times"
work -
move into or onto; "work the raisins into the dough"; "the student worked a few jokes into his presentation"; "work the body onto the flatbed truck"
displace,
move cause to move, usually with force or pressure; "the refugees were displaced by the war"
stir mix or add by stirring; "Stir nuts into the dough"
work -
gratify and charm, usually in order to influence; "the political candidate worked the crowds"
work -
arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion; "The stitches of the hem worked loose after she wore the skirt many times"
become,
go,
get enter or assume a certain state or condition; "He became annoyed when he heard the bad news"; "It must be getting more serious"; "her face went red with anger"; "She went into ecstasy"; "Get going!"
work -
move in an agitated manner; "His fingers worked with tension"
displace,
move cause to move, usually with force or pressure; "the refugees were displaced by the war"
work -
make something, usually for a specific function; "She molded the rice balls carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword"
beat come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game"
preform form or shape beforehand or determine the shape of beforehand
preform form or shape beforehand or determine the shape of beforehand
mound form into a rounded elevation; "mound earth"
reshape,
remold shape anew or differently; "The new foreign minister reshaped the foreign policy of his country"
sinter cause (ores or powdery metals) to become a coherent mass by heating without melting
mould,
mold,
cast become moldy; spoil due to humidity; "The furniture molded in the old house"
throw throw (a die) out onto a flat surface; "Throw a six"
hand-build,
handbuild,
coil make without a potter's wheel; "This famous potter hand-builds all of her vessels"
work on,
process,
work subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition; "process cheese"; "process hair"; "treat the water so it can be drunk"; "treat the lawn with chemicals" ; "treat an oil spill"
sculpt,
sculpture shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it; "She is sculpting the block of marble into an image of her husband"
work -
have and exert influence or effect; "The artist's work influenced the young painter"; "She worked on her friends to support the political candidate"
persuade,
sway,
carry cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm; "You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!"
fix make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc; "Get the children ready for school!"; "prepare for war"; "I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill"
dominate have dominance or the power to defeat over; "Her pain completely mastered her"; "The methods can master the problems"
work -
find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of; "did you solve the problem?"; "Work out your problems with the boss"; "this unpleasant situation isn't going to work itself out"; "did you get it?"; "Did you get my meaning?"; "He could not work the math problem"
understand know and comprehend the nature or meaning of; "She did not understand her husband"; "I understand what she means"
reason think logically; "The children must learn to reason"
resolve,
answer find the solution; "solve an equation"; "solve for x"
riddle set a difficult problem or riddle; "riddle me a riddle"
strike cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp; "strike an arc"
guess,
infer guess correctly; solve by guessing; "He guessed the right number of beans in the jar and won the prize"
answer understand the meaning of; "The question concerning the meaning of life cannot be answered"
break weaken or destroy in spirit or body; "His resistance was broken"; "a man broken by the terrible experience of near-death"
work -
use or manipulate to one's advantage; "He exploit the new taxation system"; "She knows how to work the system"; "he works his parents for sympathy"
make hay turn to one's advantage; "The environmentalist lobby made hay of the nuclear plant accident"
play engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously; "They played games on their opponents"; "play the stock market"; "play with her feelings"; "toy with an idea"
avail,
help use to one's advantage; "He availed himself of the available resources"
prey,
feed profit from in an exploitatory manner; "He feeds on her insecurity"
work arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion; "The stitches of the hem worked loose after she wore the skirt many times"
use use up, consume fully; "The legislature expended its time on school questions"
work -
perform as expected when applied; "The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in"; "Does this old car still run well?"; "This old radio doesn't work anymore"
cut grow through the gums; "The new tooth is cutting"
work arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion; "The stitches of the hem worked loose after she wore the skirt many times"
service,
serve make fit for use; "service my truck"; "the washing machine needs to be serviced"
work -
cause to undergo fermentation; "We ferment the grapes for a very long time to achieve high alcohol content"; "The vintner worked the wine in big oak vats"
sour,
ferment,
turn,
work go sour or spoil; "The milk has soured"; "The wine worked"; "The cream has turned--we have to throw it out"
convert change in nature, purpose, or function; undergo a chemical change; "The substance converts to an acid"
vinify convert a juice into wine by fermentation; "vinify grape juice"
work -
give a workout to; "Some parents exercise their infants"; "My personal trainer works me hard"; "work one's muscles"; "this puzzle will exercise your mind"
husbandry,
farming,
agriculture agriculture considered as an occupation or way of life; "farming is a strenuous life"; "there's no work on the land any more"
overcrop,
overcultivate to exhaust by excessive cultivation; "the farmers overcropped the land"
work -
go sour or spoil; "The milk has soured"; "The wine worked"; "The cream has turned--we have to throw it out"
ferment,
work cause to undergo fermentation; "We ferment the grapes for a very long time to achieve high alcohol content"; "The vintner worked the wine in big oak vats"
change state,
turn undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"
work -
cause to happen or to occur as a consequence; "I cannot work a miracle"; "wreak havoc"; "bring comments"; "play a joke"; "The rain brought relief to the drought-stricken area"
act,
work behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people"
work -
proceed along a path; "work one's way through the crowd"; "make one's way into the forest"
