Definition of work

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Work (n.) Structures in civil, military, or naval engineering, as docks, bridges, embankments, trenches, fortifications, and the like; also, the structures and grounds of a manufacturing establishment; as, iron works; locomotive works; gas works..

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Pendulum :: Pendulum (n.) A body so suspended from a fixed point as to swing freely to and fro by the alternate action of gravity and momentum. It is used to regulate the movements of clockwork and other machinery.
Manipulate :: Manipulate (v. t.) To treat, work, or operate with the hands, especially when knowledge and dexterity are required; to manage in hand work; to handle; as, to manipulate scientific apparatus..
Daedalian :: Daedalian (a.) Cunningly or ingeniously formed or working; skillful; artistic; ingenious.
Upholstery :: Upholstery (n.) The articles or goods supplied by upholsterers; the business or work of an upholsterer.
Sweatily :: Sweater (n.) An employer who oppresses his workmen by paying low wages.
Mosaic :: Mosaic (a.) Of or pertaining to the style of work called mosaic; formed by uniting pieces of different colors; variegated; tessellated; also, composed of various materials or ingredients..
Scrim :: Scrim (n.) A kind of light cotton or linen fabric, often woven in openwork patterns, -- used for curtains, etc,; -- called also India scrim..
Rubric :: Rubric (n.) That part of any work in the early manuscripts and typography which was colored red, to distinguish it from other portions..
Work :: Work (n.) The moving parts of a mechanism; as, the works of a watch..
Nuzzle :: Nuzzle (v. i.) To work with the nose, like a swine in the mud..
Composition :: Composition (n.) The invention or combination of the parts of any literary work or discourse, or of a work of art; as, the composition of a poem or a piece of music..
Stoped :: Stope (v. i.) A horizontal working forming one of a series, the working faces of which present the appearance of a flight of steps..
Prospectus :: Prospectus (n.) A summary, plan, or scheme of something proposed, affording a prospect of its nature; especially, an exposition of the scheme of an unpublished literary work..
Siegework :: Siegework (n.) A temporary fort or parallel where siege guns are mounted.
Bout :: Bout (n.) As much of an action as is performed at one time; a going and returning, as of workmen in reaping, mowing, etc.; a turn; a round..
Job :: "Job (v. t.) To do or cause to be done by separate portions or lots; to sublet (work); as, to job a contract..
Put :: Put (v. t.) To convey coal in the mine, as from the working to the tramway..
Tapis :: Tapis (v. t.) To cover or work with figures like tapestry.
Casing :: Casing (n.) An inclosing frame; esp. the framework around a door or a window. See Case, n., 4..
Conciator :: Conciator (a.) The person who weighs and proportions the materials to be made into glass, and who works and tempers them..
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