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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Lathwork :: Lathwork (n.) Same as Lathing.
Blacksmith :: Blacksmith (n.) A smith who works in iron with a forge, and makes iron utensils, horseshoes, etc..
Chaw :: Chaw (v. t.) To ruminate in thought; to consider; to keep the mind working upon; to brood over.
Ram :: Ram (n.) In ancient warfare, a long beam suspended by slings in a framework, and used for battering the walls of cities; a battering-ram..
Upholstery :: Upholstery (n.) The articles or goods supplied by upholsterers; the business or work of an upholsterer.
Compendium :: Compendium (n.) A brief compilation or composition, containing the principal heads, or general principles, of a larger work or system; an abridgment; an epitome; a compend; a condensed summary..
Ragwork :: Ragwork (n.) A kind of rubblework. In the United States, any rubblework of thin and small stones..
Filleting :: Filleting (n.) The protecting of a joint, as between roof and parapet wall, with mortar, or cement, where flashing is employed in better work..
Anaglyph :: Anaglyph (n.) Any sculptured, chased, or embossed ornament worked in low relief, as a cameo..
Blowtube :: Blowtube (n.) A long wrought iron tube, on the end of which the workman gathers a quantity of metal (melted glass), and through which he blows to expand or shape it; -- called also blowing tube, and blowpipe..
Replica :: Replica (v. & n.) A copy of a work of art, as of a picture or statue, made by the maker of the original..
Overwork :: Overwork (v. t.) To fill too full of work; to crowd with labor.
Scrolled :: Scrolled (a.) Formed like a scroll; contained in a scroll; adorned with scrolls; as, scrolled work..
Grotto-work :: Grotto-work (n.) Artificial and ornamental rockwork in imitation of a grotto.
Cirrhosis :: Cirrhosis (n.) A disease of the liver in which it usually becomes smaller in size and more dense and fibrous in consistence; hence sometimes applied to similar changes in other organs, caused by increase in the fibrous framework and decrease in the proper substance of the organ..
Purl :: Purl (n.) An inversion of stitches in knitting, which gives to the work a ribbed or waved appearance..
Palmary :: Palmary (a.) Worthy of the palm; palmy; preeminent; superior; principal; chief; as, palmary work..
Pallium :: Pallium (n.) A band of white wool, worn on the shoulders, with four purple crosses worked on it; a pall..
Depth :: Depth (n.) A pair of toothed wheels which work together.
Study :: Study (v. t.) To consider attentively; to examine closely; as, to study the work of nature..
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