Definition of work

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Work (n.) Hence, in a general sense, to operate; to act; to perform; as, a machine works well..

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Filer :: Filer (n.) One who works with a file.
Deserve :: Deserve (v. t.) To earn by service; to be worthy of (something due, either good or evil); to merit; to be entitled to; as, the laborer deserves his wages; a work of value deserves praise..
Glasswork :: Glasswork (n.) Manufacture of glass; articles or ornamentation made of glass.
Finishing :: Finishing (n.) The act or process of completing or perfecting; the final work upon or ornamentation of a thing.
Labor :: Labor (n.) To be oppressed with difficulties or disease; to do one's work under conditions which make it especially hard, wearisome; to move slowly, as against opposition, or under a burden; to be burdened; -- often with under, and formerly with of..
Outwork :: Outwork (v. t.) To exceed in working; to work more or faster than.
Frame :: Frame (v. t.) To construct by fitting and uniting the several parts of the skeleton of any structure; specifically, in woodwork, to put together by cutting parts of one member to fit parts of another. See Dovetail, Halve, v. t., Miter, Tenon, Tooth, Tusk, Scarf, and Splice..
Bed :: Bed (n.) The superficial earthwork, or ballast, of a railroad..
Worktable :: Worktable (n.) A table for holding working materials and implements; esp., a small table with drawers and other conveniences for needlework, etc..
Windlass :: Windlass (v. i.) To take a roundabout course; to work warily or by indirect means.
Quickwork :: Quickwork (n.) The planking between the spirketing and the clamps.
Step :: Step (v. i.) A portable framework of stairs, much used indoors in reaching to a high position..
Uphill :: Uphill (a.) Attended with labor; difficult; as, uphill work..
Fiduciary :: Fiduciary (n.) One who depends for salvation on faith, without works; an Antinomian..
Crosscut :: Crosscut (n.) A level driven across the course of a vein, or across the main workings, as from one gangway to another..
Blindage :: Blindage (n.) A cover or protection for an advanced trench or approach, formed of fascines and earth supported by a framework..
Therapeutae :: Therapeutae (n. pl.) A name given to certain ascetics said to have anciently dwelt in the neighborhood of Alexandria. They are described in a work attributed to Philo, the genuineness and credibility of which are now much discredited..
Toilsome :: Toilsome (a.) Attended with toil, or fatigue and pain; laborious; wearisome; as, toilsome work..
Housemaid :: Housemaid (n.) A female servant employed to do housework, esp. to take care of the rooms..
Redoubt :: Redoubt (n.) A small, and usually a roughly constructed, fort or outwork of varying shape, commonly erected for a temporary purpose, and without flanking defenses, -- used esp. in fortifying tops of hills and passes, and positions in hostile territory..
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