Definition of work

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Work (n.) To make one's way slowly and with difficulty; to move or penetrate laboriously; to proceed with effort; -- with a following preposition, as down, out, into, up, through, and the like; as, scheme works out by degrees; to work into the earth..

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Masonry :: Masonry (n.) The work or performance of a mason; as, good or bad masonry; skillful masonry..
Engage :: Engage (v. i.) To be in gear, as two cogwheels working together..
Worktable :: Worktable (n.) A table for holding working materials and implements; esp., a small table with drawers and other conveniences for needlework, etc..
Puddle :: Puddle (n.) Clay, or a mixture of clay and sand, kneaded or worked, when wet, to render it impervious to water..
Lazzaroni :: Lazzaroni (n. pl.) The homeless idlers of Naples who live by chance work or begging; -- so called from the Hospital of St. Lazarus, which serves as their refuge..
Purflew :: Purflew (n.) A hem, border., or trimming, as of embroidered work..
Rockwork :: Rockwork (n.) A rockery.
Crate :: Crate (n.) A large basket or hamper of wickerwork, used for the transportation of china, crockery, and similar wares..
Cancel :: Cancel (v. i.) To shut out, as with a railing or with latticework; to exclude..
Cyclops :: Cyclops (n. sing. & pl.) One of a race of giants, sons of Neptune and Amphitrite, having but one eye, and that in the middle of the forehead. They were fabled to inhabit Sicily, and to assist in the workshops of Vulcan, under Mt. Etna..
Bid :: Bid (v. t.) To make an offer of; to propose. Specifically : To offer to pay ( a certain price, as for a thing put up at auction), or to take (a certain price, as for work to be done under a contract)..
Thurl :: Thurl (v. t.) To cut through, as a partition between one working and another..
Knead :: Knead (v. t.) To work and press into a mass, usually with the hands; esp., to work, as by repeated pressure with the knuckles, into a well mixed mass, as the materials of bread, cake, etc.; as, to knead dough..
Pedomotive :: Pedomotive (a.) Moved or worked by the action of the foot or feet on a pedal or treadle.
Fat :: Fat (n.) Work. containing much blank, or its equivalent, and, therefore, profitable to the compositor..
Tut-workman :: Tut-workman (n.) One who does tut-work.
Siege :: Siege (n.) The sitting of an army around or before a fortified place for the purpose of compelling the garrison to surrender; the surrounding or investing of a place by an army, and approaching it by passages and advanced works, which cover the besiegers from the enemy's fire. See the Note under Blockade..
Bed :: Bed (n.) The superficial earthwork, or ballast, of a railroad..
Interruption :: Interruption (n.) Obstruction caused by breaking in upon course, current, progress, or motion; stop; hindrance; as, the author has met with many interruptions in the execution of his work; the speaker or the argument proceeds without interruption..
Meander :: Meander (n.) Fretwork. See Fret.
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