set to work (verb)
101pencil — /ˈpɛnsəl / (say pensuhl) noun 1. a thin tube of wood, etc., with a core of graphite, chalk, or the like, for drawing or writing. 2. style or skill in painting or delineation. 3. a slender, pointed piece of some marking substance. 4. a stick of… …
102toil — 1. noun a) labour, work ...he set to work again and made the snow fly in all directions around him. After some further toil his efforts were rewarded, and a very shabby door mat lay exposed to view. b) trouble, strife 2 …
103exert — I verb apply, bring into operation, bring into play, bring to bear, contendere, employ, exercise, expend, intendere, make use of, manipulate, operate, put forth, put in action, set to work, spend, strain, strive, try, use, utilize, wield, work II …
104buckle down — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. apply oneself, attend to, set to work, keep one s mind on; see apply oneself , attack 4 , concentrate 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. apply oneself, get serious, *put one s nose to the grindstone. III (Roget s… …
105exercise — [14] The notion underlying exercise is of ‘removal of restraint’. It comes ultimately from Latin exercēre, a compound verb formed from the prefix ex ‘out of, from’ and arcēre ‘restrain, enclose’ (source of English arcane and related to English… …
106shuck — [[t]ʃʌ̱k[/t]] shucks, shucking, shucked 1) N COUNT The shuck of something is its outer covering, for example the leaves round an ear of corn, or the shell of a shellfish. [AM] ...corn shucks. 2) VERB If you shuck something such as corn or… …
107exercise — [14] The notion underlying exercise is of ‘removal of restraint’. It comes ultimately from Latin exercēre, a compound verb formed from the prefix ex ‘out of, from’ and arcēre ‘restrain, enclose’ (source of English arcane and related to English… …
108chink — 1. noun /tʃɪŋk/ a) A narrow opening such as a fissure or crack. Yet I did not give way, but settled to wait for the dawn, which must, I knew, be now at hand; for then I thought enough light would come through the chinks of the tomb above to show… …
109purpose — noun 1 aim/function ADJECTIVE ▪ limited ▪ chief, main, primary, prime, principal ▪ true ▪ …
110chop — [[t]tʃɒ̱p[/t]] ♦♦♦ chops, chopping, chopped 1) VERB If you chop something, you cut it into pieces with strong downward movements of a knife or an axe. [V n into n] Chop the butter into small pieces... [V n] Chop the onions very finely... [V n …
