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  • 21work — [[t]wɜ͟ː(r)k[/t]] ♦ works, working, worked 1) VERB People who work have a job, usually one which they are paid to do. [V prep/adv] Weiner works for the US Department of Transport... [V prep/adv] I started working in a recording studio... [V… …

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  • 22work in — phrasal verb work in or work into [transitive] Word forms work in : present tense I/you/we/they work in he/she/it works in present participle working in past tense worked in past participle worked in 1) to add one thing or idea to another, or… …

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  • 23work in — or work into PHRASAL VERB If you work one substance into another or work it in, you add it to the other substance and mix the two together thoroughly. [V n P] Gradually pour the liquid into the flour, working it in carefully with a wooden spoon …

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  • 24work up — Synonyms and related words: Pap test, aggravate, agitate, anatomic diagnosis, annoy, arouse, arrange, awake, awaken, beat, beat up, biological diagnosis, biopsy, blow the coals, blow up, breed, bristle, calculate, call forth, call up, cast, cause …

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  • 25work — [wʉrk] n. [ME werk < OE weorc, akin to Ger werk < IE base * werĝ , to do, act > Gr ergon (for * wergon), action, work, organon, tool, instrument] 1. physical or mental effort exerted to do or make something; purposeful activity; labor;… …

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  • 26Work hardening — Work hardening, also known as strain hardening or cold working, is the strengthening of a metal by plastic deformation. This strengthening occurs because of dislocation movements within the crystal structure of the material.[1] Any material with… …

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  • 27Work permit — is a generic term for a legal authorization which allows a person to take employment. It is most often used in reference to instances where a person is given permission to work in a country where one does not hold citizenship, but is also used in …

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  • 28Work — (w[^u]rk), n. [OE. work, werk, weorc, AS. weorc, worc; akin to OFries. werk, wirk, OS., D., & G. werk, OHG. werc, werah, Icel. & Sw. verk, Dan. v[ae]rk, Goth. gawa[ u]rki, Gr. e rgon, [digamma]e rgon, work, re zein to do, o rganon an instrument,… …

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  • 29work — ► NOUN 1) activity involving mental or physical effort done in order to achieve a result. 2) such activity as a means of earning income. 3) a task or tasks to be undertaken. 4) a thing or things done or made; the result of an action. 5) (works)… …

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  • 30work your way — phrase if you work your way somewhere, you travel there slowly and with difficulty Mitch was working his way up the hill with a heavy pack on his back. Thesaurus: to move, or to move something towards a placesynonym to move, or to move something …

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