work (noun)
21work — noun 1》 activity involving mental or physical effort done in order to achieve a result. 2》 such activity as a means of earning income. ↘W. Indian a job. 3》 a task or tasks to be undertaken. ↘the materials for this. ↘(works) chiefly… …
22work experience — ➔ experience * * * work experience UK US noun [U] WORKPLACE ► mainly UK a period of time during which a young person, usually a student, works for a company or organization in order to get experience of a particular type of work: »Networking,… …
23work permit — ➔ permit * * * work permit UK US noun [C] LAW, HR ► an official document that allows a foreigner to work in a country for a particular period: get/have/need a work permit »I did not need a work permit as I was born in the UK. »Skilled workers… …
24work — noun see all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy work expands so as to fill the time available it is not work that kills, but worry the devil finds work for idle hands to do the end crowns the work …
25work party — noun an organized group of workmen • Syn: ↑gang, ↑crew • Derivationally related forms: ↑gang (for: ↑gang) • Hypernyms: ↑unit, ↑ …
26work study — noun an analysis of a specific job in an effort to find the most efficient method in terms of time and effort • Syn: ↑time and motion study, ↑time and motion study, ↑time motion study, ↑motion study, ↑time study • Hypernyms: ↑examination, ↑ …
27work-family — UK US adjective [before noun] HR, WORKPLACE ► used to describe the relationship between someone s work and their family life, for example, whether employees are able to spend enough time with their families: work family policies/programs/issues… …
28work in progress — UK US noun (US also work in process) ► [C or U] something that is being developed or suggested but that is not yet complete: »The Senate Minority Leader described the team reorganization as a work in progress . be (still)/remain a work in… …
29work|up — «WURK UHP», noun. a complete medical investigation of a person s illness: »Mental patients [are] given a proper diagnostic workup by highly qualified physicians (Atlantic). work up «WURK UHP», noun. Printing. the imprint of a quadrat, lead, or… …
30work — I (effort) noun application, attempt, campaign, chore, diligence, drudgery, endeavor, enterprise, essay, exercise, exertion, grind, industry, labor, opus, strain, stress, strife, struggle, toil, undertaking II (employment) noun assignment,… …
