work

adj. of labor

v. labor; act; operate; activate; process; succeed; cause; manage; solve; advance with difficulty

n. labor; task; profession; occupation; vocation; place of work; creation; deed; action; effort

Work may refer to:Mechanical work, the amount of energy transferred by a forceWork (thermodynamics), the quantity of energy transferred from one system to another"Work", one's place of employmentWage labour, in which a worker sells their labour and the employer buys itManual labour, physical work done by peopleWork of art, a creation, such as a song or a paintingWork (project management), the effort applied to produce a deliverable or accomplish a taskWork (professional wrestling), a staged eventWork (Kelly Rowland song), a single by Kelly RowlandWork (Jars of Clay song), a song by Jars of ClayWork (Jimmy Eat World song), a song by rock band Jimmy Eat WorldWork (1915 film), a 1915 silent film co-starring Edna PurvianceWork Records (aka "WORK" or "The WORK Group"), a music label under Sony RecordsWork 1989-2002, a release by the electronic music duo OrbitalWork (painting), by Ford Madox Brown, a novel by Louisa May Alcott
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(n.)
Exertion of strength or faculties; physical or intellectual effort directed to an end; industrial activity; toil; employment; sometimes, specifically, physically labor.
  

(n.)
Hence, figuratively, to be effective; to have effect or influence; to conduce.
  

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

(n.)
Manner of working; management; treatment; as, unskillful work spoiled the effect.
  

(n.)
Ore before it is dressed.
  

(n.)
Performance of moral duties; righteous conduct.
  

(n.)
Specifically: (a) That which is produced by mental labor; a composition; a book; as, a work, or the works, of Addison. (b) Flowers, figures, or the like, wrought with the needle; embroidery.
  

(n.)
Structures in civil, military, or naval engineering, as docks, bridges, embankments, trenches, fortifications, and the like; also, the structures and grounds of a manufacturing establishment; as, iron works; locomotive works; gas works.
  

(n.)
That which is produced as the result of labor; anything accomplished by exertion or toil; product; performance; fabric; manufacture; in a more general sense, act, deed, service, effect, result, achievement, feat.
  

(n.)
The causing of motion against a resisting force. The amount of work is proportioned to, and is measured by, the product of the force into the amount of motion along the direction of the force. See Conservation of energy, under Conservation, Unit of work, under Unit, also Foot pound, Horse power, Poundal, and Erg.
  

(n.)
The matter on which one is at work; that upon which one spends labor; material for working upon; subject of exertion; the thing occupying one; business; duty; as, to take up one's work; to drop one's work.
  

(n.)
The moving parts of a mechanism; as, the works of a watch.
  

(n.)
To act or operate on the stomach and bowels, as a cathartic.
  

(n.)
To be in a state of severe exertion, or as if in such a state; to be tossed or agitated; to move heavily; to strain; to labor; as, a ship works in a heavy sea.
  

(n.)
To carry on business; to be engaged or employed customarily; to perform the part of a laborer; to labor; to toil.
  

(n.)
To exert one's self for a purpose; to put forth effort for the attainment of an object; to labor; to be engaged in the performance of a task, a duty, or the like.
  

(n.)
To ferment, as a liquid.
  

(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.
  

(v. t.)
To cause to ferment, as liquor.
  

(v. t.)
To form with a needle and thread or yarn; especially, to embroider; as, to work muslin.
  

(v. t.)
To influence by acting upon; to prevail upon; to manage; to lead.
  

(v. t.)
To labor or operate upon; to give exertion and effort to; to prepare for use, or to utilize, by labor.
  

(v. t.)
To produce by slow degrees, or as if laboriously; to bring gradually into any state by action or motion.
  

(v. t.)
To produce or form by labor; to bring forth by exertion or toil; to accomplish; to originate; to effect; as, to work wood or iron into a form desired, or into a utensil; to work cotton or wool into cloth.
  

(v. t.)
To set in motion or action; to direct the action of; to keep at work; to govern; to manage; as, to work a machine.
  

Every EU citizen has an automatic right to work in any Member State, either on a salaried or a self-employed basis.(See Fundamental rights, Judicial-civil, Judicial-criminal, Immigration: Access to work)

The National Compensation Survey produces levels of work within an occupation. The duties and responsibilities of a job are evaluated using 9 factors (such as knowledge, supervision received and complexity of the work) in determining a work level. Levels vary by occupation, ranging from 1-15. For example, a level 1 may represent an entry level, while a level 15 demonstrates mastery.