work (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 34 senses of the word *work*:
NOUN	act	work	activity directed toward making or doing something
artifact	work, piece of work	a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing
act	work, employment	the occupation for which you are paid
cognition	work, study	applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject / subject (especially by reading)
phenomenon	work	(physics) a manifestation of energy
artifact	work, workplace	a place where work is done
artifact	work, oeuvre, body of work	the total output of a writer or artist (or a substantial part of it)
VERB	social	work	exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
social	work, do work	be employed
social	work, act	have an effect or outcome
contact	work, function, operate, go, run	perform as expected when applied
creation	work, work on, process	shape, form, or improve a material
body	work, exercise, work out	give a workout to
motion	work, make	proceed along a path
social	work	operate in a certain place, area, or specialty
social	work	proceed towards a goal or along a path or through an activity
motion	work	move in an agitated manner
creation	work, bring, play, wreak, make for	cause to happen / happen or to occur as a consequence
social	work, put to work	cause to work
creation	work, cultivate, crop	prepare for crops
stative	work	behave in a certain way when handled
social	work, influence, act upon	have and exert influence or effect
social	work	operate in or through
social	work	cause to operate or function
perception	work	provoke or excite
emotion	work	gratify and charm, usually in order to influence
creation	work, shape, form, mold, mould, forge	make something, usually for a specific function
contact	work	move into or onto
contact	work, knead	make uniform
consumption	work, exploit	use or manipulate to one's advantage
cognition	work, solve, work out, figure out, puzzle out, lick	find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning / meaning of
change	work, ferment	cause to undergo fermentation
change	work, sour, turn, ferment	go sour / sour or spoil
change	work	arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion

work > pronunciation
Sounds	wer'k
Rhymes	artwork ... woodwork: 53 rhymes with erk...

English > *work*: 34 senses > noun 1, act
Meaning	Activity directed toward making or doing something.
Example	"she checked several points needing further work"
Narrower	action	The most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field
	busywork, make-work	active work of little value
	care, attention, aid, tending	The work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
	coursework	Work assigned to and done by a student during a course of study
	duty	Work that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons
	heavy lifting	Difficult work
	housewifery	The work of a housewife
	housework, housekeeping	The work of cleaning and running a house
	investigation, investigating	The work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically
	ironing	The work of using heat to smooth washed clothes in order to remove any wrinkles
	job	A damaging piece of work
	job	The performance of a piece of work
	labor, labour, toil	Productive work (especially physical work done for wages)
	logging	The work of cutting down trees for timber
	loose end, unfinished business	Work that is left incomplete
	mission, missionary work	The organized work of a religious missionary
	nightwork	Work to be done at night
	operation, procedure	A process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work
	paperwork	Work that involves handling papers
	service	Work done by one person or group that benefits another
	shining, polishing	The work of making something smooth and shiny by rubbing or waxing it
	spadework	dull or routine preliminary work preparing for an undertaking
	subbing, substituting	Working as a substitute for someone who is ill or on leave of absence
	timework	Work paid for at a rate per unit of time
	undertaking, project, task, labor	Any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
	wash, washing, lavation	The work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)
	welfare work, social service	An organized activity to improve the condition of disadvantaged people in society
Broader	activity	Any specific behavior
Spanish	trabajo
Catalan	feina, treball
Verbs	work	cause to work
	work	exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
	work	operate in a certain place, area, or specialty
	work	proceed towards a goal or along a path or through an activity

English > *work*: 34 senses > noun 2, artifact
Meaning	A product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing.
Examples	"it is not regarded as one of his more memorable works" "the symphony was hailed as an ingenious work" "he was indebted to the pioneering work of John Dewey" "the work of an active imagination" "erosion is the work of wind or water over time"
Synonym	piece of work
Narrower	follow-up, followup	A piece of work that exploits or builds on earlier work
	handicraft, handcraft, handiwork, handwork	A work produced by hand labor
	ironwork	Work made of iron (gratings / gratings or rails or railings etc)
	lacework	Work consisting of (or resembling) lace fabric
	lacquerware	A decorative work made of wood and covered with lacquer and often inlaid with ivory or precious metals
	leatherwork	Work made of leather
	masterpiece, chef-d'oeuvre	The most outstanding / outstanding work of a creative artist or craftsman
	metalwork	The metal parts of something
	openwork	Ornamental work (such as embroidery or latticework) having a pattern of openings
	polychrome	A piece of work composed of or decorated in many colors
	publication	A copy of a printed work offered for distribution
	silverwork	decorative work made of silver
	wicker, wickerwork, caning	Work made of interlaced slender branches (especially willow branches)
	woodwork	Work made of wood
	work in progress	A piece of work that is not yet finished
	workpiece	Work consisting of a piece of metal being machined
Broader	product, production	An artifact that has been created by someone or some process
Spanish	obra, trabajo
Catalan	obra, treball
Verbs	work	exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
Verbs	work	have an effect or outcome

English > *work*: 34 senses > noun 3, act
Meaning	The occupation for which you are paid.
Example	"a lot of people are out of work"
Synonym	employment
Narrower	coaching, coaching job	The job of a professional coach
	engagement, booking	employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time
	ministry	The work of a minister of religion
	paper route	The job of delivering newspapers regularly
	piecework	Work paid for according to the quantity produced
	public service	employment within a government system (especially in the civil service)
	seafaring, navigation, sailing	The work of a sailor / sailor
	service	employment in or work for another
	services	performance of duties or provision of space and equipment helpful to others
	telecommuting, teleworking	employment at home while communicating with the workplace by phone or fax or modem
	workload, work load	Work that a person is expected to do in a specified time
Broader	occupation, business, job, line of work, line	The principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
Spanish	empleo, ocupación, trabajo
Catalan	feina, treball
Verbs	work	be employed
Verbs	work	cause to work

English > *work*: 34 senses > noun 4, cognition
Meaning	applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject / subject (especially by reading).
Example	"mastering a second language requires a lot of work"
Synonym	study
Broader	learning, acquisition	The cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge
Spanish	estudio
Catalan	estudi

English > *work*: 34 senses > noun 5, phenomenon
Meaning	(physics) a manifestation of energy; the transfer of energy from one physical system to another expressed as the product of a force and the distance through which it moves a body in the direction of that force.
Example	"work equals force times distance"
Category	physics, natural philosophy	The science of matter and energy and their interactions
Broader	energy, free energy	(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work

English > *work*: 34 senses > noun 6, artifact
Meaning	A place where work is done.
Example	"he arrived at work early today"
Synonym	workplace
Parts	locker room	A room (as at an athletic facility or workplace) where you can change clothes and which contains lockers for the temporary storage of your clothing and personal possessions
Narrower	bakery, bakeshop, bakehouse	A workplace where baked goods (breads and cakes and pastries) are produced or sold
	beehive	Any workplace where people are very busy
	brokerage house, brokerage	place where a broker conducts his business
	central, telephone exchange, exchange	A workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication
	colliery, pit	A workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it
	creamery	A workplace where dairy products (butter and cheese etc.) are produced or sold
	drill site	workplace that is the site of a drill hole
	exchange	A workplace for buying and selling
	farm	workplace consisting of farm buildings and cultivated land as a unit
	fish farm	A workplace (usually a pond) where fish are raised for food
	fishery, piscary	A workplace where fish are caught and processed and sold
	forge, smithy	A workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering
	gasworks	The workplace where coal gas is manufactured
	glassworks	A workplace where glass is made
	ironworks	The workplace where iron is smelted or where iron goods are made
	job	A workplace
	lab, laboratory, research lab, research laboratory, science lab, science laboratory	A workplace for the conduct of scientific research
	laundry	workplace where clothes are washed and ironed
	location	A workplace away from a studio at which some or all of a movie may be made
	lumberyard	A workplace where lumber is stocked for sale
	oyster bed, oyster bank, oyster park	A workplace where oysters are bred and grown
	proving ground	A workplace for testing new equipment or ideas
	ropewalk, rope yard	workplace consisting of a long narrow path or shed where rope is made
	roundhouse	workplace consisting of a circular building for repairing locomotives
	shipyard	A workplace where ships are built or repaired
	shop floor	workplace consisting of the part of a factory housing the machines
	studio	workplace for the teaching or practice of an art
	studio	workplace consisting of a room or building where movies or television shows or radio programs are produced and recorded
	tannery	workplace where skins and hides are tanned
	test bed	A place equipped with instruments for testing (e.g. engines or machinery or computer programs etc.) under working conditions
	waterworks	workplace where water is stored and purified and distributed for a community / community
	workshop, shop	small workplace where handcrafts or manufacturing are done
Broader	geographic point, geographical point	A point on the surface of the Earth
Spanish	curro, lugar de trabajo, tajo, trabajo
Catalan	feina, lloc de treball

English > *work*: 34 senses > noun 7, artifact
Meaning	The total output of a writer or artist (or a substantial part of it).
Example	"Picasso's work can be divided into periods"
Synonyms	oeuvre, body of work
Narrower	writing	(usually plural) the collected work of an author
Broader	end product, output	final product
Spanish	obra completa, obra, producción
Catalan	obra

English > *work*: 34 senses > verb 1, social
Meaning	Exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity.
Pattern	Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP
Model	Sam and Sue work
Examples	"I will work hard to improve my grades" "she worked hard for better living conditions for the poor"
Narrower	assist	act as an assistant in a subordinate or supportive function
	beaver, beaver away	Work hard on something
	boondoggle	Do useless, wasteful, or trivial work
	busy, occupy	Keep busy with
	carpenter	Work as a carpenter
	clerk	Work as a clerk, as in the legal business
	collaborate, join forces, cooperate, get together	Work together on a common enterprise of project
	electioneer	Work actively for a political candidate or a party
	intern	Work as an intern
	minister	Work as a minister
	page	Work as a page
	plug away, peg away, slog, keep one's nose to the grindstone, keep one's shoulder to the wheel	Work doggedly or persistently
	pull one's weight	Do one's share in a common task
	putter, mess around, potter, tinker, monkey, monkey around, muck about, muck around	Do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly
	serve	devote (part of) one's life or efforts to, as of countries, institutions, or ideas
	skimp, scant	Work hastily or carelessly
	skipper	Work as the skipper / skipper on a vessel
	specialize, specialise	devote oneself to a special area of work
	volunteer	Do volunteer work
	wait, waitress	Serve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant
	whore	Work as a prostitute
	work	operate in a certain place, area, or specialty
	work at, work on	To exert effort in order to do, make, or perform something
	work through, run through, go through	apply thoroughly
Opposite	idle, laze, slug, stagnate	Be idle
Similar to	work, do work	Be employed
Spanish	esforzarse, trabajar
Catalan	esforçar-se, treballar
Nouns	work	activity directed toward making or doing something
	work	a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing
	worker	sterile member of a colony of social insects that forages / forages for food and cares for the larvae
	worker	a person who works at a specific occupation
	worker	a person who acts and gets things done

English > *work*: 34 senses > verb 2, social
Meaning	Be employed.
Pattern	Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP
Examples	"Is your husband working again?" "My wife never worked" "Do you want to work after the age of 60?" "She never did any work because she inherited a lot of money" "She works as a waitress to put herself through college"
Synonym	do work
Caused by	work, put to work	Cause to work
Entailed by	practice, practise, exercise, do	carry out or practice
Narrower	bank	Be in the banking business
	drive	Work as a driver
	farm	Be a farmer
	fill, take, occupy	assume, as of positions or roles
	fink, scab, rat, blackleg	Take the place of work of someone on strike
	freelance	Work independently and on temporary contracts rather than for a long-term employer
	job	Work occasionally
	labor, labour, toil, fag, travail, grind, drudge, dig, moil	Work hard
	man	take charge of a certain job
	moonlight	Work a second job, usually after hours
	serve	Do duty or hold offices
	serve	Do military service
	slave, break one's back, buckle down, knuckle down	Work very hard, like a slave
	subcontract	Work under a subcontract
	tinker	Work as a tinker or tinkerer
	turn a trick	Have a customer, of a prostitute
Similar to	work, put to work	Cause to work
	work	Exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
	work	operate in a certain place, area, or specialty
Spanish	elaborar, trabajar
Catalan	elaborar, treballar
Nouns	work	the occupation for which you are paid
Nouns	worker	a person who works at a specific occupation

English > *work*: 34 senses > verb 3, social
Meaning	Have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected.
Pattern	Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP
Examples	"The voting process doesn't work as well as people thought" "How does your idea work in practice?" "This method doesn't work" "The medicine works only if you take it with a lot of water"
Synonym	act
Broader	succeed, win, come through, bring home the bacon, deliver the goods	attain success or reach a desired goal / goal
Similar to	bring, work, play, wreak, make for	Cause to happen / happen or to occur as a consequence
Spanish	funcionar
Catalan	funcionar
Adjectives	workable	capable of being done with means / means at hand and circumstances as they are
Nouns	work	a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing

English > *work*: 34 senses > verb 4, contact
Meaning	Perform as expected when applied.
Pattern	Something ----s
Model	These cars won't work
Example	"This old radio doesn't work anymore"
Synonyms	function, operate, go, run
Narrower	cut	Function as a cutting instrument
	double	Do double duty
	roll	Begin operating or running
	run	Be operating, running or functioning
	service, serve	Be used by
Opposite	malfunction, misfunction	fail to function or function improperly
Similar to	run	Be operating, running or functioning
Similar to	work	operate in or through
Spanish	funcionar, marchar, operar, trabajar
Catalan	funcionar, operar

English > *work*: 34 senses > verb 5, creation
Meaning	shape, form, or improve a material.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"work stone into tools" "work the metal"
Synonyms	work on, process
Narrower	coldwork, cold work	shape (metal) without heat
	hot-work	Roll, press, forge, or shape (metal) while hot
	overwork	Use too much
	rack	Work on a rack / rack
	rework, make over, retread	Use again in altered form
	till	Work land as by ploughing, harrowing, and manuring, in order to make it ready for cultivation
	tool	Work with a tool
Broader	transform, transmute, transubstantiate	change or alter in form, appearance, or nature
Similar to	shape, form, work, mold, mould, forge	make something, usually for a specific function
Spanish	procesar, trabajar, transformar
Catalan	processar, transformar, treballar
Adjectives	workable	capable of being done with means / means at hand and circumstances as they are

English > *work*: 34 senses > verb 6, body
Meaning	Give a workout to.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Model	They work the animals
Examples	"My personal trainer works me hard" "work one's muscles"
Synonyms	exercise, work out
Cause to	exercise, work out	Do physical exercise
Narrower	warm up	Cause to do preliminary exercises so as to stretch the muscles
Broader	work, put to work	Cause to work
Similar to	exercise, work out	Do physical exercise
Spanish	entrenar
Catalan	entrenar

English > *work*: 34 senses > verb 7, motion
Meaning	proceed along a path.
Pattern	Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP
Model	They work up the hill
Example	"work one's way through the crowd"
Synonym	make
Narrower	bushwhack	cut one's way through the woods or bush
	claw	Move as if by clawing, seizing, or digging
	jostle	make one's way by jostling, pushing, or shoving
Broader	pass	go across or through
Similar to	work	proceed towards a goal or along a path or through an activity

English > *work*: 34 senses > verb 8, social
Meaning	operate in a certain place, area, or specialty.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s PP
Model	They work in the city
Examples	"She works the night clubs" "The salesman works the Midwest" "This artist works mostly in acrylics"
Broader	work	Exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
Similar to	work, do work	Be employed
Spanish	trabajar
Nouns	work	activity directed toward making or doing something

English > *work*: 34 senses > verb 9, social
Meaning	proceed towards a goal or along a path or through an activity.
Pattern	Somebody ----s PP
Examples	"work your way through every problem or task" "She was working on her second martini when the guests arrived" "Start from the bottom and work towards the top"
Broader	go, proceed, move	Follow a procedure or take a course
Similar to	make, work	proceed along a path
Nouns	work	activity directed toward making or doing something

English > *work*: 34 senses > verb 10, motion
Meaning	Move in an agitated manner.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Example	"His fingers worked with tension"
Broader	move, displace	Cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense

English > *work*: 34 senses > verb 11, creation
Meaning	Cause to happen / happen or to occur as a consequence.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Example	"I cannot work a miracle"
Synonyms	bring, play, wreak, make for
Broader	make, create	make or cause to be or to become
Similar to	work, act	Have an effect or outcome
Spanish	provocar, traer
Adjectives	workable	capable of being done with means / means at hand and circumstances as they are

English > *work*: 34 senses > verb 12, social
Meaning	Cause to work.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Model	They work the animals
Example	"he is working his servants hard"
Synonym	put to work
Cause to	work, do work	Be employed
Narrower	cybernate, computerize, computerise	Control a function, process, or creation by a computer
	exercise, work, work out	Give a workout to
	overwork, exploit	Work excessively hard
	rack	put on a rack and pinion
	warm up	Cause to do preliminary exercises so as to stretch the muscles
Broader	use, utilize, utilise, apply, employ	put into service
Similar to	work, do work	Be employed
Nouns	work	activity directed toward making or doing something
Nouns	work	the occupation for which you are paid

English > *work*: 34 senses > verb 13, creation
Meaning	Prepare for crops.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Example	"Work the soil"
Synonyms	cultivate, crop
Category	farming, agriculture, husbandry	The practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
Entailed by	till	Work land as by ploughing, harrowing, and manuring, in order to make it ready for cultivation
Narrower	overcrop, overcultivate	To exhaust by excessive cultivation
Broader	fix, prepare, set up, ready, gear up, set	make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
Similar to	knead, work	make uniform
Spanish	cultivar
Catalan	conrear, cultivar

English > *work*: 34 senses > verb 14, stative
Meaning	Behave in a certain way when handled.
Pattern	Something ----s Adjective/Noun
Examples	"This dough does not work easily" "The soft metal works well"
Broader	be	Have the quality of being
Similar to	knead, work	make uniform

English > *work*: 34 senses > verb 15, social
Meaning	Have and exert influence or effect.
Pattern	Somebody ----s PP
Examples	"The artist's work influenced the young painter" "She worked on her friends to support the political candidate"
Synonyms	influence, act upon
Narrower	blackmail, blackjack, pressure	Exert pressure on someone through threats / threats
	carry, persuade, sway	win approval or support for
	color, colour	modify or bias
	dominate	Be in control
	fix	Influence an event or its outcome by illegal means
	get at	Influence by corruption
	imprint, form	Establish or impress firmly in the mind
	manipulate, pull strings, pull wires	Influence or control shrewdly or deviously
	militate	Have force or influence
	prejudice, prepossess	Influence (somebody's) opinion in advance
	swing, swing over	Influence decisively
Broader	affect, impact, bear upon, bear on, touch on, touch	Have an effect upon
Spanish	influenciar, influir
Catalan	influenciar, influir

English > *work*: 34 senses > verb 16, social
Meaning	operate in or through.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Example	"Work the phones"
Broader	operate, run	direct or control
Similar to	function, work, operate, go, run	Perform as expected when applied
Similar to	work	Cause to operate or function

English > *work*: 34 senses > verb 17, social
Meaning	Cause to operate or function.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"This pilot works the controls" "Can you work an electric drill?"
Broader	manage, deal, care, handle	Be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
Similar to	work	operate in or through
Adjectives	workable	capable of being done with means / means at hand and circumstances as they are

English > *work*: 34 senses > verb 18, perception
Meaning	Provoke or excite.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody
Example	"The rock musician worked the crowd of young girls into a frenzy"
Broader	stimulate, excite, stir	Stir feelings in
Similar to	exploit, work	Use or manipulate to one's advantage
Similar to	work	gratify and charm, usually in order to influence
Spanish	llevar

English > *work*: 34 senses > verb 19, emotion
Meaning	gratify and charm, usually in order to influence.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody
Example	"the political candidate worked the crowds"
Broader	capture, enamour, trance, catch, becharm, enamor, captivate, beguile, charm, fascinate, bewitch, entrance, enchant	attract
Similar to	work	Provoke or excite

English > *work*: 34 senses > verb 20, creation
Meaning	make something, usually for a specific function.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP
Example	"Work the metal into a sword"
Synonyms	shape, form, mold, mould, forge
Narrower	beat	shape by beating
	carve	form by carving
	cast, mold, mould	form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold
	chip	form by chipping
	cut out	form and create by cutting out
	grind	Shape or form by grinding
	handbuild, hand-build, coil	make without a potter's wheel
	hill	form into a hill
	layer	make or form a layer
	machine	Turn, shape, mold, or otherwise finish by machinery
	model, mold, mould	form in clay, wax, etc
	mound	form into a rounded elevation
	preform	form or shape beforehand or determine the shape of beforehand
	preform	form into a shape resembling the final / final, desired one
	puddle	subject to puddling or form by puddling
	reshape, remold	shape again or shape differently
	roughcast	shape roughly
	sculpt, sculpture	create by shaping stone / stone or wood or any other hard material
	sinter	Cause (ores or powdery metals) to become a coherent mass by heating without melting
	stamp	form or cut out with a mold, form, or die
	swage, upset	form metals with a swage
	throw	make on a potter's wheel
Broader	create from raw material, create from raw stuff	make from scratch
Similar to	work, work on, process	shape, form, or improve a material
Spanish	constituir, falsificar, forjar, formar, fraguar, modelar, moldear, plasmar
Catalan	constituir, donar forma, falsificar, forjar, formar, modelar

English > *work*: 34 senses > verb 21, contact
Meaning	Move into or onto.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s PP
Examples	"work the raisins into the dough" "the student worked a few jokes into his presentation" "work the body onto the flatbed truck"
Narrower	stir	mix or add by stirring
Broader	move, displace	Cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
Spanish	agregar, añadir

English > *work*: 34 senses > verb 22, contact
Meaning	make uniform.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Example	"work the clay until it is soft"
Synonym	knead
Narrower	masticate	grind and knead
Narrower	proof	knead to reach proper lightness
Broader	manipulate	hold something in one's hands and move it
Similar to	cultivate, crop, work	Prepare for crops
Similar to	work	Behave in a certain way when handled
Spanish	amasar, trabajar
Catalan	amassar, pastar

English > *work*: 34 senses > verb 23, consumption
Meaning	Use or manipulate to one's advantage.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Examples	"She knows how to work the system" "he works his parents for sympathy"
Synonym	exploit
Narrower	avail, help	Take or use
	make hay	Turn to one's advantage
	play	Use to one's advantage
	prey, feed	profit from in an exploitatory manner
	use	seek or achieve an end by using to one's advantage
Broader	use, utilize, utilise, apply, employ	put into service
Similar to	work	Provoke or excite
Spanish	aprovechar, exploit, explotar
Catalan	aprofitar, explotar

English > *work*: 34 senses > verb 24, cognition
Meaning	Find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning / meaning of.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"Work out your problems with the boss" "this unpleasant situation isn't going to work itself out" "He could not work the math problem"
Synonyms	solve, work out, figure out, puzzle out, lick
Entails	reason	Think logically
Narrower	answer	Give the correct answer or solution to
	answer, resolve	understand the meaning / meaning of
	break	Find the solution or key to
	guess, infer	guess correctly
	riddle	explain a riddle
	strike	arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing
Broader	understand	know and comprehend the nature or meaning / meaning of
Spanish	deducir, resolver, solucionar, solver
Catalan	resoldre, solucionar
Adjectives	workable	capable of being done with means / means at hand and circumstances as they are

English > *work*: 34 senses > verb 25, change
Meaning	Cause to undergo fermentation.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Example	"The vintner worked the wine in big oak vats"
Synonym	ferment
Cause to	sour, turn, ferment, work	Go sour / sour or spoil
Narrower	vinify	convert a juice into wine by fermentation
Broader	convert	change the nature, purpose, or function of something
Similar to	sour, turn, ferment, work	Go sour / sour or spoil
Spanish	fermentar

English > *work*: 34 senses > verb 26, change
Meaning	Go sour / sour or spoil.
Pattern	Something ----s
Example	"The wine worked"
Synonyms	sour, turn, ferment
Caused by	ferment, work	Cause to undergo fermentation
Entailed by	brew	Prepare by brewing
Broader	change state, turn	Undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
Similar to	ferment, work	Cause to undergo fermentation
Spanish	agrazarse, agriarse, amargar, asperear, avinagrarse, elaborar, fermentar
Catalan	acidificar, agrejar, agrir-se, amargar, asprejar, avinagrar-se, elaborar, fermentar, picar-se, repuntar-se

English > *work*: 34 senses > verb 27, change
Meaning	arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion.
Pattern	Something ----s Adjective/Noun
Example	"The stitches of the hem worked loose after she wore the skirt many times"
Broader	become, go, get	Enter or assume a certain state or condition

HyperDic: work