work
noun (ACTIVITY) /wɜːk/
/wɝːk/ Definition
A1 [U] an activity, such as a job, that a person uses physical or mental effort to do, usually for money: I've got so much work to do. Carrying heavy loads around all day is hard work. What time do you start/finish work? Adrian does most of the work around the house. What sort of work are you experienced in? She tends to wear quite smart clothes for work. Roger's work involves a lot of travelling.Work, working and the workplaceWorking hours and periods of work A2 [U] the material used by someone at work, or what they produce: I'll have to take this work home with me and finish it there. All the furniture is the work of residents here.Products and producersBuying and selling in general
(Definition of work noun (ACTIVITY) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
© Cambridge University Press)
Browse related topics
You are looking at an entry to do with Work, working and the workplace, but you might be interested in these topics from the Working topic area:
Browse the Dictionary
Browse the Thesaurus
More Results for “work”
SMART Thesaurus
Synonyms and related words:
- a long way to go idiom
- act as sth phrasal verb
- all work and no play (makes Jack a dull boy) idiom
- assignment noun
- be at work idiom
- graft noun (WORK)
- hammer away at sth phrasal verb
- handiwork noun
- hold down a job idiom
- hot-desk verb
- hot-desking noun
- practising adjective (WORK)
- pull/get your finger out idiom
- run around after sb phrasal verb
- run yourself into the ground idiom
- rush job noun
- short-handed adjective
- take sth in phrasal verb (WORK)
- workload noun
- workplace noun
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Word of the Day
a cloud on the horizon
something which threatens to cause problems or unhappiness in the future
Blog
Read our blog about how the English language behaves.
New Words
Find words and meanings that have just started to be used in English, and let us know what you think of them.
