work
//wɜːrk//
Noun
Activity involving mental or physical effort done in order to achieve a purpose or result.
Building a house requires a lot of hard work.
A job or employment; paid occupation.
She is looking for work.
A place where one is employed; one's workplace.
I usually leave work at 5 p.m.
Something produced as a result of effort; a product of labor, especially a creative or artistic production.
This painting is one of her best works.
The operation or functioning of something; the way something operates.
I don't understand the work of this machine.
Synonym
Verb
To be engaged in physical or mental activity in order to achieve a result; to do work.
She works hard every day to finish her projects.
To be employed; to have a job.
She works at a hospital.
To function or operate properly or effectively.
The printer isn't working properly.
To cause to operate or function; to make something work.
Do you know how to work this machine?
To shape, form, or process a material.
She worked the clay into a bowl.