Job vs. Work: Know the Difference
By Shumaila Saeed || Updated on December 26, 2023
Job is a specific role or position of employment, while work refers to physical or mental effort done to achieve a purpose or result.
Key Differences
A job is a specific task or role, often formal and paid, within an organization or company. Work, on the other hand, encompasses a broader range of activities, not limited to paid or formal roles, and can include any effort exerted for a purpose.
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In common usage, a job usually refers to one's employment or career, a specific position held. Work is a more general term, referring to tasks, projects, or activities, regardless of whether they are part of a job.
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From a personal standpoint, a job can define one's identity and social status, often associated with a title or profession. Work, however, can be seen as a broader concept that includes not just professional tasks but also personal projects and activities.
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Economically, a job is often associated with a regular income, benefits, and legal contracts. Work, in contrast, may not always involve compensation or formal agreements and can include voluntary efforts, hobbies, or household chores.
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In society, a job is often valued for stability and security it provides. Work, however, can be perceived in various ways, ranging from a necessary chore to a fulfilling activity, depending on the nature and purpose of the work.
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Comparison Chart
Definition
A paid position of regular employment
Physical or mental effort to accomplish something
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Nature
Formal, specific, and often contractual
Broader, includes informal and unpaid efforts
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Context
Professional and employment-related
General, encompasses all types of tasks
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Social and Economic Role
Often tied to identity and financial stability
Can be unpaid, voluntary, or personal projects
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Job and Work Definitions
Job
A paid position of regular employment.
She got a new job as a graphic designer.
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Work
Activity involving mental or physical effort done to achieve a purpose.
After hours of work, she finally solved the complex equation.
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Job
A specific task or duty within a profession.
His job is to manage the company's social media accounts.
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Work
The labor, task, or duty that is one's accustomed means of livelihood.
Her work as a nurse is extremely demanding.
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Job
A role or position within an organization.
She has been doing an excellent job as team leader.
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Work
Physical or mental effort or activity directed toward the production or accomplishment of something
Cleaning the basement was a lot of work.
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Job
A task or piece of work, especially one that is paid.
He took a job as a waiter to pay for his studies.
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Work
Such effort or activity by which one makes a living; employment
Looking for work.
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Job
A regular activity performed in exchange for payment, especially as one's trade, occupation, or profession
Her job is doing drug research.
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Work
A trade, profession, or other means of livelihood
His work is fixing cars.
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Work
The part of a day devoted to an occupation or undertaking
Met her after work.
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Job
A specified duty or responsibility
Your job is to watch the kids while we're away.
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Work
Something that one is doing, making, or performing, especially as an occupation or undertaking; a duty or task
Begin the day's work.
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Job
(Informal) A difficult or strenuous task
It's a real job getting people to help out at these events.
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Job
A specific piece of work to be done for a set fee
An expensive repair job.
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Work
The action or effect of an agency
The antibiotic seems to be doing its work.
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Work
Something that has been produced or accomplished through the effort, activity, or agency of a person or thing
This scheme was the work of a criminal mastermind. Erosion is the work of wind, water, and time.
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Job
Something resulting from or produced by work
I like the job they did on those shrubs.
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Work
An act; a deed
"I have seen all the works that are done under the sun.
And, behold, all is vanity" (Ecclesiastes 1:14).
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An operation done to improve one's appearance, or the result of such an operation. Often used in combination
A face job.
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Work
An artistic creation, such as a painting, sculpture, or literary or musical composition, or a creative result of other human activity
An early work of Matisse.
A scholarly work of great importance.
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Job
(Computers) A program application that may consist of several steps but is performed as a single logical unit.
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Work
Works The output of a writer, artist, or composer considered or collected as a whole
The works of Bach.
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Job
(Informal) A state of affairs
Their marriage was a bad job from the start. It's a good job that we left early to avoid the traffic.
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Job
(Informal) An example of a specified type, especially of something made or constructed. Often used in combination
A new building that is just another glass and steel job.
A cowboy hat that is one of those ten-gallon jobs.
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Work
A material or piece of material being processed in a machine during manufacture
Work to be turned in the lathe.
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Works (used with a sing. or pl. verb) A factory, plant, or similar building or complex of buildings where a specific type of business or industry is carried on. Often used in combination
A steelworks.
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Work
Abbr. w(Physics) The transfer of energy from one physical system to another, especially the application of a force to move a body in a certain direction. It is calculated as the product of the force and the distance over which it is applied and is expressed in joules, ergs, and foot-pounds.
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To arrange for (contracted work) to be done in portions by others; subcontract.
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Works Moral or righteous acts or deeds
Salvation by faith rather than works.
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Work
(Informal) The full range of possibilities; everything. Used with the
Ordered a pizza with the works.
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Work
(Slang) A thorough beating or other severe treatment. Used with the
Took him outside and gave him the works.
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Job
An economic role for which a person is paid.
That surgeon has a great job.
He's been out of a job since being made redundant in January.
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Work
To exert oneself physically or mentally in order to do, make, or accomplish something.
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Job
(computing) A task, or series of tasks, carried out in batch mode (especially on a mainframe computer).
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Work
To function or operate in the desired or required way
The telephone hasn't worked since the thunderstorm.
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Work
To have a given effect or outcome
Our friendship works best when we speak our minds.
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Job
A public transaction done for private profit; something performed ostensibly as a part of official duty, but really for private gain; a corrupt official business.
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Work
To have the desired effect or outcome; prove successful
This recipe seems to work.
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Job
Any affair or event which affects one, whether fortunately or unfortunately.
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Work
To exert an influence. Used with on or upon
Worked on her to join the group.
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Job
(colloquial) A thing (often used in a vague way to refer to something whose name one cannot recall).
Pass me that little job with the screw thread on it.
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Work
To arrive at a specified condition through gradual or repeated movement
The stitches worked loose.
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Job
The police as a profession, act of policing, or an individual police officer.
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Work
To proceed or progress slowly and laboriously
Worked through the underbrush.
Worked through my problems in therapy.
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Work
To move in an agitated manner, as with emotion
Her mouth worked with fear.
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Work
To behave in a specified way when handled or processed
Not all metals work easily.
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Work
To strain in heavy seas so that the joints give slightly and the fastenings become slack. Used of a boat or ship.
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Job
To subcontract a project or delivery in small portions to a number of contractors.
We wanted to sell a turnkey plant, but they jobbed out the contract to small firms.
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Job
(intransitive) To seek private gain under pretence of public service; to turn public matters to private advantage.
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Work
To undergo small motions that result in friction and wear
The gears work against each other.
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Work
To cause to operate or function; actuate, use, or manage
Worked the controls.
Can work a lathe.
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Work
To shape or forge
"Each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor" (Edgar Allan Poe).
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Job
A piece of chance or occasional work; any definite work undertaken in gross for a fixed price; as, he did the job for a thousand dollars.
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Job
A public transaction done for private profit; something performed ostensibly as a part of official duty, but really for private gain; a corrupt official business.
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Work
To knead, stir, or otherwise manipulate in preparation
Work the dough before shaping it.
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Job
Any affair or event which affects one, whether fortunately or unfortunately.
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Work
To bring to a specified condition by gradual or repeated effort or work
Finally worked the window open.
Worked the slaves to death.
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Work
To make, achieve, or pay for by work or effort
Worked her way to the top.
Worked his passage on the ship.
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Job
A task, or the execution of a task; as, Michelangelo did a great job on the David statue.
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Work
(Informal) To arrange or contrive. Often used with it
Worked it so that her weekends are free.
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Job
A task or coordinated set of tasks for a multitasking computer, submitted for processing as a single unit, usually for execution in background. See job control language.
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Job
The hero of the book of that name in the Old Testament; the prototypical patient man.
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Work
To gratify, cajole, or enchant artfully, especially for the purpose of influencing
The politician worked the crowd. The comedian worked the room with flawless rhythm.
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Job
To do or cause to be done by separate portions or lots; to sublet (work); as, to job a contract.
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Work
To use or manipulate to one's own advantage; exploit
Learned how to work the system.
Worked his relatives for sympathy.
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Job
To buy and sell, as a broker; to purchase of importers or manufacturers for the purpose of selling to retailers; as, to job goods.
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Work
To carry on an operation or function in or through
The agent who works that area.
Working the phones for donations.
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To hire or let by the job or for a period of service; as, to job a carriage.
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To do chance work for hire; to work by the piece; to do petty work.
Authors of all work, to job for the season.
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Job
To seek private gain under pretense of public service; to turn public matters to private advantage.
And judges job, and bishops bite the town.
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Work
The place where one is employed.
He hasn’t come home yet; he’s still at work.
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Job
The principal activity in your life that you do to earn money;
He's not in my line of business
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Work
(by extension) One's employer.
I want to go to the reunion concert, but I'm not sure if my work will give me the time off.
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Job
A specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee;
Estimates of the city's loss on that job ranged as high as a million dollars
The job of repairing the engine took several hours
The endless task of classifying the samples
The farmer's morning chores
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Job
The performance of a piece of work;
She did an outstanding job as Ophelia
He gave it up as a bad job
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Work
Effort expended on a particular task.
Holding a brick over your head is hard work. It takes a lot of work to write a dictionary.
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Work
Sustained human effort to overcome obstacles and achieve a result.
We know what we must do. Let's go to work.
We don't have much time. Let's get to work piling up those sandbags.
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Job
An object worked on; a result produced by working;
He held the job in his left hand and worked on it with his right
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Work
Something on which effort is expended.
There's lots of work waiting for me at the office.
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Job
A state of difficulty that needs to be resolved;
She and her husband are having problems
It is always a job to contact him
Urban problems such as traffic congestion and smog
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Work
(physics) A measure of energy expended in moving an object; most commonly, force times distance. No work is done if the object does not move.
Work is done against friction to drag a bag along the ground.
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A damaging piece of work;
Dry rot did the job of destroying the barn
The barber did a real job on my hair
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Job
A crime (especially a robbery);
The gang pulled off a bank job in St. Louis
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A Jewish hero in the Old Testament who maintained his faith in God in spite of afflictions that tested him
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Work
The result of a particular manner of production.
There's a lot of guesswork involved.
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Work
Something produced using the specified material or tool.
We've got some paperwork to do before we can get started. The piece was decorated with intricate filigree work.
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(computer science) a program application that may consist of several steps but is a single logical unit
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(countable) A literary, artistic, or intellectual production.
It is a work of art.
The poetic works of Alexander Pope
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A book in the Old Testament containing Job's pleas to God about his afflictions and God's reply
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Work
(countable) A fortification.
William the Conqueror fortified many castles, throwing up new ramparts, bastions and all manner of works.
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Work
The equipment needed to inject a drug (syringes, needles, swabs etc.)
Tell me you're using clean works at least.
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Invest at a risk;
I bought this house not because I want to live in it but to sell it later at a good price, so I am speculating
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Work
(intransitive) To do a specific task by employing physical or mental powers.
He’s working in a bar.
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Job
A piece of work, especially a specific task done as part of a routine.
Finishing the report by Friday is my main job this week.
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Work
Followed by in (or at, etc.) Said of one's workplace (building), or one's department, or one's trade (sphere of business).
I work in a national park
She works in the human resources department
He mostly works in logging, but sometimes works in carpentry
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Followed by for. Said of a company or individual who employs.
She works for Microsoft
He works for the president
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Followed by with. General use, said of either fellow employees or instruments or clients.
I work closely with my Canadian counterparts
You work with computers
She works with the homeless people from the suburbs
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Work
(transitive) To effect by gradual degrees.
He worked his way through the crowd
The dye worked its way through
Using some tweezers, she worked the bee sting out of her hand
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Work
(transitive) To exhaust, by working.
The mine was worked until the last scrap of ore had been extracted.
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(transitive) To shape, form, or improve a material.
He used pliers to work the wire into shape.
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(transitive) To operate in a certain place, area, or speciality.
She works the night clubs
The salesman works the Midwest
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(transitive) To provoke or excite; to influence.
The rock musician worked the crowd of young girls into a frenzy.
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(transitive) To use or manipulate to one’s advantage.
She knows how to work the system.
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To cause to happen or to occur as a consequence.
I cannot work a miracle.
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(intransitive) To function correctly; to act as intended; to achieve the goal designed for.
He pointed at the car and asked, "Does it work"?;
He looked at the bottle of pain pills, wondering if they would work;
My plan didn’t work
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Work
(intransitive) To move in an agitated manner.
His fingers worked with tension.
A ship works in a heavy sea.
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(intransitive) To behave in a certain way when handled
This dough does not work easily;
The soft metal works well
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Work
To cause (someone) to feel (something); to do unto somebody (something, whether good or bad).
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To pull off; to wear, perform, etc. successfully or to advantage.
I would never have thought those pieces would go together, but she is working it like nobody's business.
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Work
Exertion of strength or faculties; physical or intellectual effort directed to an end; industrial activity; toil; employment; sometimes, specifically, physical labor.
Man hath his daily work of body or mindAppointed.
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Work
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.
Come on, Nerissa; I have work in handThat you yet know not of.
In every work that he began . . . he did it with all his heart, and prospered.
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Work
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.
To leave no rubs or blotches in the work.
The work some praise,And some the architect.
Fancy . . . Wild work produces oft, and most in dreams.
The composition or dissolution of mixed bodies . . . is the chief work of elements.
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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.
I am glad I have found this napkin; . . . I'll have the work ta'en out,And give 't Iago.
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Work
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.
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Manner of working; management; treatment; as, unskillful work spoiled the effect.
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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.
Energy is the capacity of doing work . . . Work is the transference of energy from one system to another.
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Performance of moral duties; righteous conduct.
He shall reward every man according to his works.
Faith, if it hath not works, is dead.
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The causing of motion against a resisting force, measured by the product of the force into the component of the motion resolved along the direction of the force.
Energy is the capacity of doing work. . . . Work is the transference of energy from one system to another.
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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.
O thou good Kent, how shall I live and work,To match thy goodness?
Go therefore now, and work; for there shall no straw be given you.
Whether we work or play, or sleep or wake,Our life doth pass.
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Hence, in a general sense, to operate; to act; to perform; as, a machine works well.
We bend to that the working of the heart.
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Hence, figuratively, to be effective; to have effect or influence; to conduce.
We know that all things work together for good to them that love God.
This so wrought upon the child, that afterwards he desired to be taught.
She marveled how she could ever have been wrought upon to marry him.
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Work
To carry on business; to be engaged or employed customarily; to perform the part of a laborer; to labor; to toil.
They that work in fine flax . . . shall be confounded.
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Work
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.
Confused with working sands and rolling waves.
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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.
Till body up to spirit work, in boundsProportioned to each kind.
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Work
To act or operate on the stomach and bowels, as a cathartic.
Purges . . . work best, that is, cause the blood so to do, . . . in warm weather or in a warm room.
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To labor or operate upon; to give exertion and effort to; to prepare for use, or to utilize, by labor.
He could have told them of two or three gold mines, and a silver mine, and given the reason why they forbare to work them at that time.
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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.
Each herb he knew, that works or good or ill.
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Work
To produce by slow degrees, or as if laboriously; to bring gradually into any state by action or motion.
So the pure, limpid stream, when foul with stainsOf rushing torrents and descending rains,Works itself clear, and as it runs, refines,Till by degrees the floating mirror shines.
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To form with a needle and thread or yarn; especially, to embroider; as, to work muslin.
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To set in motion or action; to direct the action of; to keep at work; to govern; to manage; as, to work a machine.
Knowledge in building and working ships.
Now, Marcus, thy virtue's the proof;Put forth thy utmost strength, work every nerve.
The mariners all 'gan work the ropes,Where they were wont to do.
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Work
To cause to ferment, as liquor.
Tears of joy for your returning spilt,Work out and expiate our former guilt.
The sun, that rolls his chariot o'er their heads,Works up more fire and color in their cheeks.
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Activity directed toward making or doing something;
She checked several points needing further work
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A product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing;
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
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Work
The occupation for which you are paid;
He is looking for employment
A lot of people are out of work
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Applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading);
Mastering a second language requires a lot of work
No schools offer graduate study in interior design
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Work
The total output of a writer or artist (or a substantial part of it);
He studied the entire Wagnerian oeuvre
Picasso's work can be divided into periods
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Work
(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;
Work equals force times distance
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Work
Exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity;
I will work hard to improve my grades
She worked hard for better living conditions for the poor
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Work
Be employed;
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
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Work
Have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected;
The voting process doesn't work as well as people thought
How does your idea work in practice?
This method doesn't work
The breaks of my new car act quickly
The medicine works only if you take it with a lot of water
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Work
Perform as expected when applied;
The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in
Does this old car still run well?
This old radio doesn't work anymore
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Work
Shape, form, or improve a material;
Work stone into tools
Process iron
Work the metal
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Work
Give a work-out to;
Some parents exercise their infants
My personal trainer works me hard
Work one's muscles
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Work
Proceed along a path;
Work one's way through the crowd
Make one's way into the forest
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Work
Operate in a certain place, area, or specialty;
She works the night clubs
The salesman works the Midwest
This artist works mostly in acrylics
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Work
Proceed towards a goal or along a path or through an activity;
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
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Work
Cause to happen or to occur as a consequence;
I cannot work a miracle
Wreak havoc
Bring comments
Play a joke
The rain brought relief to the drought-stricken area
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Work
Behave in a certain way when handled;
This dough does not work easily
The soft metal works well
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Work
Have and exert influence or effect;
The artist's work influenced the young painter
She worked on her friends to support the political candidate
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Work
Cause to operate or function;
This pilot works the controls
Can you work an electric drill?
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Work
Provoke or excite;
The rock musician worked the crowd of young girls into a frenzy
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Work
Gratify and charm, usually in order to influence;
The political candidate worked the crowds
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Work
Make something, usually for a specific function;
She molded the riceballs carefully
Form cylinders from the dough
Shape a figure
Work the metal into a sword
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Work
Move into or onto;
Work the raisins into the dough
The student worked a few jokes into his presentation
Work the body onto the flatbed truck
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Work
Use or manipulate to one's advantage;
He exploit the new taxation system
She knows how to work the system
He works his parents for sympathy
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Work
Find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of;
Did you solve the problem?
Work out your problems with the boss
This unpleasant situation isn't going to work itself out
Did you get it?
Did you get my meaning?
He could not work the math problem
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Work
Cause to undergo fermentation;
We ferment the grapes for a very long time to achieve high alcohol content
The vintner worked the wine in big oak vats
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Work
Go sour or spoil;
The milk has soured
The wine worked
The cream has turned--we have to throw it out
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Work
Arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion;
The stitches of the hem worked loose after she wore the skirt many times
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Work
Exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something.
Landscaping the garden was hard work but rewarding.
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Work
A task, project, or function performed to achieve a result.
Her work in the community has been highly praised.
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Work
The place where one is employed or where one goes to do their job.
He goes to work by train every morning.
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Repeatedly Asked Queries
Is a job always paid?
Typically, a job is a paid position, though unpaid internships exist.
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Can work be a hobby?
Yes, work can include hobbies or activities done for personal satisfaction.
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Is a job always full-time?
No, jobs can be full-time, part-time, temporary, or freelance.
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Can work be unpaid?
Yes, work includes both paid and unpaid efforts like volunteer work.
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Can work include household chores?
Yes, household chores are considered work, though usually unpaid.
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Can work be creative?
Absolutely, work can be highly creative, like in arts or writing.
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Do jobs have a fixed schedule?
Many do, but flexible and freelance jobs have variable schedules.
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Can a person have multiple jobs?
Yes, it's possible to have more than one job.
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Does work contribute to personal development?
Yes, both paid and unpaid work can contribute to personal growth.
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Is job satisfaction important?
Yes, job satisfaction is key to overall happiness and productivity.
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Is a job the same as a career?
A job is a specific position, while a career is a series of related jobs.
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Does a job define one's social status?
It can, as jobs are often linked to social identity and status.
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Can work be done remotely?
Yes, many types of work can be done remotely, especially with technology.
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Does a job require a contract?
Most formal jobs involve some form of contract or agreement.
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Is job security important?
Yes, job security is a significant concern for most people.
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Are jobs sector-specific?
Jobs are typically categorized by sectors like healthcare, IT, etc.
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Can work be a passion?
Yes, for many, work is a pursuit of passion or a calling.
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Is work always task-based?
Often, but it can also be goal or project-oriented.
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Does work require training?
Some work requires training or education, but not all.
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