clothing worn for doing manual labor
<noun.artifact>

work clothes

work clothing

work-clothes

work-clothing

clothing worn for doing manual labor
<noun.artifact>

work clothes

work clothing

work-clothes

work-clothing

occasion when workers continue to work as a protest against e.g. proposed dismissal or closure of the factory
<noun.act>

work-in

heavy-duty shirts worn for manual or physical work
<noun.artifact>

work-shirt

disinclined to work or exertion
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2

faineant

indolent

lazy

otiose

slothful

work-shy

sample sentences

"faineant kings under whose rule the country languished"
"an indolent hanger-on"
"too lazy to wash the dishes"
"shiftless idle youth"
"slothful employees"
"the unemployed are not necessarily work-shy"

an educational plan in which students alternate between paid employment and formal study
<noun.act>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

work-study program

capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 11 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

executable

feasible

practicable

viable

workable

found in the ordinary course of events
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everyday

mundane

quotidian

routine

unremarkable

workaday

sample sentences

"a placid everyday scene"
"it was a routine day"
"there's nothing quite like a real...train conductor to add color to a quotidian commute"- Anita Diamant

person with a compulsive need to work
<noun.person>

workaholic

compulsiveness about working
<noun.attribute>

workaholism

container for holding implements and materials for work (especially for sewing)
<noun.artifact>

workbag

workbasket

workbox

container for holding implements and materials for work (especially for sewing)
<noun.artifact>

workbag

workbasket

workbox

a strong worktable for a carpenter or mechanic
<noun.artifact>   freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 1

bench

work bench

workbench

a horizontal board that provides a supported surface for manual work
<noun.artifact>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

work-board

workboard

a student's book or booklet containing problems with spaces for solving them
<noun.communication>

workbook

container for holding implements and materials for work (especially for sewing)
<noun.artifact>

workbag

workbasket

workbox

the amount of time that a worker must work for an agreed daily wage
<noun.time>

workday

working day

sample sentences

"they work an 8-hour day"

a day on which work is done
<noun.time>

work day

workday

working day

(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4

aroused

emotional

excited

worked up

sample sentences

"he would become emotional over nothing at all"
"she was worked up about all the noise"

a person who works at a specific occupation
<noun.person>   freq. cnt.: 29 freq. cnt.: 29

worker

sample sentences

"he is a good worker"

sterile member of a colony of social insects that forages for food and cares for the larvae
<noun.animal>   freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4

worker

a member of the working class (not necessarily employed)
<noun.person>   freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4

prole

proletarian

worker

sample sentences

"workers of the world--unite!"

a person who acts and gets things done
<noun.person>

actor

doer

worker

sample sentences

"he's a principal actor in this affair"
"when you want something done get a doer"
"he's a miracle worker"

sterile bee specialized to collect food and maintain the hive
<noun.animal>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

worker bee

an associate that one works with
<noun.person>   freq. cnt.: 11 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1

co-worker

colleague

fellow worker

workfellow

progress (or rate of progress) in work being done
<noun.act>

work flow

workflow

the force of workers available
<noun.group>   freq. cnt.: 41 freq. cnt.: 35 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

hands

manpower

men

work force

workforce

a horse used for plowing and hauling and other heavy labor
<noun.animal>

workhorse

machine that performs dependably under heavy use
<noun.artifact>

workhorse

sample sentences

"the IBM main frame computers have been the workhorse of the business world"

a county jail that holds prisoners for periods up to 18 months
<noun.artifact>

workhouse

a poorhouse where able-bodied poor are compelled to labor
<noun.artifact>

workhouse

actively engaged in paid work
<adj.all>   (a)   (p)   freq. cnt.: 14 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 7

on the job

working

sample sentences

"the working population"
"the ratio of working men to unemployed"
"a working mother"
"robots can be on the job day and night"

adequate for practical use; especially sufficient in strength or numbers to accomplish something
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

working

sample sentences

"the party has a working majority in the House"
"a working knowledge of Spanish"

serving to permit or facilitate further work or activity
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

working

sample sentences

"discussed the working draft of a peace treaty"
"they need working agreements with their neighbor states on interstate projects"

(of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing
<adj.all>   (a)   (a)   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

functional

operative

running

working

sample sentences

"in running (or working) order"
"a functional set of brakes"

adopted as a temporary basis for further work
<adj.all>   (a)   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

working

sample sentences

"a working draft"
"a working hypothesis"

a mine or quarry that is being or has been worked
<noun.artifact>

working

workings

an informal agreement to work together
<noun.communication>

working agreement

assets available for use in the production of further assets
<noun.possession>   freq. cnt.: 17 freq. cnt.: 15 freq. cnt.: 2

capital

working capital

a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
<noun.group>   freq. cnt.: 22 freq. cnt.: 20 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

labor

labour

proletariat

working class

sample sentences

"there is a shortage of skilled labor in this field"