Word

work, n.
(works)
freq. cnt. 212

activity directed toward making or doing something
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 90 freq. cnt.: 90

work

sample sentences

"she checked several points needing further work"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

work work work work

semantic pointers

hyponym

hypernym

activity

a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing
<noun.artifact> freq. cnt.: 76 freq. cnt.: 76

piece of work work

sample sentences

"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"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

work work

semantic pointers

hyponym

follow-up, followup handiwork, handicraft, handcraft, handwork ironwork lacework lacquerware leatherwork masterpiece, chef-d'oeuvre metalwork openwork polychrome silverwork caning, wicker, wickerwork woodwork work in progress workpiece publication

hypernym

product, production

the occupation for which you are paid
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 36 freq. cnt.: 27 freq. cnt.: 9

employment work

sample sentences

"he is looking for employment"
"a lot of people are out of work"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

work work

semantic pointers

hyponym

coaching, coaching job booking, engagement ministry sailing, seafaring, navigation workload, work load piecework service telecommuting, teleworking services public service paper route

hypernym

job, business, occupation, line, line of work

applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading)
<noun.cognition> freq. cnt.: 28 freq. cnt.: 17 freq. cnt.: 11

study work

sample sentences

"mastering a second language requires a lot of work"
"no schools offer graduate study in interior design"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

studious study study study

semantic pointers

hypernym

learning, acquisition

(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
<noun.phenomenon> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 5

work