
Work
Work appears in the following tongue twister:
- A lady sees a pot-mender at work at his barrow in the street.
"Are you copper-bottoming 'em, man?"
"No, I'm aluminiuming 'em, Mam."
Work appears in the following pangram (a sentence using every letter of the alphabet at least once):
- Just work for improved basic techniques to maximize your typing skill. (59 letters)
Work appears in the following palindrome (phrase that reads the same backward as forward):
- Trade tin UFOs’ work cats in; I stack rows of united art.
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Work is sometimes a misspelling of walk, woke, worked, workers, working or works.
The word work is considered to be an easy one, according to the Dale-Chall word list, which includes 3000 words that all fourth-grade American students should know and understand.
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Definition of the noun work
What does work mean as a name of something?
Work is one of the top 50 most common nouns in the English language.View more statistics!
noun - plural: works
- activity directed toward making or doing something
- example: she checked several points needing further work
- lexical domain: Acts - nouns denoting acts or actions
- more generic word: activity = any specific behavior
- more specific terms:
- lavation / washing / wash = the work of cleansing
- action = the most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field
- job = a damaging piece of work
- job = the performance of a piece of work
- operation / procedure = a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work
- service = work done by one person or group that benefits another
- polishing / shining = the work of making something smooth and shiny by rubbing or waxing it
- heavy lifting = difficult work
- housewifery = the work of a housewife
- housekeeping / housework = the work of cleaning and running a house
- ironing = the work of using heat to smooth washed clothes in order to remove any wrinkles
- make-work / busywork = active work of little value
- logging = the work of cutting down trees for timber
- unfinished business / loose end = work that is left incomplete
- nightwork = work to be done at night
- paperwork = work that involves handling papers: forms or letters or reports etc.
- social service / welfare work = an organized activity to improve the condition of disadvantaged people in society
- labour / labor / toil = productive work
- substituting / subbing = working as a substitute for someone who is ill or on leave of absence
- investigating / investigation = the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically
- attention / tending / care / aid = the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
- duty = work that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons
- missionary work / mission = the organized work of a religious missionary
- spadework = dull or routine preliminary work preparing for an undertaking
- timework = work paid for at a rate per unit of time
- undertaking / project / labor / task = any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
- coursework = work assigned to and done by a student during a course of study
- a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing
- examples: 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 domain: Artifacts - nouns denoting man-made objects
- synonym of work: piece of work
- more generic words: product / production = an artifact that has been created by someone or some process
- more specific terms:
- follow-up / followup = a piece of work that exploits or builds on earlier work
- handicraft / handcraft / handiwork / handwork = a work produced by hand labor
- ironwork = work made of iron
- lacework = work consisting of (or resembling) lace fabric
- lacquerware = a decorative work made of wood and covered with lacquer and often inlaid with ivory or precious metals
- leatherwork = work made of leather
- chef-d'oeuvre / masterpiece = the most outstanding work of a creative artist or craftsman
- metalwork = the metal parts of something
- openwork = ornamental work (such as embroidery or latticework) having a pattern of openings
- polychrome = a piece of work composed of or decorated in many colors
- silverwork = decorative work made of silver
- wickerwork / caning / wicker = work made of interlaced slender branches
- woodwork = work made of wood
- work in progress = a piece of work that is not yet finished
- workpiece = work consisting of a piece of metal being machined
- publication = a copy of a printed work offered for distribution
- the occupation for which you are paid
- example: a lot of people are out of work
- lexical domain: Acts - nouns denoting acts or actions
- synonym of work: employment
- more generic terms: business / job / line / line of work / occupation = the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
- more specific terms:
- coaching job / coaching = the job of a professional coach
- engagement / booking = employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time
- ministry = the work of a minister of religion
- navigation / seafaring / sailing = the work of a sailor
- work load / workload = work that a person is expected to do in a specified time
- piecework = work paid for according to the quantity produced
- service = employment in or work for another
- telecommuting / teleworking = employment at home while communicating with the workplace by phone or fax or modem
- services = performance of duties or provision of space and equipment helpful to others
- public service = employment within a government system
- paper route = the job of delivering newspapers regularly
- applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading)
- example: mastering a second language requires a lot of work
- lexical domain: Cognitive Processes - nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
- synonym of work: study
- more generic words: acquisition / learning = the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge
- (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
- example: work equals force times distance
- domain: natural philosophy / physics
- lexical domain: Natural Phenomena - nouns denoting natural phenomena
- more generic terms: energy / free energy = a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work
- a place where work is done
- example: he arrived at work early today
- lexical domain: Artifacts - nouns denoting man-made objects
- synonym of work: workplace
- more generic terms: geographic point / geographical point = a point on the surface of the Earth
- more specific terms:
- bakehouse / bakeshop / bakery = a workplace where baked goods (breads and cakes and pastries) are produced or sold
- beehive = any workplace where people are very busy
- brokerage house / brokerage = place where a broker conducts his business
- telephone exchange / exchange / central = a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication
- colliery / pit = a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it
- creamery = a workplace where dairy products (butter and cheese etc.) are produced or sold
- drill site = workplace that is the site of a drill hole
- exchange = a workplace for buying and selling
- farm = workplace consisting of farm buildings and cultivated land as a unit
- fishery / piscary = a workplace where fish are caught and processed and sold
- fish farm = a workplace (usually a pond) where fish are raised for food
- smithy / forge = a workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering
- gasworks = the workplace where coal gas is manufactured
- glassworks = a workplace where glass is made
- ironworks = the workplace where iron is smelted or where iron goods are made
- job = a workplace
- research laboratory / science laboratory / research lab / science lab / laboratory / lab = a workplace for the conduct of scientific research
- laundry = workplace where clothes are washed and ironed
- location = a workplace away from a studio at which some or all of a movie may be made
- lumberyard = a workplace where lumber is stocked for sale
- oyster bank / oyster park / oyster bed = a workplace where oysters are bred and grown
- proving ground = a workplace for testing new equipment or ideas
- rope yard / ropewalk = workplace consisting of a long narrow path or shed where rope is made
- roundhouse = workplace consisting of a circular building for repairing locomotives
- shipyard = a workplace where ships are built or repaired
- shop floor = workplace consisting of the part of a factory housing the machines
- studio = workplace for the teaching or practice of an art
- studio = workplace consisting of a room or building where movies or television shows or radio programs are produced and recorded
- tannery = workplace where skins and hides are tanned
- test bed = a place equipped with instruments for testing (e.g. engines or machinery or computer programs etc.) under working conditions
- waterworks = workplace where water is stored and purified and distributed for a community
- workshop / shop = small workplace where handcrafts or manufacturing are done
- part: locker room = a room (as at an athletic facility or workplace) where you can change clothes and which contains lockers for the temporary storage of your clothing and personal possessions
- the total output of a writer or artist (or a substantial part of it)
- example: Picasso's work can be divided into periods
- lexical domain: Artifacts - nouns denoting man-made objects
- synonyms of work: body of work / oeuvre
- more generic terms: end product / output = final product
- more specific word: writing = the collected work of an author
Alternative definition of the noun work
noun
- [uncountable] Labour, employment, occupation, job.
- [uncountable] The place where one is employed.
- [uncountable] Effort expended on a particular task.
- [uncountable, often, in combination] The result of a particular manner of production.
- [uncountable, often, in combination] Something produced using the specified material or tool.
- [countable] A literary, artistic, or intellectual production.
- [uncountable, 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.
- [uncountable, thermodynamics] A nonthermal First Law energy in transit between one form or repository and another. Also, a means of accomplishing such transit..
- [countable] A fortification.
- [uncountable, slang, professional wrestling] The staging of events to appear as real.
Definition of the verb work
What does work mean as a doing word?
Work is one of the top 50 most common verbs in the English language.View more statistics!
verb - inflections: wrought
- exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
- examples: I will work hard to improve my grades | she worked hard for better living conditions for the poor | Sam and Sue work
- syntax:
Syntactic formula Example for the syntactic formula [Actor - being or organization, plural] [Verb] at [Theme, subject control with -ing] They worked at finishing the task [Actor - being or organization, plural] [Verb] on [Theme, not sentential clause] They worked on the task [Actor 1 - being or organization] [Verb] with [Actor 2] on [Theme, not sentential clause] John worked with Paul on the task [Actor 1 - being or organization, plural] [Verb] with [Actor 2] at [Theme, subject control with -ing] John worked with Paul at finishing the task Cooperate Verbs (with the same syntax): labour.
- lexical domain: Activities - verbs of political and social activities and events
- antonym: idle
- more specific terms:
- work through / run through / go through = apply thoroughly
- monkey around / mess around / muck around / muck about / monkey / potter / putter / tinker = do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly
- carpenter = work as a carpenter
- clerk = work as a clerk, as in the legal business
- page = work as a page
- waitress / wait = serve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant
- pull one's weight = do one's share in a common task
- electioneer = work actively for a political candidate or a party
- assist = act as an assistant in a subordinate or supportive function
- beaver away / beaver = work hard on something
- work at / work on = to exert effort in order to do, make, or perform something
- keep one's nose to the grindstone / keep one's shoulder to the wheel / plug away / peg away / slog = work doggedly or persistently
- occupy / busy = keep busy with
- get together / collaborate / join forces / cooperate = work together on a common enterprise of project
- volunteer = do volunteer work
- specialise / specialize = devote oneself to a special area of work
- minister = work as a minister
- intern = work as an intern
- skipper = work as the skipper on a vessel
- boondoggle = do useless, wasteful, or trivial work
- scant / skimp = work hastily or carelessly
- whore = work as a prostitute
- serve = devote (part of) one's life or efforts to, as of countries, institutions, or ideas
- be employed
- examples: 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
- lexical domain: Activities - verbs of political and social activities and events
- synonym of work: do work
- more specific terms:
- serve = do duty or hold offices
- bank = be in the banking business
- occupy / fill / take = assume, as of positions or roles
- drive = work as a driver
- tinker = work as a tinker or tinkerer
- serve = do military service
- blackleg / fink / scab / rat = take the place of work of someone on strike
- travail / drudge / labour / grind / labor / moil / toil / dig / fag = work hard
- farm = be a farmer
- moonlight = work a second job, usually after hours
- job = work occasionally
- man = take charge of a certain job
- break one's back / knuckle down / buckle down / slave = work very hard, like a slave
- subcontract = work under a subcontract
- turn a trick = have a customer, of a prostitute
- freelance = work independently and on temporary contracts rather than for a long-term employer
- have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected
- examples: The voting process doesn't work as well as people thought | How does your idea work in practice? | This method doesn't work | The medicine works only if you take it with a lot of water
- lexical domain: Activities - verbs of political and social activities and events
- synonym of work: act
- more generic terms: bring home the bacon / come through / deliver the goods / succeed / win = attain success or reach a desired goal
- perform as expected when applied
- shape, form, or improve a material
- examples: work stone into tools | work the metal
- lexical domain: Creation - verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
- synonyms of work: process / work on
- more generic words: transform / transmute / transubstantiate = change or alter in form, appearance, or nature
- more specific terms:
- hot-work = roll, press, forge, or shape (metal) while hot
- cold work / coldwork = shape (metal) without heat
- overwork = use too much
- make over / retread / rework = use again in altered form
- rack = work on a rack
- tool = work with a tool
- till = work land as by ploughing, harrowing, and manuring, in order to make it ready for cultivation
- give a workout to
- examples: My personal trainer works me hard | work one's muscles | They work the animals
- lexical domain: Body Actions - verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
- synonyms of work: exercise / work out
- more generic term: put to work = cause to work
- more specific term: warm up = cause to do preliminary exercises so as to stretch the muscles
- cause: exercise / work out
- proceed along a path
- operate in a certain place, area, or specialty
- examples: She works the night clubs | The salesman works the Midwest | This artist works mostly in acrylics | They work in the city
- lexical domain: Activities - verbs of political and social activities and events
- proceed towards a goal or along a path or through an activity
- examples: 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
- lexical domain: Activities - verbs of political and social activities and events
- more generic words: go / move / proceed = follow a procedure or take a course
- move in an agitated manner
- cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
- cause to work
- examples: he is working his servants hard | They work the animals
- lexical domain: Activities - verbs of political and social activities and events
- synonym of work: put to work
- more generic words: apply / employ / use / utilise / utilize = put into service
- more specific terms:
- exercise / work out = give a workout to
- warm up = cause to do preliminary exercises so as to stretch the muscles
- computerise / computerize / cybernate = control a function, process, or creation by a computer
- rack = put on a rack and pinion
- overwork / exploit = work excessively hard
- cause: do work
- prepare for crops
- example: Work the soil
- domain: agriculture / farming / husbandry
- lexical domain: Creation - verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
- synonyms of work: crop / cultivate
- more generic terms: fix / gear up / prepare / ready / set / set up = make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
- more specific words: overcultivate / overcrop = to exhaust by excessive cultivation
- behave in a certain way when handled
- have and exert influence or effect
- examples: The artist's work influenced the young painter | She worked on her friends to support the political candidate
- lexical domain: Activities - verbs of political and social activities and events
- synonyms of work: act upon / influence
- more generic terms: affect / bear on / bear upon / impact / touch / touch on = have an effect upon
- more specific terms:
- prepossess / prejudice = influence (somebody's) opinion in advance
- imprint / form = establish or impress firmly in the mind
- militate = have force or influence
- pull strings / manipulate / pull wires = influence or control shrewdly or deviously
- colour / color = modify or bias
- swing over / swing = influence decisively
- blackjack / blackmail / pressure = exert pressure on someone through threats
- persuade / carry / sway = win approval or support for
- get at = influence by corruption
- fix = influence an event or its outcome by illegal means
- dominate = be in control
- operate in or through
- example: Work the phones
- lexical domain: Activities - verbs of political and social activities and events
- more generic words: operate / run = direct or control
- cause to operate or function
- examples: This pilot works the controls | Can you work an electric drill?
- lexical domain: Activities - verbs of political and social activities and events
- more generic words: care / deal / handle / manage = be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
- provoke or excite
- example: The rock musician worked the crowd of young girls into a frenzy
- lexical domain: Perceptions - verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
- more generic words: excite / stimulate / stir = stir feelings in
- gratify and charm, usually in order to influence
- make something, usually for a specific function
- example: Work the metal into a sword
- syntax:
Syntactic formula Example for the syntactic formula [Agent - being or machine] [Verb] [Material] I kneaded the dough [Agent - being or machine] [Verb] [Material] into [Product] I kneaded the dough into a loaf [Material] [Verb] into [Product] The dough twirled into a pretzel Verbs of Creation and Transformation (with the same syntax): beat, bend, coil, collect, compress, contort, curve, distort, fold, freeze, knead, melt, shake, squash, squeeze, squish, twirl, twist, wad, whip, wind.
- lexical domain: Creation - verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
- synonyms of work: forge / form / mold / mould / shape
- more generic terms: create from raw material / create from raw stuff = make from scratch
- more specific terms:
- carve = form by carving
- swage / upset = form metals with a swage
- chip = form by chipping
- layer = make or form a layer
- cut out = form and create by cutting out
- machine = turn, shape, mold, or otherwise finish by machinery
- grind = shape or form by grinding
- stamp = form or cut out with a mold, form, or die
- puddle = subject to puddling or form by puddling
- beat = shape by beating
- preform = form or shape beforehand or determine the shape of beforehand
- preform = form into a shape resembling the final, desired one
- mound = form into a rounded elevation
- hill = form into a hill
- roughcast = shape roughly
- reshape / remold = shape again or shape differently
- sinter = cause (ores or powdery metals) to become a coherent mass by heating without melting
- mould / cast / mold = form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold
- throw = make on a potter's wheel
- hand-build / handbuild / coil = make without a potter's wheel
- sculpture / sculpt = create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material
- model / mould / mold = form in clay, wax, etc
- move into or onto
- examples: work the raisins into the dough | the student worked a few jokes into his presentation | work the body onto the flatbed truck
- lexical domain: Contact - verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
- more generic words: displace / move = cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
- more specific word: stir = mix or add by stirring
- make uniform
- example: work the clay until it is soft
- syntax: the same syntax as for the sense 20
- lexical domain: Contact - verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
- synonym of work: knead
- more generic word: manipulate = hold something in one's hands and move it
- more specific words:
- use or manipulate to one's advantage
- find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
- examples: Work out your problems with the boss | this unpleasant situation isn't going to work itself out | He could not work the math problem
- lexical domain: Cognition - verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
- synonyms of work: figure out / lick / puzzle out / solve / work out
- more generic word: understand = know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
- more specific words:
- entailment: reason = think logically
- cause to undergo fermentation
- example: The vintner worked the wine in big oak vats
- lexical domain: Change - verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
- synonym of work: ferment
- more generic word: convert = change the nature, purpose, or function of something
- more specific word: vinify = convert a juice into wine by fermentation
- cause: ferment / sour / turn
- go sour or spoil
- arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion
Alternative definition of the verb work
verb
- [intransitive] To do a specific task by employing physical or mental powers.
- Followed by 'in'. Said of one's workplace (building), or one's department, or one's trade (sphere of business).
- Followed by 'as'. Said of one's job title
- Followed by 'for'. Said of a company or individual who employs.
- Followed by 'with'. General use, said of either fellow employees or instruments or clients.
- [transitive] To effect by gradual degrees.
- [transitive] To embroider with thread.
- [transitive] To set into action.
- [transitive, Zymurgy] To cause to ferment.
- [transitive] To exhaust, by working.
- [transitive] To shape, form, or improve a material.
- [transitive] To operate in a certain place, area, or speciality.
- [transitive] To operate in or through; as, to work the phones.
- [transitive] To provoke or excite; to influence.
- [transitive] To use or manipulate to one’s advantage.
- [transitive] To cause to happen or to occur as a consequence.
- [transitive] To cause to work.
- [intransitive] To function correctly; to act as intended; to achieve the goal designed for.
- [intransitive, figuratively] To influence.
- [intransitive] To effect by gradual degrees; as, to work into the earth.
- [intransitive] To move in an agitated manner.
- [intransitive] To behave in a certain way when handled;
- [ditransitive] To cause (someone) to feel
- [obsolete, intransitive] To hurt; to ache.
Specialised definition of the verb work
Glossary of sports
to exert physical or mental effort in order to do, make or accomplish something, or make someone do this (2006. Dictionary of Sport and Exercise Science. A&C Black Publishers Ltd)
to move or exercise a muscle or part of the body, or be moved or exercised (2006. Dictionary of Sport and Exercise Science. A&C Black Publishers Ltd)
Music
- "Work" is a cataloged instance, composition.
- music by George Astasio, Natalie Sims, Iggy Azalea & Jason Pebworth
- "Work" is a song recorded by American recording artist Kelly Rowland. It was written by Rowland, Scott Storch and Jason "Poo Bear" Boyd and co-produced by Storch and Boyd for Rowland's second studio album, Ms. Kelly. The full track was leaked on May 31, 2007 onto the internet. Although Columbia Records intended to release "Work" as Ms. Kelly 's lead single, "Like This" was eventually chosen as Rowland, who was influenced by the negative feedback the song received from blogs after the leaked snippets, began to think that that "Work" had no commercial potential. Freemasons, later remixed "Work", which according to Rowland, gave it "new life".
- music by Scott Storch, Jason "Poo Bear" Boyd, Kelly Rowland
- "Work" is a song recorded by American recording artist Ciara for her third studio album Fantasy Ride. It was released by LaFace Records on July 24, 2009, as the album's fifth and final single. Rapper Missy Elliott provides featured vocals on the song. Ciara and Elliott wrote it in collaboration with its producers Nate "Danja" Hills and Marcella Araica. "Work" is a fast-paced electropop and dance song with elements of house and hip hop. Ciara described it as an energetic club track, and considered it initially as the lead single of Fantasy Ride.
- "Work" is a 2010 album by Swedish indie rock band Shout Out Louds. It was released in the United States and Canada on February 23, 2010, in Scandinavia on February 24, 2010, and in Germany, Australia, Switzerland, and Austria on February 26, 2010. The first single was "Walls", which was released as a free MP3 download through the band's website. The second single, "Fall Hard", was made available as free streaming audio on the band's MySpace website over a month before the album's release.
- genres: Indie rock, Indie pop
- released on (4 years ago)
- "Work" is the fifth single from British girl group The Saturdays. The pop song was written by Ina Wroldsen, Harry Sommerdahl and Kalle Engström. "Work" was released as the final single from the group's debut album, Chasing Lights. The single was released by Fascination Records in the United Kingdom and Europe, while releasing the single in Ireland under the label of Polydor Records. The song was released with a music video, which was filmed on May 16, 2009, at Shepperton Studios.
- also known as Work, Work
- "Work" is a song by Jimmy Eat World from their 2004 album, Futures. It was the second single released from that album. The song was written by Jim Adkins and features backing vocals by Liz Phair.
- "Work" is a composition.
- also known as Work (Full a cappella), Work (MAW mix), Work (Work-a-pella)
- music by Anastas Hackett & Harkness Taitt
- "Work" is a song written and performed by Jars of Clay. It is the second radio single from their 2006 studio album Good Monsters. The song was the 13th most played song on U.S. Christian Hit Radio stations in 2007. A live concert version of the song appears on the Live Monsters EP, which was released in 2007. An acoustic version of the song was included as a bonus thirteenth track on Good Monsters when purchased through a pre-release promotion on Apple's iTunes Store. A music video for "Work" was released in 2006.
- music by Matt Odmark, Charlie Lowell, Stephen Mason & Dan Haseltine
- lyrics by Stephen Mason, Dan Haseltine, Matt Odmark & Charlie Lowell
- "Work" is a single by London-based musical duo The 2 Bears. It was released on 1 January 2012 as a Digital download in the United Kingdom. The song features on their debut studio album Be Strong.
- "Work" is a 2013 single by Iggy Azalea.
- also known as Work: Remixes
- released on
- "Work" is a single by English grime artist JME. The song was released in the United Kingdom on 14 July 2013. The song peaked at number 133 on the UK Singles Chart and number 16 on the UK Indie Chart.
- music by JME
- "Work" is a musical single of Masters At Work.
- released in (14 years ago)
- "Work" is a 2005 single by Jimmy Eat World.
- genres: Alternative rock, Power pop, Pop rock
- released in (10 years ago)
- "Work" is a musical album of Nits.
- released in (34 years ago)
- "Work" is a musical album of Move D & Thomas Meinecke.
- released in (6 years ago)
- "Work" is a composition.
- music and lyrics by Bob Marley
Writings
"Work" is a book by Lars Svendsen.
Films
- "Work": A young engineer has a managing position at a factory in Bamako. He skilfully solves urgent problems and his new methods meet with the approval of the work force. But his efforts to have the workers involved in decision-making processes incur the disfavor of the owner of the company, who has him murdered without further ado. With the engineer Balla Traoré Souleymane Cissé created a symbolic figure for an entire generation of critical intellectuals who showed a great deal of commitment in trying to establish a fair society in post-colonial Africa.
- also known as Baara
- country: Mali
- language: Bambara language
- director: Souleymane Cissé
- producer: Souleymane Cissé
- written by Souleymane Cissé
- starring:
- cinematography by Étienne Carton de Grammont & Abdoulaye Sidibé
- edited by Andrée Davanture
- music by LAMINE KONTE
- genre: Drama
- released in (37 years ago)
- "Work" is a short film directed by Friederike Fiek.
- countries: Germany, France
- producers: Caroline Wendt & Dario Vecciato
- written by Michael Glasauer
- starring:
- cinematography by Yunus Roy Imer
- edited by Kariem Saleh
- music by Marcel Walter
Artwork
"Work" is a painting by Ford Madox Brown, which is generally considered to be his most important achievement. It attempts to portray, both literally and analytically, the totality of the Victorian social system and the transition from a rural to an urban economy. Brown began the painting in 1852 and completed it in 1865, when he set up a special exhibition to showcase it along with several of his other works. He wrote a detailed catalogue explaining the significance of the picture.
- begun in and completed in (152 years ago)
- media: oil paint
- genre: Genre art
Miscellanea
- Work: In physics, a force is said to do work if, when acting on a body, there is a displacement of the point of application in the direction of the force. For example, when a ball is held above the ground and then dropped, the work done on the ball as it falls is equal to the weight of the ball multiplied by the distance to the ground.
- also known as Mechanical work
- Work: In thermodynamics, work performed by a system is the energy transferred by the system to another that is accounted for by changes in the external generalized mechanical constraints on the system. As such, thermodynamic work is a generalization of the concept of mechanical work in physics.
- Work: Electrical work is the work done on a charged particle by an electric field.
- also known as Electrical work
- Work in project management is the amount of effort applied to produce a deliverable or to accomplish a task or a group of related tasks defined at the same level in the WBS.
Phrases with Work
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Printed dictionaries and other books with definitions for Work
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Myles Munroe Devotional & Journal (2007)
365 Days to Realize Your Potential by Myles Munroe, T. D. Jakes
Thus, work is the activation of stored energy. If a car is parked, it is inoperative. But the minute you start the engine, the pistons begin working and the car has the power to move. Work is the God-given method that empowers you to operate.
Conservatism Redefined (2010)
A Creed for the Poor and Disadvantaged by Patrick Garry
To conservatives, work is a source of dignity. It is not just a burden under...
Entrepreneurial Leadership (2013)
Finding Your Calling, Making a Difference by Richard J. Goossen, R. Paul Stevens
Work is an arena of spiritual challenges, where the seven deadly sins are manifested most ex— plicitly.
Work is an arena for learning patience, for gaining wisdom, even from our mistakes, and for learning how to pray as we are often pushed beyond the limits of our own abilities.
All good work is a means of serving and loving our neighbor, whether the neighbor is near or far, visible or invisible.
101 Careers in Social Work, Second Edition (2014)
by Dr. Jessica A. Ritter, BSW, MSSW, PhD
Social work is a dynamic profession, constantly evolving and growing. The profession has a colorful history and continues to be relevant and vital to many individuals, families, and communities across the country and the globe. It is a noble ...
Releasing Your Potential Expanded Edition (2007)
by Myles Munroe
Thus, work is the activation of stored energy. If a car is parked, it is inoperative. But the minute you start the engine, the pistons begin working and the car has the power to move. Work is the God-given method that empowers you to operate.
Educational Opportunities in Integrative Medicine (2008)
The A to Z Healing Arts Guide and Professional Resource Directory by Douglas Wengell, Nathen Gabriel, Adam Perlman, M.D.
work is a cross between society and the individual, between sociology and psychology. The goal of social...
“Mezzo” social work refers to the practice that serves smaller groups, such as organizations, agencies, or associations. Lastly, “ micro” ...
Form-Oriented Analysis (2005)
A New Methodology to Model Form-Based Applications by Dirk Draheim, Gerald Weber
Collaborative work is a typical activity of employees in a modern organization, separate from the use of enterprise applications.
How Things Work Encyclopedia (2009)
by DK
technologg The science of how things work ...
Dictionary Of Social Work (2010)
The Definitive A to Z of Social Work and Social Care by John Pierson
It brings together work that goes on in schools (e.g. social and emotional aspects of learning) and the clinical and therapeutic expertise available through child and adolescent mental health and multi-agency locality teams. tariff (1) a set of ...
A Dictionary of Social Work and Social Care (2013)
by John Harris, Vicky White
to undertake unpaid supervised work, usually finished within...
Accordingly, a person on such an order has to report to a probation officer and undertake unpaid supervised work.
Dictionary of Electrical Installation Work (2011)
Illustrated Dictionary : a Practical A-Z Guide by Brian Scaddan
Watt symbol W Work ...
Encyclopedia of Contemporary Writers and Their Work (2015)
by Brian Jones
Work Author: Rachel Cusk The Lucky Ones is Rachel Cusk's fifth major work. Although subtitled "A Novel," structurally it bears more resemblance to a short story cycle, asit consistsof an interconnected series of five stories that dealwith ...
A Dictionary of the Booksellers and Printers who Were at Work in England, Scotland and Ireland from 1641 to 1667 (1907)
by Henry Robert Plomer
A DICTIONARY OF THE BOOKSELLERS AND PRINTERS WHO WERE AT WORK IN ENGLAND, SCOTLAND AND IRELAND FROM 1 64 1 TO 1667. ADAMS (CHARLES), bookseller in London, (1) Marygold in Fleet Street; (2) Talbot, near St.
Encyclopedia of Diversity and Social Justice (2014)
by Sherwood Thompson
The social work dictionary (2nd ed.). Washington, DC: NASW Press. Bartle, E. E., Couchonnal, G., Canda, E. R., & Staker, M. D. (2002). Empowerment as a dynamically developing concept for practice: Lessons learned from organizational ...
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Video language resources about Work
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Physics, Work, An Explanation
In this video Mr. Swarthout give an explanation of how work is done in physics. Included are two examples and a description of situations where you may think ...
Ted Radio - The Meaning Of Work
Work Vocabulary in English
In today's video, Rachel explains some of the vocabulary you need in the world of work (in English!).
The Meaning Of Work
Short speech given by One Week Job film director Ian MacKenzie (Twitter: @ianmack) after screening the film at the book launch in May 2010.
Understand the meaning of work
Meaning of Work Here you can see a carpenter hitting a nail into a wooden block, a man pushing a table and a girl pushing a wall. For a lay person all of them ...
Job Crafting - Amy Wrzesniewski on creating meaning in your own work
Rarely are jobs designed to match the talents, preferences, and aspirations of the individual. Dr. Amy Wrzesniewski, professor of Organizational Behavior at the ...
Work Places Vocabulary Spelling Song/Chant for Kids.
Practice saying and spelling the following vocabulary words: Farm, school, hospital, fire station, police station...
How Does CPAP Work. Explanation and Demonstration of How CPAP works.
FreeCPAPAdvice.com. Join the FreeCPAPAdvice.com/forum Online CPAP Support Community. How does CPAP work to treat apnea. This video explains how it ...
Starters & Solenoids - Explanation of How They Work (Inertia & Pre-Engaged Style)
This detailed video covers both Inertia (Bendix) style starters and Pre-Engaged starters. The solenoids that engage these starters are covered as well as ...
Safe system of work definition
Safe system of work definition. Health and safety expert, John Reynolds, breaks down the inner workings of safe systems of work in this video definition.
Provide work meaning
By listening to its employees and business partners, the group's desire is to make this dialogue part of a process that is best described as "co-building" and ...
Work explanation
Matrix Energetics a possible explanation of how it may work
Matrix Energetics, a possible explanation of how it may work. Recommend testing something you would like to change,heal, shift or transform. Then watch the ...
Very basic explanation of how records work
A simple explanation about how records work.
Decent work - definition
Decent work is a term originally coined by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in a reportpublished in June 1999, when it described the goal of decent ...
How TV cables work... TV meaning Throttle Valve, Or Transmission Kick down cables.
A simple video on how Transmission kickdown cables work and how to adjust them.
How bridgeable amplifiers work! Bridge / Parallel Mono ~ EXPLANATION
Simple and basic explanation of how bridging an amplifier gives you a lot more power! This is ideal for running subwoofers or if you have separate amplfiers for ...
The Meaning of Work - Internet to the Inner-net
Speech at IIMPACT 2014 in Singapore as part of the global alumni conference of the Indian Institutes of Management on Sept 23, 2014. Speaker: Gopi Kallayil ...
Stephen Ministry: Its Work, Its Goals and Its Meaning
A beautiful visual and oral record of the purposes and successes of the Stephen Ministry of !st Presbyterian, Evanston, Illinois 847.864.1472 (produced by Cindi ...
Noah Elias - Find Meaning and Balance in Life and Work
September at Open House Creative in Costa Mesa, Noah Elias joined Connecting Things SoCal to talk about finding meaning and balance in both work and ...
Learn English for work - Cutting Edge ESL trailer
In this new series of CUTTING EDGE COMMUNICATION - Carol returns from vacation and is shocked to discover that Carlos has been promoted from cleaner to ...
Making Dual-Language Immersion Work
Learn how Claremont Immersion School's dual-language model works and how teachers collaborate to provide instruction across two languages.
Study Work Create: Work abroad with the English Language Assistants programme
Ed Cheney taught English in China through the English Language Assistants programme for a year. Ed's placement in China provided the inspiration for a new ...
ESL Work Safety
A Story about Work Safety.
Teaching Tips - Correcting Written Work - ESL
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Cybersecurity Engineering Job Description, Education, Work Opportunities
One of the common issues brought about by the fast-growing computer and internet world is security.
Native Americans Work to Keep Language Alive
When President Obama visited Standing Rock Native American Reservation earlier this year, he praised Sioux tribal leaders' efforts to revitalize their Lakota ...
How to Make an Art Portfolio Work Description Page : Art Tips & Information
Developing literacy skills through language work: The OLSEL study
Professor Pam Snow provides evidence from an Australian study, about the importance of developing language skills to support literacy development. Please ...
ESL Vocabulary - Office Work
Learn English for Work - ESL video about office work and workers. Easy vocabulary words like office managers, office worker, computer, printer, water cooler, ...
View more videos about At Work, To Work, Work In, Work on, The Work, Work Time, Group work, Work ethic, and Social Work.
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Sign language
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WORK: American Sign Language for the sign WORK
WORK: American Sign Language for the sign WORK. To start babies may not make the same handshape, but will make a motion in the same body space.
Work Icon (Makro Racer Metal Detector 01 Introduction with Sign Language)
Native American Sign Language: Bison, Work, and Water
What IF- HWC Hands at Work for Christ-Sign Language Ministry
Hands at Work for Christ Sign Language Minstry at JCI4 in Miami Like us at...
More Awesome Sign Language Work: Paramore - Proof - The Warfield
Quotes about Work
Nothing is mistake
go on in your work.
I am here to give task.
The task of service
service is to success
success to complete the task.
To complete the task
work and work
In a work
no mistake is there.
Nothing is mistake
go on work. (Gajanan Mishra)
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Scrabble value of W4O1R1K5
The value of this 4-letter word is 11 points. It is included in the first and second editions of the Official Scrabble Players Dictionary.
Anagrams of WORK
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