work

I. v. n.

1.

Act, operate, be in action.

2.

Labor, toil, moil, drudge, be or keep at work, be diligent, be industrious.

3.

Move, perform, succeed, get on.

4.

Strive, endeavor, aim, attempt, try, exert one's self.

5.

Ferment, effervesce.

6.

Heave, be tossed, be agitated.

II. v. a.

1.

Labor upon, operate upon.

2.

Produce, originate, accomplish, effect, cause, engender, beget, lead to, bring about.

3.

Keep at work, keep employed.

4.

Exert, strain.

5.

Embroider, broider, stitch, decorate with the needle.

III. n.

1.

Toil, labor (that fatigues), exertion, drudgery.

2.

Occupation, employment, business.

3.

Product (of labor), performance, production, fruit, achievement, deed, action, feat.

4.

Fabric, structure, manufacture.

5.

Composition, book, literary production.

6.

Management, treatment.