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    [Noun]  | "work" 


    1: activity in which one exerts strength or faculties to do or perform something:

    2: activity that a person engages in regularly to earn a livelihood

    3: a specific task, duty, function, or assignment often being a part or phase of some larger activity

    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English werk, work, from Old English werc, weorc; akin to Old High German werc work, Greek ergon, Avestan varəzem activity;

    [Noun]  | "sewage works" 


    1: a place where sewage is cleaned so that it is not harmful or dangerous to the environment

    [Noun]  | "the works" 


    1: the moving parts of a machine —sometimes used figuratively

    2: everything that there is to have or do : everything that is available

    [Verb]  | "work" | \ ˈwərk \


    1: to perform work or fulfill duties regularly for wages or salary

    2: to perform or carry through a task requiring sustained effort or continuous repeated operations

    3: to exert oneself physically or mentally especially in sustained effort for a purpose or under compulsion or necessity

    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English werken, worken, from Old English wyrcan; akin to Old English weorc;

    [Plural noun]  | "public works" 


    1: works (such as schools, highways, docks) constructed for public use or enjoyment especially when financed and owned by the government

    Origin: 1600 ;

    [Plural noun]  | "good works" 


    1: things done to help poor people, sick people, etc.

    [Service mark]  | "Skunk Works" 


    1: —used for research and development services

    [Idiom]  | "gum up the works" 


    1: to prevent something from working or flowing properly

    [Idiom]  | "put/throw a spanner in the works" 


    1: to cause something to not go as planned

    [Idiom]  | "throw a wrench into the works" 


    1: to damage or change (something) in a way that ruins it or prevents it from working properly

    [Verb]  | "works" 


    1: to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind);


      * e.g., " ... this new drug can really work wonders "



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    2: to find an answer for through reasoning;


      * e.g., " ... finally figured out how to work the math problem "



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    3: to have a certain purpose;


      * e.g., " ... the human kidneys work as a filtering system for the blood "



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    [Verb]  | "work" 


    1: to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind);


      * e.g., " ... this new drug can really work wonders "



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    2: to find an answer for through reasoning;


      * e.g., " ... finally figured out how to work the math problem "



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    3: to have a certain purpose;


      * e.g., " ... the human kidneys work as a filtering system for the blood "



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    [Verb]  | "work (for)" 


    1: to be a servant for;


      * e.g., " ... worked for a rich and powerful family "



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    [Verb]  | "works (on)" 


    1: as in does, deals (with);



    [Verb]  | "works (at)" 


    [Verb]  | "works (at or on)" 


    1: as in prepares (for), points (for);


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    [Verb]  | "works in" 


    1: to put among or between others;


      * e.g., " ... I think that we can work in one more interview in the afternoon lineup "



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    2: to introduce in a gradual, secret, or clever way;


      * e.g., " ... managed to work in several references to baseball in his paper on the merits of teamwork "



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    [Verb]  | "works out" 


    1: to find an answer for through reasoning;


      * e.g., " ... by putting our heads together, we were able to work out the problem "




    2: to produce or bring about especially by long or repeated effort;


      * e.g., " ... worked out a compromise between the warring factions "



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    3: to turn out as planned or desired;


      * e.g., " ... our plans for a ski vacation just didn't work out "



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    [Noun]  | "works" 


    1: a building or set of buildings for the manufacturing of goods;


      * e.g., " ... a glass works where high quality glassware is made "



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    [Noun]  | "work" 


    1: a literary, musical, or artistic production;


      * e.g., " ... unfortunately, many of her works are now out of print "



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    2: something produced by physical or intellectual effort;


      * e.g., " ... the new Web application is the work of a pair of young but highly gifted programmers "



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    3: the action for which a person or thing is specially fitted or used or for which a thing exists;


      * e.g., " ... the work of a movie director is to tell a story through a series of striking images "



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     [ "works" ]

    1: phrasal noun (often used with "the"): Equipment necessary to inject drugs, especially heroin. This includes hypos, needles, cotton batting, surgical spirit, and (especially in the UK, where heroin pills for injection are furnished to junkies) a glass bottle. To be distinguished from equipment necessary to chase the dragon, which includes gold foil (available from a bar of chocolate), lighter, and a straw.

      * e.g.,  ... Harry, go to the chemist's and get me the works. 

     [ "works" ]

    1: all condiments available

      * e.g.,  ... give me two dogs with the works 

     [ "works" ]

    1: the equipment needed to inject a drug (syringes, needles, swabs etc.)

      * e.g.,  ... "Go up the chemist and get the works for me please" 

     [ "works" ]

    1: Needles and syringes in drug users parlance

      * e.g.,  ... I need to get some clean works from the needle exchange He left his works lying around so his mum found out he was a junkie 

     [ "works" ]

    1: having sex

      * e.g.,  ... my bredrin worksed dat ting yano! 

     [ "the work" ]

    1: It's like the first slice on a loaf of bread....nobody wants it. If you receive the work, you will definitely be fucked up after because you aint experienced anything like it before.

      * e.g.,  ... Sam said he wanted the work, so I gave him the cooking of a life time. 

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    1: A term to describe the tedious and boring indentured servitude that most people are forced to endure to get money. Generally, not a pleasant experience.

      * e.g.,  ... "No, I can't come to the party tonight. I'm working late." 

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    1: doing something you hate in a place you hate with people you grow to hate for the majority of your day for the majority of your life.

      * e.g.,  ... we're not born to spend our lives at work, fuck this shit 

     [ "Work" ]

    1: The deceitful act of making oneself appear busy during office hours in return for payment.

      * e.g.,  ... I'd love to help with that important task, but I've got some other work I need to do. 

     [ "work it" ]

    1: "Work it" usually means, "strut your stuff," show off your assets, make some physical attribute (figure, walk, style of dress, etc.) to "work" for you to make you attractive.

      * e.g.,  ... Damn, you looking hot! Work it, girl! 

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    2: While not proven or confirmed, the expression may have originated among "working girls," i.e. prostitutes/street walkers, who would make a sultry walk etc. "work" for them to attract business. If it did have that connotation, it has been lost with time, and now usually is applied more innocently.

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