work |wərk|

work |wərk|

noun

1 activity involving mental or physical effort done in order to achieve a purpose or result : he was tired after a day’s work in the fields. See note at labor .

• ( works) [in combination ] a place or premises for industrial activity, typically manufacturing : he found a job in the ironworks.

2 such activity as a means of earning income; employment : I’m still looking for work.

• the place where one engages in such activity : I was returning home from work on a packed subway.

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