lavation, washing, wash - the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)

activity - any specific activity; "they avoided all recreational activity"

action - the most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field; "the action is no longer in technology stocks but in municipal bonds"; "gawkers always try to get as close to the action as possible"

job - a damaging piece of work; "dry rot did the job of destroying the barn"; "the barber did a real job on my hair"

job - the performance of a piece of work; "she did an outstanding job as Ophelia"; "he gave it up as a bad job"

procedure, operation - a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work; "the operations in building a house"; "certain machine tool operations"

service - work done by one person or group that benefits another; "budget separately for goods and services"

polishing, shining - the work of making something shine by polishing it; "the shining of shoes provided a meager living"

heavy lifting - difficult work; "the boss hoped the plan would succeed but he wasn't willing to do the heavy lifting"

housewifery - the work of a housewife

housekeeping, housework - the work of cleaning and running a house

ironing - the work of ironing washed clothes

busywork, make-work - active work of little value; "while he was waiting he filled the days with busywork"

logging - the work of cutting down trees for timber

loose end, unfinished business - 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

labor, toil, labour - productive work (especially physical work done for wages); "his labor did not require a great deal of skill"

subbing, substituting - 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

care, tending, attention, aid - the work of caring for or attending to someone or something; "no medical care was required"; "the old car needed constant attention"

duty - work that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons; "the duties of the job"

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

project, task, undertaking, labor - any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted; "he prepared for great undertakings"

coursework - work assigned to and done by a student during a course of study; usually it is evaluated as part of the student's grade in the course

follow-up, followup - a piece of work that exploits or builds on earlier work; "his new software is a follow-up to the programs they started with"

handcraft, handicraft, handiwork, handwork - a work produced by hand labor

ironwork - work made of iron (gratings or rails or railings etc); "the houses had much ornamental ironwork"

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; "there were bullet holes in the metalwork"

openwork - ornamental work (such a embroidery or latticework) having a pattern of openings

product, production - an artifact that has been created by someone or some process; "they improve their product every year"; "they export most of their agricultural production"

silverwork - decorative work made of silver

caning, wickerwork, wicker - work made of interlaced slender branches (especially willow branches)

woodwork - work made of wood; especially moldings or stairways or furniture

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

coaching, coaching job - the job of a professional coach

booking, engagement - employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time; "the play had bookings throughout the summer"

sailing, seafaring, navigation - the work of a sailor

workload - work that a person is expected to do in a specified time

piecework - work paid for according to the quantity produced

job, line of work, occupation, business, line - the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money; "he's not in my line of business"

service - employment in or work for another; "he retired after 30 years of service"

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; "the mayor tried to maintain city services"; "the medical services are excellent"

public service - employment within a government system (especially in the civil service)

paper route - the job of delivering newspapers regularly

learning, acquisition - the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge; "the child's acquisition of language"

end product, output - final product; the things produced

writing - (usually plural) the collected work of an author; "the idea occurs with increasing frequency in Hemingway's writings"

bakehouse, bakery, bakeshop - 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

central, telephone exchange, exchange - 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; open only to members

farm - workplace consisting of farm buildings and cultivated land as a unit; "it takes several people to work the farm"

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; as in the expression "on the job";

lab, laboratory, research lab, research laboratory, science lab, science laboratory - a workplace for the conduct of scientific research

laundry - workplace where clothes are washed and ironed

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

lumberyard - a workplace where lumber is stocked for sale

oyster bank, oyster bed, oyster park - 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; "the productive work is done on the shop floor"

studio - workplace for the teaching or practice of an art; "she ran a dance studio"; "the music department provided studios for their students"; "you don't need a studio to make a passport photograph"

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

geographic point, geographical point - a point on the surface of the Earth

natural philosophy, physical science, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions

energy - (physics) the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs; "energy can take a wide variety of forms"

run through, work through, go through - apply thoroughly; think through; "We worked through an example"

monkey around, muck about, muck around, potter, mess around, tinker, monkey, putter - do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly; "The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house"

carpenter - work as a carpenter

do work, work - be employed; "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"

clerk - work as a clerk, as in the legal business

page - work as a page; "He is paging in Congress this summer"

wait - serve as a waiter in a restaurant; "I'm waiting on tables at Maxim's"

pull one's weight - do one's share in a common task; "Bob has never pulled his weight, and we all have to work harder to make up for his laziness"

electioneer - work actively for a political candidate or a party; "My neighbors are busy electioneering during the Presidential election campaign"

assist - act as an assistant in a subordinate or supportive function

beaver, beaver away - work hard on something

work at, work on - to exert effort in order to do, make, or perform something; "the child worked at the multiplication table until she had it down cold"

keep one's nose to the grindstone, keep one's shoulder to the wheel, peg away, plug away, slog - work doggedly or persistently; "She keeps plugging away at her dissertation"

busy, occupy - keep busy with; "She busies herself with her butterfly collection"

collaborate, cooperate, join forces, get together - work together on a common enterprise of project; "The soprano and the pianist did not get together very well"; "We joined forces with another research group"

volunteer - do volunteer work

specialise, specialize - devote oneself to a special area of work; "She specializes in honey bees"; "This plumber specialized in jacuzzis"

minister - work as a minister; "She is ministering in an old parish"

intern - work as an intern; "The toung doctor is interning at the Medical Center this year"

skipper - work as the skipper on a vessel

boondoggle - do useless, wasteful, or trivial work

scant, skimp - work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially

serve - devote (part of) one's life or efforts to, as of countries, institutions, or ideas; "She served the art of music"; "He served the church"; "serve the country"

work - operate in a certain place, area, or specialty; "She works the night clubs"; "The salesman works the Midwest"; "This artist works mostly in acrylics"

serve - do duty or hold offices; serve in a specific function; "He served as head of the department for three years"; "She served in Congress for two terms"

bank - be in the banking business

fill, take - assume, as of positions or roles; "She took the job as director of development"

put to work, work - cause to work; "he is working his servants hard"

drive - work as a driver; "He drives a bread truck"; "She drives for the taxi company in Newark"

tinker - work as a tinker or tinkerer

serve - do military service; "She served in Vietnam"; "My sons never served, because they are short-sighted"

blackleg, scab, rat - take the place of work of someone on strike

work - exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity; "I will work hard to improve my grades"; "she worked hard for better living conditions for the poor"

drudge, labour, moil, toil, travail, fag, labor, dig, grind - work hard; "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long"

farm - be a farmer; work as a farmer; "My son is farming in California"

moonlight - work a second job, usually after hours; "The law student is moonlighting as a taxi driver"

job - work occasionally; "As a student I jobbed during the semester breaks"

man - take charge of a certain job; occupy a certain work place; "Mr. Smith manned the reception desk in the morning"

break one's back, buckle down, knuckle down, slave - work very hard, like a slave

free-lance - work on a free-lance basis

subcontract - work under a subcontract; engage in a subcontract

turn a trick - have a customer, of a prostitute

work - operate in a certain place, area, or specialty; "She works the night clubs"; "The salesman works the Midwest"; "This artist works mostly in acrylics"

make for, wreak, bring, work, play - cause to happen or to occur as a consequence; "I cannot work a miracle"; "wreak havoc"; "bring comments"; "play a joke"; "The rain brought relief to the drought-stricken area"

bring home the bacon, deliver the goods, succeed, win, come through - attain success or reach a desired goal; "The enterprise succeeded"; "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"; "she struggled to overcome her handicap and won"

double - do double duty; serve two purposes or have two functions; "She doubles as his wife and secretary"

roll - begin operating or running; "The cameras were rolling"; "The presses are already rolling"

run - be operating, running or functioning; "The car is still running--turn it off!"

run - be operating, running or functioning; "The car is still running--turn it off!"

cut - function as a cutting instrument; "This knife cuts well"

work - operate in or through; "Work the phones"

service, serve - be used by; as of a utility; "The sewage plant served the neighboring communities"; "The garage served to shelter his horses"

transform, transubstantiate, transmute - change or alter in form, appearance, or nature; "This experience transformed her completely"; "She transformed the clay into a beautiful sculpture"; "transubstantiate one element into another"

shape, mould, mold, form, forge, work - make something, usually for a specific function; "She molded the riceballs carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword"

cold work, coldwork - shape (metal) without heat

overwork - use too much; "This play has been overworked"

make over, retread, rework - use again in altered form; "retread an old plot"

rack - work on a rack; "rack leather"

tool - work with a tool

till - work land as by ploughing, harrowing, and manuring, in order to make it ready for cultivation; "till the soil"

exercise, work out - do physical exercise; "She works out in the gym every day"

warm up - cause to do preliminary exercises so as to stretch the muscles; "The coach warmed up the players before the game"

put to work, work - cause to work; "he is working his servants hard"

claw - move as if by clawing, seizing, or digging; "They clawed their way to the top of the mountain"

jostle - make one's way by jostling, pushing, or shoving; "We had to jostle our way to the front of the platform"

go across, pass, go through - go across or through; "We passed the point where the police car had parked"; "A terrible thought went through his mind"

bushwhack - cut one's way through the woods or bush

work - proceed towards a goal or along a path or through an activity; "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"

do work, work - be employed; "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"

work - exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity; "I will work hard to improve my grades"; "she worked hard for better living conditions for the poor"

work, make - proceed along a path; "work one's way through the crowd"; "make one's way into the forest"

go, proceed, move - follow a procedure or take a course; "We should go farther in this matter"; "She went through a lot of trouble"; "go about the world in a certain manner"; "Messages must go through diplomatic channels"

move, displace - cause to move, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"

create, make - make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor"

work, act - have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected; "The voting process doesn't work as well as people thought"; "How does your idea work in practice?"; "This method doesn't work"; "The breaks of my new car act quickly"; "The medicine works only if you take it with a lot of water"

exercise, work, work out - give a work-out to; "Some parents exercise their infants"; "My personal trainer works me hard"; "work one's muscles"

warm up - cause to do preliminary exercises so as to stretch the muscles; "The coach warmed up the players before the game"

apply, employ, use, utilise, utilize - put into service; make work or employ (something) for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't make use of this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer"

cybernate, computerise, computerize - control a function, process, or creation by a computer; "They computerized the car industry"; "we live in a cybernated age"; "cybernate a factory"

rack - put on a rack and pinion; "rack a camera"

overwork, exploit - work excessively hard; "he is exploiting the students"

do work, work - be employed; "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"

farming, husbandry, agriculture - the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock

gear up, prepare, ready, set, fix, set up - make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc; "Get the children ready for school!"; "prepare for war"; "I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill"

knead, work - make uniform; "knead dough"; "work the clay until it is soft"

overcrop, overcultivate - to exhaust by excessive cultivation; "the farmers overcropped the land"

knead, work - make uniform; "knead dough"; "work the clay until it is soft"

be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"

affect, bear upon, impact, bear on, touch on, touch - have an effect upon; "Will the new rules affect me?"

prejudice, prepossess - influence (somebody's) opinion in advance

imprint, form - establish or impress firmly in the mind; "We imprint our ideas onto our children"

militate - have force or influence; bring about an effect or change; "Politeness militated against this opinion being expressed"

manipulate, pull strings, pull wires - influence or control shrewdly or deviously; "He manipulated public opinion in his favor"

colour, color - modify or bias; "His political ideas color his lectures"

swing over, swing - influence decisively; "This action swung many votes over to his side"

blackjack, blackmail, pressure - exert pressure on someone through threats

persuade, sway, carry - win approval or support for; "Carry all before one"; "His speech did not sway the voters"

get at - influence by corruption

dominate - be in control; rule the roost; "Her husband completely dominates her"

function, operate, work, run, go - perform as expected when applied; "The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in"; "Does this old car still run well?"; "This old radio doesn't work anymore"

work - cause to operate or function; "This pilot works the controls"; "Can you work an electric drill?"

operate, run - direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.; "She is running a relief operation in the Sudan"

handle, manage, care, deal - be in charge of, act on, or dispose of; "I can deal with this crew of workers"; "This blender can't handle nuts"; "She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old"

work - operate in or through; "Work the phones"

exploit, work - use or manipulate to one's advantage; "He exploit the new taxation system"; "She knows how to work the system"; "he works his parents for sympathy"

work - gratify and charm, usually in order to influence; "the political candidate worked the crowds"

stir, excite, stimulate - stir feelings in; "stimulate my appetite"; "excite the audience"; "stir emotions"

bewitch, captivate, charm, enamor, enamour, entrance, trance, becharm, beguile, enchant, capture, fascinate, catch - attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts"

work - provoke or excite; "The rock musician worked the crowd of young girls into a frenzy"

carve - form by carving; "Carve a flower from the ice"

swage, upset - form metals with a swage

chip - form by chipping; "They chipped their names in the stone"

machine - turn, shape, mold, or otherwise finish by machinery

stamp - form or cut out with a mold, form, or die; "stamp needles"

puddle - subject to puddling or form by puddling; "puddle iron"

beat - shape by beating; "beat swords into ploughshares"

create from raw material, create from raw stuff - make from scratch

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; "mound earth"

hill - form into a hill

roughcast - shape roughly

remold, reshape - shape again or shape differently

sinter - used of powdery metals or ores; to cause to become a coherent mass by heating without melting

mould, mold, cast - form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold; "cast a bronze sculpture"

throw - make on a potter's wheel; "she threw a beautiful teapot"

hand-build, handbuild, coil - make without a potter's wheel; "This famous potter hand-builds all of her vessels"

work on, process, work - shape, form, or improve a material; "work stone into tools"; "process iron"; "work the metal"

sculpt, sculpture - create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material; "sculpt a swan out of a block of ice"

mold, mould, model - form in clay, wax, etc; "model a head with clay"

stir - mix or add by stirring; "Stir nuts into the dough"

move, displace - cause to move, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"

manipulate - hold something in one's hands and move it

proof - knead to reach proper lightness; "proof dough"

masticate - grind and knead; "masticate rubber"

crop, cultivate, work - prepare for crops; "Work the soil"; "cultivate the land"

work - behave in a certain way when handled; "This dough does not work easily"; "The soft metal works well"

apply, employ, use, utilise, utilize - put into service; make work or employ (something) for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't make use of this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer"

make hay - turn to one's advantage; "The environmentalist lobby made hay of the nuclear plant accident"

play - use to one's advantage; "She plays on her clients' emotions"

avail, help - take or use; "She helped herself to some of the office supplies"

prey, feed - profit from in an exploitatory manner; "He feeds on her insecurity"

work - provoke or excite; "The rock musician worked the crowd of young girls into a frenzy"

use - seek or achieve an end by using to one's advantage; "She uses her influential friends to get jobs"; "The president's wife used her good connections"

understand - know and comprehend the nature or meaning of; "She did not understand her husband"; "I understand what she means"

answer, resolve - understand the meaning of; "The question concerning the meaning of life cannot be answered"

riddle - explain a riddle

strike - arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing; "strike a balance"; "strike a bargain"

guess, infer - guess correctly; solve by guessing; "He guessed the right number of beans in the jar and won the prize"

answer - give the correct answer or solution to; "answer a question"; "answer the riddle"

break - find the solution or key to; "break the code"

convert - change the nature, purpose, or function of something; "convert lead into gold"; "convert hotels into jails"; "convert slaves to laborers"

sour, ferment, turn, work - go sour or spoil; "The milk has soured"; "The wine worked"; "The cream has turned--we have to throw it out"

vinify - convert a juice into wine by fermentation; "vinify grape juice"

change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"

ferment, work - cause to undergo fermentation; "We ferment the grapes for a very long time to achieve high alcohol content"; "The vintner worked the wine in big oak vats"

become, get, go - enter or assume a certain state or condition; "He became annoyed when he heard the bad news"; "It must be getting more serious"; "her face went red with anger"; "She went into ecstasy"; "Get going!"