work

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have an effect or outcome
have and exert influence or effect
the total output of a writer or artist (or a substantial part of it)
cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
prepare for crops
be employed
the occupation for which you are paid
give a workout to
use or manipulate to one´s advantage
cause to undergo fermentation
go sour or spoil
find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
make something, usually for a specific function
perform as expected when applied
make uniform
proceed along a path
a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing
shape, form, or improve a material
cause to work
applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading)
activity directed toward making or doing something
(physics) a manifestation of energy
a place where work is done
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
operate in a certain place, area, or specialty
proceed towards a goal or along a path or through an activity
move in an agitated manner
behave in a certain way when handled
operate in or through
cause to operate or function
provoke or excite
gratify and charm, usually in order to influence
move into or onto
arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion
Exertion of strength or faculties
The matter on which one is at work
That which is produced as the result of labor
Specifically: (a) That which is produced by mental labor
Structures in civil, military, or naval engineering, as docks, bridges, embankments, trenches, fortifications, and the like
The moving parts of a mechanism
Manner of working
The causing of motion against a resisting force. The amount of work is proportioned to, and is measured by, the product of the force into the amount of motion along the direction of the force
Ore before it is dressed
Performance of moral duties
To exert one´s self for a purpose
Hence, in a general sense, to operate
Hence, figuratively, to be effective
To carry on business
To be in a state of severe exertion, or as if in such a state
To make one´s way slowly and with difficulty
To ferment, as a liquid
To act or operate on the stomach and bowels, as a cathartic
To labor or operate upon
To produce or form by labor
To produce by slow degrees, or as if laboriously
To influence by acting upon
To form with a needle and thread or yarn
To set in motion or action
To cause to ferment, as liquor

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