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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

Wordsworthian
adjective in the manner of William Wordsworth

work
piece of work noun a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing; `it is not regarded as one of his more memorable works`; `the symphony was hailed as an ingenious work`; `he was indebted to the pioneering work of John Dewey`; `the work of an active imagination`; `erosion is the work of wind or water over time`

work
verb cause to work; `he is working his servants hard`

work animal
noun an animal trained for and used for heavy labor

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

work camp
prison camp noun camp for trustworthy prisoners employed in government projects

work flow
workflow noun progress (or rate of progress) in work being done

work force
workforce noun the force of workers available

work in progress
noun a piece of work that is not yet finished

work of art
noun art that is a product of one of the fine arts (especially a painting or sculpture of artistic merit)

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

work over
verb give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression; `Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night`; `The teacher used to beat the students`

work song
noun a usually rhythmical song to accompany repetitious work

work surface
noun a horizontal surface for supporting objects used in working or playing games

work time
noun a time period when you are required to work

work to rule
noun a job action in which workers cause a slowdown by doing only the minimum amount required by the rules of the workplace

work unit
heat unit noun a unit of measurement for work

work up
verb bolster or strengthen; `We worked up courage`; `build up confidence`; `ramp up security in the airports`

work-clothing
work-clothes noun clothing worn for doing manual labor

work-in
noun occasion when workers continue to work as a protest against e.g. proposed dismissal or closure of the factory

work-shirt
noun heavy-duty shirts worn for manual or physical work

work-study program
noun an educational plan in which students alternate between paid employment and formal study

workaholic
noun person with a compulsive need to work

workaholism
noun compulsiveness about working

workbasket
workbox noun container for holding implements and materials for work (especially for sewing)

workbench
work bench noun a strong worktable for a carpenter or mechanic

workboard
work-board noun a horizontal board that provides a supported surface for manual work

workbook
noun a student`s book or booklet containing problems with spaces for solving them

workday
working day noun the amount of time that a worker must work for an agreed daily wage; `they work an 8-hour day`

worker
noun a person who works at a specific occupation; `he is a good worker`

worker bee
noun sterile bee specialized to collect food and maintain the hive

workhorse
noun a horse used for plowing and hauling and other heavy labor

working
adjective adequate for practical use; especially sufficient in strength or numbers to accomplish something; `the party has a working majority in the House`; `a working knowledge of Spanish`

working agreement
noun an informal agreement to work together

working capital
noun assets available for use in the production of further assets

working dog
noun any of several breeds of usually large powerful dogs bred to work as draft animals and guard and guide dogs

working girl
noun a young woman who is employed

working group
working party noun a group of people working together temporarily until some goal is achieved; `the working group was supposed to report back in two weeks`

working memory
noun memory for intermediate results that must be held during thinking

working papers
work papers noun a legal document giving information required for employment of certain people in certain countries

working principle
working rule noun a rule that is adequate to permit work to be done

working(a)
on the job(p) adjective actively engaged in paid work; `the working population`; `the ratio of working men to unemployed`; `a working mother`; `robots can be on the job day and night`

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

workman
workingman noun an employee who performs manual or industrial labor

workmanlike
adjective worthy of a good workman; `a competent job`; `the book is a workmanlike job with chronology and bibliography and index`

workmate
noun a fellow worker

workmen`s compensation
noun compensation for death or injury suffered by a worker in the course of his employment

workpiece
noun work consisting of a piece of metal being machined

workplace
noun a place where work is done; `he arrived at work early today`

workroom
noun room where work is done

works
deeds noun performance of moral or religious acts; `salvation by deeds`; `the reward for good works`

works
noun buildings for carrying on industrial labor; `they built a large plant to manufacture automobiles`

works council
noun (chiefly Brit) a council representing employer and employees of a plant or business to discuss working conditions etc; also: a committee representing the workers elected to negotiate with management about grievances and wages etc

works program
noun a program to provide jobs on public works paid for by government funds

worksheet
noun a sheet of paper with multiple columns; used by an accountant to assemble figures for financial statements

workshop
noun a brief intensive course for a small group; emphasizes problem solving

workspace
noun space allocated for your work (as in an office)

workstation
noun a desktop digital computer that is conventionally considered to be more powerful than a microcomputer

worktable
work table noun a table designed for a particular task

workwear
noun heavy-duty clothes for manual or physical work

workweek
noun hours or days of work in a calendar week; `they worked a 40-hour week`

world
reality noun all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you; `his world was shattered`; `we live in different worlds`; `for them demons were as much a part of reality as trees were`

world
noun people in general; especially a distinctive group of people with some shared interest; `the Western world`

world affairs
international affairs noun affairs between nations; `you can`t really keep up with world affairs by watching television`

world council
noun a council with representatives from different nations

World Council of Churches
noun an ecumenical organization of Protestant and eastern churches; intended to promote unity and cooperation in religious and secular matters

World Cup
noun a soccer tournament held every four years between national soccer teams to determine a world champion

World Health Organization
WHO noun a United Nations agency to coordinate international health activities and to help governments improve health services

World Meteorological Organization
WMO noun the United Nations agency concerned with the international collection of meteorological data

world organization
world organisation noun an international alliance involving many different countries

world power
major power noun a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world

world premiere
noun (music) the first public performance (as of a dramatic or musical work) anywhere in the world

world record
noun the best record in the whole world

World Series
noun series that constitutes the playoff for the baseball championship; `we watched the World Series on TV`

World Trade Center
WTC noun twin skyscrapers 110 stories high in New York City; built in 1970 to 1973; destroyed by a terrorist attack on September 11, 2001

World Trade Organization
WTO noun an international organization based in Geneva that monitors and enforces rules governing global trade

world war
noun a war in which the major nations of the world are involved

World War I
World War 1 noun a war between the allies (Russia, France, British Empire, Italy, United States, Japan, Rumania, Serbia, Belgium, Greece, Portugal, Montenegro) and the central powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, Bulgaria) from 1914 to 1918

World War II
World War 2 noun a war between the Allies (Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Ethiopia, France, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Iran, Iraq, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Philippines, Poland, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States, USSR, Yugoslavia) and the Axis (Albania, Bulgaria, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Rumania, Slovakia, Thailand) from 1939 to 1945

World Wide Web
WWW noun computer network consisting of a collection of internet sites that offer text and graphics and sound and animation resources through the hypertext transfer protocol

world-beater
noun a competitor who holds a preeminent position

world-weariness
Weltschmerz noun sadness on thinking about the evils of the world

worldling
noun a person absorbed by the concerns and interests and pleasures of the present world

worldly
adjective characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world; `worldly goods and advancement`

worldly concern
earthly concern noun the concerns of this life as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife; `they consider the church to be independent of the world`

worldly possessions
worldly belongings noun all the property that you possess; `he left all his worldly possessions to his daughter`

worldly-wise
adjective experienced in and wise to the ways of the world

worldwide
world-wide adjective spanning or extending throughout the entire world; `worldwide distribution`; `a worldwide epidemic`

worm
noun any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae

worm family
noun a family of worms

worm fence
snake fence noun rail fence consisting of a zigzag of interlocking rails

worm fish
noun poorly known family of small tropical shallow-water fishes related to gobies

worm gear
noun gear consisting of a shaft with screw thread (the worm) that meshes with a toothed wheel (the worm wheel); changes the direction of the axis of rotary motion

worm genus
noun a genus of worms

worm lizard
noun a lizard of the genus Amphisbaena; harmless wormlike limbless lizard of warm or tropical regions having concealed eyes and ears and a short blunt tail

worm wheel
noun gear with the thread of a worm

wormcast
noun fossil trail of a worm

wormhole
noun hole made by a burrowing worm

Wormian bone
sutural bone noun any of the tiny soft bones found in the sutures between cranial bones

wormseed mustard
Erysimum cheiranthoides noun slender yellow-flowered European mustard often troublesome as a weed; formerly used as an anthelmintic