Topic: ARTS
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| Language: | Old English |
| Origin: | werc, weorc |
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work2 S1 W1
1 a job or activity that you do regularly, especially in order to earn money [↪ employment]: 
There isn't a lot of work at this time of the year.I'm planning to return to work (=start a job again after a long period of time) when the children are a little older.
job
[uncountable]There isn't a lot of work at this time of the year.I'm planning to return to work (=start a job again after a long period of time) when the children are a little older. before/after work (=before a day of work or at the end of a day of work) Do you want to go for a drink after work?
Do you want to go for a drink after work? voluntary work British English /volunteer work American English (=a job you are not paid for) He does voluntary work in a hospital.
He does voluntary work in a hospital.2 a place where you do your job, which is not your home : I had an accident on the way to work. He left work at the usual time. I went out with the girls from work last night.
place
[uncountable]I had an accident on the way to work.He left work at the usual time.I went out with the girls from work last night.3 the duties and activities that are part of your job : A large part of the work we do involves using computers.
duties
[uncountable]A large part of the work we do involves using computers.4 something that you produce as a result of doing your job or doing an activity : Send a résumé and examples of your work. The building is the work of architect Rafael Moneo.
result
[uncountable]Send a résumé and examples of your work.The building is the work of architect Rafael Moneo.5 the papers and other materials you need for doing work : Can you move some of your work off the kitchen table? I often have to take work home with me.
papers etc
[uncountable]Can you move some of your work off the kitchen table?I often have to take work home with me.6 something such as a painting, play, piece of music etc that is produced by a painter, writer, or musician : the Collected Works of Shakespeare It is another accomplished work by the artist. ➔ work of art
book/painting/music
[countable]Athe Collected Works of ShakespeareIt is another accomplished work by the artist.7 when you use physical or mental effort in order to achieve something
activity
[uncountable]8 study or research, especially for a particular purpose
study
[uncountable] carry out/do work The centre carries out work to monitor trends in housing management. He did his postgraduate work in Sociology.
The centre carries out work to monitor trends in housing management.He did his postgraduate work in Sociology.9
at work
a) doing your job or a particular activity : He spent most of his time watching the fishermen at work.
He spent most of his time watching the fishermen at work.b) having a particular influence or effect : Volcanoes display some of nature's most powerful forces at work.
Volcanoes display some of nature's most powerful forces at work.10 used after mentioning several things, to emphasize that someone or something has everything you can think of : The hotel had everything - sauna, swimming pool, the works.
the (whole) works
spokenThe hotel had everything - sauna, swimming pool, the works.11 used to praise someone for doing something well or quickly : That was quick work!
nice work/quick work
spokenThat was quick work!12 used to say that something is being planned or developed : Upgrades to the existing software are in the works.
something is in the works/pipeline
informalUpgrades to the existing software are in the works.13
works
[plural, uncountable]a) TBC activities involved in building or repairing things such as roads, bridges etc ➔ public works
b) TIF a building or group of buildings in which goods are produced in large quantities or an industrial process happens
15 used to say that it will be very difficult to do something : The team will have their work cut out if they are to win the competition.
have your work cut out (for you)
informalThe team will have their work cut out if they are to win the competition.16 to do something very quickly and easily : A microwave oven can make light work of the cooking.
make short/light work of something
A microwave oven can make light work of the cooking.17 to do something with difficulty : They made hard work of what should have been an easy game.
make heavy/hard work of something
They made hard work of what should have been an easy game.18 force multiplied by distance
force
[uncountable] technicalHP➔ be all in a day's work
at day (21); ➔ do somebody's dirty work
at dirty1 (8); ➔ a nasty piece of work
at nasty (7); ➔ nice work if you can get it
at nice (12)WORD CHOICE:WORD CHOICE: job, work, post, position, occupation, profession, careerYour job is the work that you do regularly in order to earn money, especially when you work for a company or public organization • My last job was with a computer firm. • He finally got a job in a supermarket.Work is used in a more general way to talk about activities that you do to earn money, either working for a company or for yourself • Will you go back to work when you've had the baby? • I started work when I was 18.!! Do not say 'what is your job?' or 'what is your work?'. Say what do you do? or what do you do for a living?Post and position are more formal words for a job in a company or organization. They are used especially in job advertisements and when you are talking about someone moving to a different job • This post would suit a recent graduate. • He left last summer for a teaching position in Singapore.Use occupation to talk about the kind of work that someone usually does, for example if they are a teacher, lawyer, driving instructor etc. Occupation is used mainly on official forms • State your name, age, and occupation in the box below.!! Do not use occupation to talk about your own job • I am an accountant. (NOT My occupation is an accountant).A profession is a kind of work for which you need special training and a good education, for example teaching, law, or medicine • the legal professionYour career is the type of work that you do or hope to do for most of your life • I'm interested in a career in television. • His career is more important to him than his family. ➔ See also job
