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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb work 14 of 27 senses of work Sense 1 work => work through run through go through => putter, mess around potter, tinker, monkey, monkey around muck about muck around => carpenter => cooper => clerk => page => wait => pull one's weight => electioneer => assist => beaver, beaver away => work at work on => plug away peg away slog, keep one's nose to the grindstone, keep one's shoulder to the wheel => busy, occupy => collaborate, join forces, cooperate, get together => volunteer => specialize => minister => intern => skipper => boondoggle => skimp, scant => serve => work Sense 2 work do work => serve => bank => fill, take => drive => serve => scab, rat, blackleg => labor, labour, toil, fag, travail, grind, drudge, dig, moil => farm => moonlight => job => man => slave, break one's back buckle down knuckle down => free-lance => consult => subcontract => turn a trick Sense 4 function, work operate, go run => double => roll => run => cut => service, serve Sense 5 work work on process => coldwork => overwork => rework, make over retread => rack => tool => till Sense 6 exercise, work work out => warm up Sense 7 make work => claw => jostle => bushwhack Sense 12 work put to work => exercise, work work out => warm up => computerize, computerise => rack => implement, apply, utilize, utilise => overwork, exploit Sense 13 cultivate, crop, work => overcrop, overcultivate Sense 15 influence, act upon work => prejudice, prepossess => imprint, form => militate => manipulate, pull strings, pull wires => color, colour => swing, swing over => blackmail, blackjack, pressure => carry, persuade, sway => get at => dominate Sense 20 shape, form work mold, mould, forge => carve => swage, upset => chip => machine => stamp => puddle => beat => mound => hill => roughcast => reshape, remold => sinter => cast, mold, mould => throw => handbuild, coil => sculpt, sculpture => model, mold, mould Sense 22 knead, work => masticate Sense 23 exploit, work => play => harness => optimize, optimise => avail, help => prey, feed => use Sense 24 solve, work out figure out puzzle out lick, work => answer, resolve => riddle => strike => guess, infer => answer => break Sense 25 ferment, work => vinify Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb work 14 of 27 senses of work Sense 1 work => work through run through go through => whip through => putter, mess around potter, tinker, monkey, monkey around muck about muck around => puddle => carpenter => cooper => clerk => page => wait => pull one's weight => electioneer => assist => protect => abet => beaver, beaver away => work at work on => belabor, belabour => plug away peg away slog, keep one's nose to the grindstone, keep one's shoulder to the wheel => busy, occupy => potter, putter => dabble, smatter, play around => collaborate, join forces, cooperate, get together => collaborate => play along go along => volunteer => specialize => minister => intern => skipper => boondoggle => skimp, scant => serve => work Sense 2 work do work => serve => act => criticize, criticise => bank => rotate => officiate, function => caddie, caddy => represent => bank => fill, take => drive => serve => scab, rat, blackleg => labor, labour, toil, fag, travail, grind, drudge, dig, moil => farm => ranch => moonlight => job => man => slave, break one's back buckle down knuckle down => free-lance => consult => subcontract => turn a trick Sense 4 function, work operate, go run => double => roll => run => cut => service, serve Sense 5 work work on process => coldwork => overwork => rework, make over retread => rack => tool => till => plow, plough, turn => ridge => harrow, disk => hoe Sense 6 exercise, work work out => warm up Sense 7 make work => claw => jostle => bushwhack Sense 12 work put to work => exercise, work work out => warm up => warm up => computerize, computerise => rack => implement, apply, utilize, utilise => misapply => overwork, exploit => overdrive Sense 13 cultivate, crop, work => overcrop, overcultivate Sense 15 influence, act upon work => prejudice, prepossess => bias, predetermine => slant, angle, weight => bias => handicap => imprint, form => militate => manipulate, pull strings, pull wires => color, colour => swing, swing over => blackmail, blackjack, pressure => carry, persuade, sway => get at => dominate => overbear => possess Sense 20 shape, form work mold, mould, forge => carve => hew, hew out => rough-hew, roughcast => sculpt, sculpture, grave => fret => honeycomb => swage, upset => chip => machine => stamp => puddle => beat => forge, hammer => foliate => dropforge => mound => mound over => hill => roughcast => reshape, remold => sinter => cast, mold, mould => press, press out => recast, remold, remould => sand cast => throw => handbuild, coil => sculpt, sculpture => model, mold, mould Sense 22 knead, work => masticate Sense 23 exploit, work => play => harness => optimize, optimise => avail, help => prey, feed => use => trespass, take advantage => impinge, encroach, entrench, trench Sense 24 solve, work out figure out puzzle out lick, work => answer, resolve => riddle => strike => guess, infer => tell => answer => break Sense 25 ferment, work => vinify Entailment of verb work 1 of 27 senses of work Sense 24 solve, work out figure out puzzle out lick, work => reason Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb work 27 senses of work Sense 1 work Sense 2 work do work Sense 3 work act => succeed, come through Sense 4 function, work operate, go run Sense 5 work work on process => transform, transmute Sense 6 exercise, work work out => work put to work Sense 7 make work => pass, go through go across Sense 8 work => work Sense 9 work => go proceed, move Sense 10 work => move displace Sense 11 bring work play, wreak, make for => make create Sense 12 work put to work => use utilize, utilise, apply, employ Sense 13 cultivate, crop, work => prepare, set up ready, gear up set Sense 14 work => be Sense 15 influence, act upon work => affect, impact, bear upon bear on touch on touch Sense 16 work => operate, run Sense 17 work => manage, deal care handle Sense 18 work => stimulate, excite, stir Sense 19 work => capture, enamour, trance, catch, becharm, enamor, captivate, beguile, charm, fascinate, bewitch, entrance, enchant Sense 20 shape, form work mold, mould, forge => create from raw material, create from raw stuff Sense 21 work => move displace Sense 22 knead, work => manipulate Sense 23 exploit, work => use utilize, utilise, apply, employ Sense 24 solve, work out figure out puzzle out lick, work => understand Sense 25 ferment, work => convert Sense 26 sour, turn, ferment, work => change state, turn Sense 27 work => become go get Familiarity of verb work work used as a verb is very familiar (polysemy count = 27) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb work Sense 1 work Sense 2 work do work Sense 8 work => work Sense 12 work put to work => use utilize, utilise, apply, employ -------------- Sense 3 work act => succeed, come through Sense 11 bring work play, wreak, make for => make create -------------- Sense 4 function, work operate, go run Sense 16 work => operate, run Sense 17 work => manage, deal care handle -------------- Sense 5 work work on process => transform, transmute Sense 20 shape, form work mold, mould, forge => create from raw material, create from raw stuff -------------- Sense 7 make work => pass, go through go across Sense 9 work => go proceed, move -------------- Sense 13 cultivate, crop, work => prepare, set up ready, gear up set Sense 14 work => be Sense 22 knead, work => manipulate -------------- Sense 18 work => stimulate, excite, stir Sense 19 work => capture, enamour, trance, catch, becharm, enamor, captivate, beguile, charm, fascinate, bewitch, entrance, enchant Sense 23 exploit, work => use utilize, utilise, apply, employ -------------- Sense 25 ferment, work => convert Sense 26 sour, turn, ferment, work => change state, turn -------------- Sense 6 exercise, work work out => work put to work -------------- Sense 10 work => move displace -------------- Sense 15 influence, act upon work => affect, impact, bear upon bear on touch on touch -------------- Sense 21 work => move displace -------------- Sense 24 solve, work out figure out puzzle out lick, work => understand -------------- Sense 27 work => become go get -------------- Grep of noun working metalworking overworking teleworking woodworking working working agreement working capital working class working day working dog working girl working group working man working memory working out working papers working party working person working principle working rule workings Overview of noun working The noun working has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. working, workings -- (a mine or quarry that is being or has been worked) Overview of verb work The verb work has 27 senses (first 13 from tagged texts) 1. (77) 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") 2. (62) work do 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") 3. (32) 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") 4. (20) function, work operate, go run -- (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") 5. (9) work work on process -- (shape, form or improve a material; "work stone into tools"; "process iron"; "work the metal") 6. (9) exercise, work work out -- (give a work-out to: "Some parents exercise their infants"; "My personal trainer works me hard"; "work one's muscles") 7. (5) make work -- (proceed along a path; "work one's way through the crowd"; "make one's way into the forest") 8. (4) 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") 9. (3) 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") 10. (3) work -- (move in ran agitated manner; "His fingers worked with tension") 11. (3) bring work play, wreak, make for -- (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") 12. (2) work put to work -- (cause to work "he is working his servants hard") 13. (2) cultivate, crop, work -- (prepare for crops; "Work the soil"; "cultivate the land") 14. work -- (behave in a certain way when handled; "This dough does not work easily"; "The soft metal works well") 15. influence, act upon work -- (have and exert influence or effect; "The artist's work influenced the young painter"; "She worked on her friends to support the political candidate") 16. work -- (operate in or through "Work the phones") 17. work -- (cause to operate or function; "This pilot works the controls"; "Can you work an electric drill?") 18. work -- (provoke or excite; "The rock musician worked the crowd of young girls into a frenzy") 19. work -- (gratify and charm, usually in order to influence; "the political candidate worked the crowds") 20. shape, form work mold, mould, forge -- (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") 21. work -- (move into or onto "work the raisins into the dough"; "the student worked a few jokes into his presentation"; "work the body onto the flatbed truck") 22. knead, work -- (make uniform; "knead dough"; "work the clay until it is soft") 23. exploit, work -- (use to one's advantage; "He exploit the new taxation system"; "She knows how to work the system"; "he works his parents for sympathy") 24. solve, work out figure out puzzle out lick, work -- (find the solution to (a problem or question):"did you solve the problem?"; understand the meaning of "did you get it?"; "Did you get my meaning?"; "He could not work the math problem") 25. 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") 26. sour, turn, ferment, work -- (go sour or spoil; "The milk has soured"; "The wine worked"; "The cream has turned--we have to throw it out") 27. work -- (arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion; "The stitches of the hem worked loose after she wore the skirt many times") Overview of adj working The adj working has 5 senses (first 5 from tagged texts) 1. (7) working, on the job -- (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") 2. (3) working -- (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") 3. (1) working -- (adopted as a temporary basis for further work "a working draft"; "a working hypothesis") 4. (1) running, operative, functional, working -- ((of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing; "in running (or working) order"; "a functional set of brakes") 5. (1) working -- (serving to permit or facilitate further work or activity; "discussed the working draft of a peace treaty"; "they need working agreements with their neighbor states on interstate projects") Antonyms of adj working 5 senses of working Sense 1 working(postnominal), on the job(prenominal) INDIRECT (VIA employed) -> unemployed Sense 2 working INDIRECT (VIA practical) -> impractical Sense 3 working(postnominal) INDIRECT (VIA impermanent) -> permanent, lasting Sense 4 running(postnominal), operative, functional, working(postnominal) INDIRECT (VIA functioning) -> malfunctioning, nonfunctional Sense 5 working INDIRECT (VIA operative) -> inoperative Similarity of adj working 5 senses of working Sense 1 working(postnominal), on the job(prenominal) => employed (vs. unemployed) Sense 2 working => practical (vs. impractical) Sense 3 working(postnominal) => impermanent (vs. permanent), temporary Sense 4 running(postnominal), operative, functional, working(postnominal) => functioning (vs. malfunctioning) Sense 5 working => operative (vs. inoperative) Attributes of adj working Familiarity of adj working working used as an adjective is common (polysemy count = 5) Grep of adj working hardworking in working order wonderworking working working-class Overview of noun working The noun working has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. working, workings -- (a mine or quarry that is being or has been worked) Overview of verb work The verb work has 27 senses (first 13 from tagged texts) 1. (77) 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") 2. (62) work do 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") 3. (32) 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") 4. (20) function, work operate, go run -- (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") 5. (9) work work on process -- (shape, form or improve a material; "work stone into tools"; "process iron"; "work the metal") 6. (9) exercise, work work out -- (give a work-out to: "Some parents exercise their infants"; "My personal trainer works me hard"; "work one's muscles") 7. (5) make work -- (proceed along a path; "work one's way through the crowd"; "make one's way into the forest") 8. (4) 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") 9. (3) 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") 10. (3) work -- (move in ran agitated manner; "His fingers worked with tension") 11. (3) bring work play, wreak, make for -- (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") 12. (2) work put to work -- (cause to work "he is working his servants hard") 13. (2) cultivate, crop, work -- (prepare for crops; "Work the soil"; "cultivate the land") 14. work -- (behave in a certain way when handled; "This dough does not work easily"; "The soft metal works well") 15. influence, act upon work -- (have and exert influence or effect; "The artist's work influenced the young painter"; "She worked on her friends to support the political candidate") 16. work -- (operate in or through "Work the phones") 17. work -- (cause to operate or function; "This pilot works the controls"; "Can you work an electric drill?") 18. work -- (provoke or excite; "The rock musician worked the crowd of young girls into a frenzy") 19. work -- (gratify and charm, usually in order to influence; "the political candidate worked the crowds") 20. shape, form work mold, mould, forge -- (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") 21. work -- (move into or onto "work the raisins into the dough"; "the student worked a few jokes into his presentation"; "work the body onto the flatbed truck") 22. knead, work -- (make uniform; "knead dough"; "work the clay until it is soft") 23. exploit, work -- (use to one's advantage; "He exploit the new taxation system"; "She knows how to work the system"; "he works his parents for sympathy") 24. solve, work out figure out puzzle out lick, work -- (find the solution to (a problem or question):"did you solve the problem?"; understand the meaning of "did you get it?"; "Did you get my meaning?"; "He could not work the math problem") 25. 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") 26. sour, turn, ferment, work -- (go sour or spoil; "The milk has soured"; "The wine worked"; "The cream has turned--we have to throw it out") 27. work -- (arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion; "The stitches of the hem worked loose after she wore the skirt many times") Overview of adj working The adj working has 5 senses (first 5 from tagged texts) 1. (7) working, on the job -- (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") 2. (3) working -- (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") 3. (1) working -- (adopted as a temporary basis for further work "a working draft"; "a working hypothesis") 4. (1) running, operative, functional, working -- ((of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing; "in running (or working) order"; "a functional set of brakes") 5. (1) working -- (serving to permit or facilitate further work or activity; "discussed the working draft of a peace treaty"; "they need working agreements with their neighbor states on interstate projects")
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