work

IPA: wˈɝk

(uncountable) Employment.
labour, occupation, job.
The place where one is employed.
(by extension) One's employer.
(dated) A factory; a works.
(uncountable) Effort.
effort expended on a particular task.
Sustained effort to overcome obstacles and achieve a result.
Something on which effort is expended.
(physics) A measure of energy expended in moving an object; most commonly, force times distance. No work is done if the object does not move.
(physics, more generally) A measure of energy that is usefully extracted from a process.
Product; the result of effort.
(uncountable, often in combination) The result of a particular manner of production.
(uncountable, often in combination) Something produced using the specified material or tool.
(countable) A literary, artistic, or intellectual production.
(countable) A fortification.
(uncountable, slang, professional wrestling) The staging of events to appear as real.
(mining) Ore before it is dressed.
(slang, plural only) The equipment needed to inject a drug (syringes, needles, swabs etc.)
A surname.

(intransitive) To do a specific task by employing physical or mental powers.
Followed by in (or at, etc.) Said of one's workplace (building), or one's department, or one's trade (sphere of business).
Followed by as. Said of one's job title
Followed by for. Said of a company or individual who employs.
Followed by with. General use, said of either fellow employees or instruments or clients.
(intransitive) To effect by gradual degrees;
(transitive) To effect by gradual degrees.
(transitive) To embroider with thread.
(transitive) To set into action.
(transitive) To cause to ferment.
(intransitive) To ferment.
(transitive) To exhaust, by working.
(transitive) To shape, form, or improve a material.
(transitive) To operate in a certain place, area, or speciality.
(transitive) To operate in or through; as, to work the phones.
(transitive) To provoke or excite; to influence.
(transitive) To use or manipulate to one’s advantage.
(transitive, law) To cause to happen or to occur as a consequence.
(transitive) To cause to work.
(intransitive) To function correctly; to act as intended; to achieve the goal designed for.
(intransitive, figuratively) To influence.
(intransitive) To move in an agitated manner.
(intransitive) To behave in a certain way when handled
(ditransitive, poetic) To cause (someone) to feel (something); to do unto somebody (something, whether good or bad).
(obsolete, intransitive) To hurt; to ache.
(slang, transitive) To pull off; to wear, perform, etc. successfully or to advantage.

Examples of "work" in Sentences

I have to finish all my work before I can relax for the weekend
The new employee is still learning the ropes, but they are picking up on the work quickly
My boss always expects us to put in extra hours to get the work done on time
It takes dedication and determination to succeed in a competitive work environment
I love the feeling of accomplishment when I see the results of my hard work paying off