Merriam-Webster's Dictionary and Thesaurus - Merriam-Webster [1570]
[5] handle, operate, run—more at OPERATE
[5] actuate, drive, impel, move, propel
[6] answer, break, crack, dope, figure out, puzzle, resolve, riddle, solve, unravel, work out—more at SOLVE
[13] drudge, endeavor, fag, grub, hustle, labor, peg, plod, plug, slave, slog, strain, strive, struggle, sweat, toil, travail—more at LABOR
work·able adjective 1 : capable of being worked
2 : capable of being put into successful operation : PRACTICABLE
— work·able·ness noun
Synonyms
achievable, attainable, doable, feasible, possible, practicable, realizable, viable—more at POSSIBLE
work·a·day adjective 1 : relating to or suited for working days as distinguished from special occasions
2 : being ordinary and unexceptionable
Synonyms
[1] casual, everyday, informal—more at CASUAL
[2] average, common, commonplace, everyday, normal, ordinary, prosaic, routine, run-of-the-mill, standard, unexceptional, unremarkable, usual—more at ORDINARY
work·a·hol·ic noun : a compulsive worker
work·bench noun : a bench on which work esp. of mechanics, machinists, and carpenters is performed
work·book noun 1 : a worker's manual
2 : a student's book of problems to be answered directly on the pages
work·day noun 1 : a day on which work is done as distinguished from a day off
2 : the period of time in a day when work is performed
work·er noun 1 : one that works; especially : a person who works for wages
2 : any of the sexually undeveloped individuals of a colony of social insects (as bees, ants, or termites) that perform the work of the community
Synonyms
drudge, fag, peon, slave, toiler—more at SLAVE
employee, hand, hireling, jobholder—more at EMPLOYEE
workers' compensation noun : a system of insurance that reimburses an employer for damages paid to an employee who was injured while working
work ethic noun : belief in work as a moral good
work farm noun : a farm on which persons guilty of minor law violations are confined
work·horse noun 1 : a horse used for hard work
2 : a person who does most of the work of a group task
3 : something that is useful, durable, or dependable
work·house noun 1 British : POORHOUSE
2 : a house of correction for persons guilty of minor law violations
work in verb 1 : to insert or cause to penetrate by repeated or continued effort
2 : to interpose or insinuate gradually or unobtrusively
Synonyms
infiltrate, insinuate, slip, sneak, worm—more at INSINUATE
1working noun 1 : manner of functioning — usu. used in pl.
2 plural : an excavation made in mining or tunneling
2working adjective 1 : engaged in work 2 : adequate to allow work to be done 3 : adopted or assumed to help further work or activity 4 : spent at work <~ life> Synonyms applicable, functional, practicable, practical, serviceable, usable, useful, workable—more at PRACTICAL work·ing·man noun : WORKER 1 work·man noun 1 : WORKER 1 2 : ARTISAN, CRAFTSMAN work·man·like adjective : worthy of a good workman : SKILLFUL work·man·ship noun : the art or skill of a workman : CRAFTSMANSHIP; also : the quality of a piece of work work·out noun 1 : a practice or exercise to test or improve one's fitness, ability, or performance 2 : a test or trial to determine ability or capacity or suitability Synonyms drill, exercise, practice, routine, training—more at EXERCISE work out verb 1 a : to bring about esp. by resolving difficulties b : to create or cause by labor and exertion 2 : to expand, develop, or perfect esp. by analysis or reasoning : DEVELOP, ELABORATE 3 : to prove effective, practicable, or suitable 4 a : to amount to a total or calculated figure — used with at b : to solve (as a problem) by a process of reasoning or calculation 5 : to engage in a workout Synonyms [1a, b] build, carve, forge, grind, hammer [3] click, deliver, go over,