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[4b] calculate, compute, figure, reckon—more at CALCULATE

[4b] answer, break, crack, dope, figure out, puzzle, resolve, riddle, solve, unravel, work—more at SOLVE

work·place noun : a place (as an office) where work is done

work·room noun : a room used for work

work·shop noun 1 : a shop where manufacturing or handicrafts are carried on

2 : a seminar emphasizing exchange of ideas and practical methods

Synonyms

factory, mill, plant, shop, works—more at FACTORY

work·sta·tion noun : an area with equipment for the performance of a specialized task; also : a personal computer usu. connected to a computer network

world noun [ORIGIN: ME, fr. OE woruld human existence, this world, age, fr. a prehistoric compound whose first constituent is represented by OE wer man and whose second constituent is akin to OE eald old]

1 : the earth with its inhabitants and all things upon it

2 : people in general

3 : human affairs

4 : the entire system of created things : UNIVERSE, CREATION

5 : a state of existence : scene of life and action

6 : a distinctive class of persons or their sphere of interest

7 : a part or section of the earth or its inhabitants by itself

8 : a great number or quantity

9 : a celestial body

Synonyms

[1] earth, planet—more at EARTH

[2] folks, humanity, humankind, people, persons, public, society—more at PEOPLE

[4] cosmos, creation, macrocosm, nature, universe—more at UNIVERSE

world–beat·er noun : one that excels all others of its kind : CHAMPION

world–class adjective : of the highest caliber in the world

world·ling noun : a person absorbed in the concerns of the present world

world·ly adjective 1 : of, relating to, or devoted to this world and its pursuits rather than to religion or spiritual affairs

2 : experienced or knowledgeable in things and ways of this world : WORLDLY-WISE

— world·li·ness noun

Synonyms

carnal, earthly, fleshly, material, mundane, temporal, terrestrial—more at EARTHLY

world·ly–wise adjective : possessing a practical and often shrewd understanding of human affairs

Synonyms

cosmopolitan, smart, sophisticated, worldly; also suave, urbane; civilized, cultivated, cultured, polished, refined; experienced, knowing, practiced, schooled, seasoned; bored, cynical, jaded, skeptical; down-to-earth, pragmatic, realistic, sober

Antonyms

ingenuous, innocent, naive, unsophisticated, unworldly, wide-eyed

world·wide adjective : extended throughout the entire world

— worldwide adverb

World Wide Web noun : a part of the Internet usu. accessed through a browser and containing files connected by hyperlinks

1worm noun 1 : any of various small long usu. naked and soft-bodied round or flat invertebrate animals (as an earthworm, nematode, tapeworm, or maggot)

2 : a human being who is an object of contempt, loathing, or pity : WRETCH

3 : something that inwardly torments or devours

4 plural : infestation with or disease caused by parasitic worms

5 : a spiral or wormlike thing (as the thread of a screw)

— wormy adjective

2worm verb 1 : to move or cause to move or proceed slowly and deviously or as if in the manner of a worm

2 : to insinuate or introduce (oneself) by devious or subtle means

3 : to obtain or extract by artful or insidious pleading, asking, or persuading <~ed the truth out of him>

4 : to treat (an animal) with a drug to destroy or expel parasitic worms

Synonyms

[1] crawl, creep, grovel, slither, snake—more at CRAWL

[2] infiltrate, insinuate, slip, sneak, work in—more at INSINUATE

worm–eat·en adjective : eaten or burrowed by worms

worm gear noun : a mechanical linkage consisting of a short rotating screw whose threads mesh with the teeth of a gear wheel

worm·hole noun : a hole or passage burrowed by a worm

worm·wood noun 1 : any of a genus of aromatic woody plants (as a sagebrush); especially : one of Europe used in absinthe

2 : something bitter or grievous