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work

[wurk] / wɜrk /








Usage

What are other ways to say work? Work is the general word for exertion of body or mind, and it may apply to exertion that is either easy or hard: fun work; heavy work. Drudgery suggests continuous, dreary, and dispiriting work, especially of a menial or servile kind: the drudgery of household tasks. Labor particularly denotes hard manual work: backbreaking labor; arduous labor. Toil suggests wearying or exhausting labor: toil that breaks down the worker's health.

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"And if the Netherlands get eliminated from the World Cup, I think the next day I have to work from home."

From BBC • May 26, 2026

Sparta’s class of elite warriors were freed from ordinary work, their needs met by slaves.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

The announcement Tuesday is a continuation of that work.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

Modeling is a popular job for infants, because it is a form of work a baby can reasonably perform.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

Wristwatches had become fashionable and I enrolled in a school that specialized in this kind of work.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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