work noun
1 effort/product of effort
adjective
hard
It's hard ~ trying to get him to do a few things for himself.
It doesn't require skill—it's a matter of sheer hard ~.
arduous , back-breaking , challenging , complicated , demanding , difficult , gruelling/grueling , intensive , labour- intensive / labor -intensive , tiring , tough
The show is the product of two years' intensive ~.
tireless
Through their tireless ~, they proved his innocence.
rewarding
heavy
They employ a couple of young men to do the heavy ~.
donkey ( BrE , informal )
I did the donkey ~ (= hard work requiring little skill) but I hired a professional for the hard part.
grunt ( AmE , informal )
He has done the grunt ~ (= the hard, boring part of a task) , sifting through thousands of official records.
light
She's only allowed to do a little light ~ because of her bad arm.
easy
close
I need to wear glasses for close ~.
physical
delicate
dangerous
dirty
Engine maintenance is dirty ~.
The drugs gang used children to do their dirty ~ for them. ( figurative )
monotonous , repetitive , tedious
fascinating , interesting
purposeful
Many unemployed people welcome the chance to do purposeful ~, even if unpaid.
valuable
The research institute needs funds in order to carry on its valuable ~.
professional
men's , women's
They think that caring for children is women's ~.
intellectual , mental
creative , imaginative
practical (see also fieldwork , paperwork )
detective , investigative
undercover
The scandal was revealed after months of undercover ~ by journalists.
leg (usually legwork )
Her job as a market researcher involves a lot of legwork (= walking around to collect information) .
class , course (usually coursework ) , school (usually schoolwork )
She was getting distracted from her schoolwork.
written
His written ~ is the best in the class.
individual
group
project
collaborative , joint
classroom activities involving collaborative ~ between children
The report is the joint ~ of an economist and a sociologist.
remedial , restoration
The poorly designed bridge needs remedial ~ to make it safe.
background , preliminary , preparatory
follow-up
extra
He's willing to do extra ~ to get the project finished on time.
honest
He preferred to make his money from honest ~ rather than from gambling.
excellent , good , nice ( informal ) , outstanding , sterling ( esp. BrE )
Nice ~, James! I'm impressed.
In accepting the award, she mentioned the sterling ~ of her assistants.
careful , meticulous , painstaking
poor , shoddy , sloppy
charitable , humanitarian
community , youth
missionary
groundbreaking , innovative , pioneering
He did pioneering ~ on microbes.
empirical , experimental
theoretical
academic , commercial , educational , environmental , scientific
building , construction
cosmetic , dental
She's had a lot of dental ~ done.
your own
Is this all your own ~ (= did you do it without help from others) ?
… of work
bit , piece
It was an interesting piece of ~.
verb + work
carry out , do , put in
All the construction ~ was carried out in 2001.
I had lots of ~ to do.
She's put in a lot of ~ on the design.
get done , have done
I think I'd better try and get some ~ done.
We're going to have some building ~ done on the house.
create , make
All these visitors make a lot of ~ for me.
produce
Work produced on a computer tends to look more professional.
get , have
We get far too much ~ at this time of year.
take on , undertake
I've taken on more ~ than I have time to do.
create , make
Small children make a lot of ~ for their parents.
begin , commence , get down to , set about , set to , start
They began ~ on the project last year.
Stop talking and get down to ~.
We set to ~ on the outside of the house (= for example, painting it) .
go about
She went cheerfully about her ~.
carry on , continue , resume
complete , finish
halt , hold up , stop
Work on the project was halted.
lose
They lost the ~ to a competitor.
undo
The new president spent the first year undoing the ~ of his predecessor.
oversee , supervise
The assistant manager supervises ~ on the factory floor.
check , inspect
admire , appreciate , value
I really appreciate all your hard ~.
support
We give grants to support the ~ of voluntary organizations.
set sb to
She set them to ~ painting the fence.
require
To carry out accurate market research requires a huge amount of ~.
hand in , submit
We're supposed to hand in this ~ tomorrow.
work + verb
come
The ~ comes in bursts according to the time of year.
wait
That ~ can wait until tomorrow.
go
How's the ~ going this morning?
involve sth
What does the ~ involve?
begin , start
continue , go on
come to a halt , grind to a halt
Work came to a complete halt in the summer.
cost
How much will the ~ cost?
work + noun
ethic
rate
Her boss told her she had to increase her ~ rate.
habit
Children can learn good ~ habits at school.
programme/program , schedule
crew ( AmE )
The construction company has three ~ crews of five men each.
load (usually workload )
The instructor's ~ load was becoming increasingly heavy.
flow
Her job is to manage the company's ~ flow.
surface
Work surfaces should be left clear and clean.
preposition
at ~
He's been hard at ~ all morning.
~ on
I have to do some ~ on the car before it'll be ready.
~ with
She's done a lot of ~ with disadvantaged children.
phrases
a backlog of ~
It will take a month to clear the backlog of ~.
keep up the good ~
The hotel manager thanked the staff and told them to keep up the good ~.
your life's ~
The art collection was his life's ~.
make light ~ of sth , make short ~ of sth (= to do sth quickly and easily)
Mike made short ~ of fixing the engine.
not a stroke of ~ ( esp. BrE )
She never does a stroke of ~.
pressure of ~
Pressure of ~ forced him to cancel the cruise.
~ in progress
The showroom has been designed so that people can see ~ in progress.
2 job
adjective
paid , unpaid
She is now looking for paid ~ outside the home.
lucrative , well-paid
badly paid
full-time , part-time
permanent
temporary
regular , steady
He hasn't been in regular ~ since he left school.
casual
During the college vacations he does casual ~ in the local hospital.
freelance
voluntary , volunteer
skilled
semi-skilled
unskilled
manual
indoor , outdoor
daily , day-to-day , everyday , routine
People went about their daily ~ despite the war.
Ambulance crews alternate between emergency and routine ~.
piece
It's piece ~, so how much you earn depends on how fast you can work .
administrative , clerical , office , secretarial
managerial
domestic
social
research
agricultural , farm
building
nice ( informal , humorous )
A hundred grand for two days a week? Nice ~ if you can get it!
verb + work
have
He has some freelance ~ at the moment.
look for
He got laid off, so now he's looking for ~ again.
find , get
Full-time ~ is hard to find.
go to
I go to ~ by bus.
go out to
Some mothers of young children choose not to go out to ~.
start
finish , knock off ( informal )
What time do you finish ~?
stop
She stops ~ at the end of this month.
give up
Just before he was sixty, he decided to give up ~.
go back to , return to
She has just returned to ~ after the birth of her child.
allocate , give
outsource
coordinate
Sales reps meet up monthly to coordinate their ~.
enjoy , love
I'm lucky—I love my ~.
work + verb
go
Work's going well at the moment.
start
What time does ~ start in the morning?
finish
consist of sth , include sth , involve sth
Her ~ consists of drawing up and coordinating schedules.
work + noun
day ( esp. AmE ) , hours , week ( esp. AmE )
Employees must not make personal calls during ~ hours.
force (usually workforce )
place (usually workplace )
area , environment , room (usually workroom )
station (usually workstation )
boots ( esp. AmE ) , clothes
schedule
experience
The opportunities will depend on your ~ experience.
He's doing a month's unpaid ~ experience with an engineering company. ( BrE )
permit , visa
incentive
High income tax can undermine ~ incentives.
practice
An independent report has described some ~ practices in the industry as old-fashioned.
stoppage
preposition
at ~
‘Where's Diane?’ ‘She's at ~.’
We had a party at ~.
in (your) ~
With so much unemployment, I'm lucky to be in ~. ( BrE )
It's important to be happy in your ~.
off ~ ( esp. BrE )
She's been off ~ with a bad back since July.
out of ~
He's been out of ~ since the factory closed.
through ~
I met him through ~.
phrases
a line of ~
‘What line of ~ are you in?’ ‘Computing.’
a place of ~
3 book/music/art
adjective
classic , fine , great
definitive , seminal
Her book is still considered the definitive ~ on beetles.
best - known , well-known
important , influential
erudite , scholarly
ambitious
creative
literary
dramatic
critical
autobiographical , biographical
artistic
photographic
sculptural
art (usually artwork )
The artwork in the book is superb.
untitled
completed , finished
The finished ~ will be on view in the city art gallery.
unfinished
collaborative
solo
commissioned
He does mainly commissioned portrait ~s.
abstract , figurative , graphic
choral , orchestral
guitar , piano , etc.
collected , complete
the collected ~s of Stephen King
early
late , mature
Picasso's mature ~s
latest , present , previous , recent
These paintings are more abstract than her previous ~.
copyrighted
People are using file-sharing to steal copyrighted ~s.
published
Her portfolio includes published ~s in several magazines.
derivative
original
… of work
series
collection , exhibit ( AmE ) , exhibition ( esp. BrE )
The gallery is staging a special exhibition of Monet's early ~s.
verb + work
compose , create , produce , write
Beethoven composed his greatest ~s in the latter part of his life.
choreograph , conduct , translate
commission
perform , play
hear , read , see
Her ~ can be seen in most of the major European galleries.
conduct , direct , edit , produce , publish , put on
Over the next two years, the company is putting on the complete ~s of Brecht.
display , exhibit , feature , show , showcase
The town hall is exhibiting ~s by local artists.
acclaim , admire , appreciate , praise
critique ( esp. AmE ) , discuss , review
inform , inspire
A love of landscape informs all his ~.
work + verb
be called sth , be entitled sth , be titled sth ( esp. AmE )
a ~ entitled ‘The Sacrifice’
depict sth , describe sth , represent sth
The ~ represents a synthesis of the natural and the artificial.
consist of sth
a ~ consisting of twelve small blank canvases
appear , be on show , go on show
Her ~ appears at the Museum of Contemporary Art this summer.
preposition
in a/the ~
She's studying the theme of death in the ~s of Beckett.
~ by
a ~ by an unknown 18th-century writer
phrases
a ~ of art , a ~ of fiction , a ~ of literature
The building is hated by some and considered a ~ of art by others.
They discovered that his report was a complete ~ of fiction. ( humorous )
a ~ of genius
Her latest novel is a ~ of genius.
4 ( also works esp. BrE ) building/repairing
adjective
extensive , major
road (usually roadworks in BrE and roadwork in AmE )
maintenance , repair , restoration
verb + works
carry out
We are planning to carry out major ~s on the site.
plan
announce
works + verb
continue , go on
The ~s will continue until the end of July.
be completed , finish
preposition
at the ~ ( BrE )
A contraflow is in operation at the ~s near Junction 5.
5 works ( esp. BrE ) factory
adjective
brick , iron , steel (usually brickworks , etc.)
railway ( BrE )
sewage , treatment
The smell is believed to have originated from the sewage ~s.
Scotland's biggest water treatment ~s
verb + works
open
close , close down , shut down
works + verb
open
close , close down
The steelworks closed in 1986.
works + noun
manager , supervisor
canteen ( BrE )
preposition
at the ~
the night shift at the ~s
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