1 [ noncount ] the job that you do to earn money
I'm looking for work.
What time do you start work ?
How long have you been out of work (= without a job ) ? Thesaurus
job the work that you do to earn money: My dad told me to go out and get a job . ♦ She's trying to find a full-time job . ♦ I'm only doing my job (= I'm doing what I am paid to do ) . ♦ He's looking for a job in teaching.
work the job that you do to earn money. Work is a noncount noun, so you cannot say "a work" or "works": It's very difficult to find work in this city. ♦ I've been out of work (= without a job ) for almost a year. ♦ She goes jogging every morning before work . employment the state of having a job that you are paid to do. This is a noncount noun, and is a more formal word than work and job : The company provides employment for 150 staff. ♦ I'm only looking for part-time employment right now. career the jobs that someone has in a particular area of work over a period of time. Your career often involves several jobs, which usually involve more responsibility as time passes: a teaching career ♦ a career in politics ♦ Why did you decide on a career as a vet?
profession a job that needs special training and higher education: the legal profession ♦ She hopes to enter the medical profession . ♦ He's a teacher by profession .
[ noncount ] the place where you have a job I called him at work.
I'm not going to work today.
[ noncount ] doing or making something Digging the garden is hard work .
She's so lazy — she never does any work .
The group is at work on (= making ) a new show.
[ noncount ] something that you make or do The teacher corrected the student's work.
The artist only sells her work to friends.
[ count ] ( ART , ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS , MUSIC ) a book, painting, or piece of music
He's read the complete works of Hawthorne.
A number of priceless works of art were stolen from the
gallery.
works [ plural ] a place where people make things with machines
My grandfather worked at the steelworks. get to work
to start doing something Let's get to work on this project.
work • a • hol • ic / |warka ' halik / noun [count]
a person who works a lot and feels that they need to work all the time
work • book / ' warkbuk / noun [ count ]
a book where you write answers to questions, which you use when you are studying something
WOrk .еГ © / vvorkor / noun [ count ]
a person who works
The factory workers all went out on strike. an office worker
the work • ing class / бэ |warkig ' kl®s /
noun [ singular ]
the group of people in a society who do not have much money or power and who usually do physical work ►work • ing-class / |warkig ' klres / adjective
working-class families
—Look at the middle class , the upper class .
work • man / ' warkman / noun [ count ] ( plural work - men / ' warkman / )
a man who works with his hands to build or repair something work • out / ' warkaut / noun [ count ]
physical exercise that you do when you are training for a
sport or trying to stay healthy
She does a 20-minute workout every morning.
work • sheet / ' warkjit / noun [ count ]
a piece of paper where you write answers to questions, which you use when you are studying something
work • shop / 'warkfap/ noun [ count ]
a place where people make or repair things
a time when people meet and work together to learn about something
We went to a drama workshop.
world Ф / warld / noun
the world [ singular ] ( GEOGRAPHY ) the earth with all its countries and people
