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How to sign: activity directed toward making or doing something
"she checked several points needing further work";

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Categories: activity

Within this category: action, busywork, care, coursework, duty, heavy lifting, housewifery, housework, investigation, ironing, job, job, labor, logging, loose end, mission, nightwork, operation, paperwork, service, shining, spadework, subbing, timework, undertaking, wash, welfare work

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How to sign: find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
"did you solve the problem?"; "Work out your problems with the boss"; "this unpleasant situation isn't going to work itself out"; "did you get it?"; "Did you get my meaning?"; "He;

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Similiar / Same: solve, figure out, puzzle out, lick, work out

Categories: understand

Within this category: answer, answer, break, guess, riddle, strike

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How to sign: the occupation for which you are paid
"he is looking for employment"; "a lot of people are out of work";

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Similiar / Same: employment

Categories: business, job, line, line of work, occupation

Within this category: coaching, engagement, paper route, piecework, public service, seafaring, service, services, telecommuting, workload

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How to sign: use or manipulate to one's advantage
"He exploit the new taxation system"; "She knows how to work the system"; "he works his parents for sympathy";

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Similiar / Same: exploit

Categories: apply, employ, use, utilise, utilize

Within this category: avail, make hay, play, prey, use

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How to sign: perform as expected when applied
"The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in"; "Does this old car still run well?"; "This old radio doesn't work anymore";

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Similiar / Same: function, operate, run, go

Within this category: cut, double, roll, run, service

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How to sign: cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
"I cannot work a miracle"; "wreak havoc"; "bring comments"; "play a joke"; "The rain brought relief to the drought-stricken area";

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See also: bring up, effect, effectuate, bring about, call down, induce, bring on, invoke, conjure up, negociate, bring off, carry off, manage, conjure, call forth, stage, bring about, pull off, arouse, arrange, put forward, evoke, bring about, stir, raise, set up

Similiar / Same: wreak, make for, bring, play

Categories: create, make

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How to sign: cause to work
"he is working his servants hard";

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Similiar / Same: put to work

Categories: apply, employ, use, utilise, utilize

Within this category: cybernate, exercise, overwork, rack, warm up

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How to sign: prepare for crops
"Work the soil"; "cultivate the land";

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Similiar / Same: cultivate, crop

Categories: fix, gear up, prepare, ready, set, set up

Within this category: overcrop

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How to sign: cause to undergo fermentation
"We ferment the grapes for a very long time to achieve high alcohol content"; "The vintner worked the wine in big oak vats";

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Similiar / Same: ferment

Categories: convert

Within this category: vinify

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