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work

The correct spelling is work.

How to pronounce work

/wɜːk/
noun

IPA: /wɜːk/

Say it like: Wor-k

The correct spelling is work. (heading) Employment. For example: "We don't have much time. Let's get to work piling up those sandbags."

Usage Examples

We don't have much time. Let's get to work piling up those sandbags.

Tell me you're using clean works at least.

He’s working in a bar.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.(heading) Employment.
  2. 2.(heading) Effort.
  3. 3.Sustained effort to achieve a goal or result, especially overcoming obstacles.
  4. 4.(heading) Product; the result of effort.
  5. 5.The staging of events to appear as real.

verb

  1. 1.To do a specific task by employing physical or mental powers.
  2. 2.To effect by gradual degrees.
  3. 3.To embroider with thread.
  4. 4.To set into action.
  5. 5.To cause to ferment.

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