Bantam work () Carved and painted work in imitation of Japan ware. |
Basic (a.) Relating to a base |
Basic (a.) Having the base in excess, or the amount of the base atomically greater than that of the acid, or exceeding in proportion that of the related neutral salt. |
Basic (a.) Apparently alkaline, as certain normal salts which exhibit alkaline reactions with test paper. |
Basic (a.) Said of crystalline rocks which contain a relatively low percentage of silica, as basalt. |
Chimney-piece (n.) A decorative construction around the opening of a fireplace. |
First-rate (a.) Of the highest excellence |
First-rate (n.) A war vessel of the highest grade or the most powerful class. |
Grotto-work (n.) Artificial and ornamental rockwork in imitation of a grotto. |
Hand-work (n.) See Handiwork. |
Piece (n.) A fragment or part of anything separated from the whole, in any manner, as by cutting, splitting, breaking, or tearing |
Piece (n.) A definite portion or quantity, as of goods or work |
Piece (n.) Any one thing conceived of as apart from other things of the same kind |
Piece (n.) A literary or artistic composition |
Piece (n.) A musket, gun, or cannon |
Piece (n.) A coin |
Piece (n.) A fact |
Piece (n.) An individual |
Piece (n.) One of the superior men, distinguished from a pawn. |
Piece (n.) A castle |
Piece (v. t.) To make, enlarge, or repair, by the addition of a piece or pieces |
Piece (v. t.) To unite |
Piece (v. i.) To unite by a coalescence of parts |
Rate (v. t. & i.) To chide with vehemence |
Rate (n.) Established portion or measure |
Rate (n.) That which is established as a measure or criterion |
Rate (n.) Valuation |
Rate (n.) A tax or sum assessed by authority on property for public use, according to its income or value |
Rate (n.) Order |
Rate (n.) Ratification |
Rate (n.) The gain or loss of a timepiece in a unit of time |
Rate (n.) The order or class to which a war vessel belongs, determined according to its size, armament, etc. |
Rate (n.) The class of a merchant vessel for marine insurance, determined by its relative safety as a risk, as A1, A2, etc. |
Rate (v. t.) To set a certain estimate on |
Rate (v. t.) To assess for the payment of a rate or tax. |
Rate (v. t.) To settle the relative scale, rank, position, amount, value, or quality of |
Rate (v. t.) To ratify. |
Rate (v. i.) To be set or considered in a class |
Rate (v. i.) To make an estimate. |
Sabrina work () A variety of applique work for quilts, table covers, etc. |
Second-rate (a.) Of the second size, rank, quality, or value |
Sorrento work () Ornamental work, mostly carved in olivewood, decorated with inlay, made at or near Sorrento, Italy. Hence, more rarely, jig-saw work and the like done anywhere. |
Tut-work (n.) Work done by the piece, as in nonmetaliferous rock, the amount done being usually reckoned by the fathom. |
Water rate () A rate or tax for a supply of water. |
Work (n.) Exertion of strength or faculties |
Work (n.) The matter on which one is at work |
Work (n.) That which is produced as the result of labor |
Work (n.) Specifically: (a) That which is produced by mental labor |
Work (n.) Structures in civil, military, or naval engineering, as docks, bridges, embankments, trenches, fortifications, and the like |
Work (n.) The moving parts of a mechanism |
work flow workflow | progress (or rate of progress) in work being done |
cinch breeze picnic snap duck soup child's play pushover walkover piece of cake | any undertaking that is easy to do, marketing this product will be no picnic |
work | activity directed toward making or doing something, she checked several points needing further work |
workload work load | work that a person is expected to do in a specified time |
busywork make-work | active work of little value, while he was waiting he filled the days with busywork |
welfare work social service | an organized activity to improve the condition of disadvantaged people in society |
occupation business job line of work line | the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money, he's not in my line of business |
employment work | the occupation for which you are paid, he is looking for employment, a lot of people are out of work |
electrical work | the craft of an electrician |
sheet-metal work | the craft of doing sheet metal work (as in ventilation systems) |
tool-and-die work | the craft of making special tools and dies |
police work police investigation | the investigation of criminal activities |
detection detecting detective work sleuthing | a police investigation to determine the perpetrator, detection is hard on the feet |
field work | an investigation carried out in the field rather than in a laboratory or headquarters |
time and motion study time-and-motion study time-motion study motion study time study work study | an analysis of a specific job in an effort to find the most efficient method in terms of time and effort |
spying undercover work | the act of keeping a secret watch for intelligence purposes |
mission missionary work | the organized work of a religious missionary |
scut work shitwork | trivial, unrewarding, tedious, dirty, and disagreeable chores, the hospital hired him to do scut work |
c fuck fucking screw screwing ass nooky nookie piece of ass piece of tail roll in the hay shag shtup ff | slang for sexual intercourse |
work-study program | an educational plan in which students alternate between paid employment and formal study |
basic training | the initial period of training for new military personnel, involves intense physical activity and behavioral discipline |
work-in | occasion when workers continue to work as a protest against e.g. proposed dismissal or closure of the factory |
social work | any of various services designed to aid the poor and aged and to increase the welfare of children |
work to rule | a job action in which workers cause a slowdown by doing only the minimum amount required by the rules of the workplace |
strike work stoppage | a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions, the strike lasted more than a month before it was settled |
work animal | an animal trained for and used for heavy labor |
basic staple | (usually plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant |
basic point defense missile system | a shipboard missile system |
bikini two-piece | a woman's very brief bathing suit |
brogan brogue clodhopper work shoe | a thick and heavy shoe |
chessman chess piece | any of white and black pieces used in playing the game of chess |
collector's item showpiece piece de resistance | the outstanding item (the prize piece or main exhibit) in a collection |
firearm piece small-arm | a portable gun, he wore his firearm in a shoulder holster |
fowling piece | a light shotgun used for fowling |
furniture piece of furniture article of furniture | furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy, they had too much furniture for the small apartment, there was only one piece of furniture in the room |
fur-piece | a neckpiece made of fur |
knee piece | armor plate that protects the knee |
man piece | game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games, he taught me to set up the men on the chess board, he sacrificed a piece to get a strategic advantage |
masking piece masking | scenery used to block the audience's view of parts of the stage that should not be seen |
objet d'art art object piece | a work of art of some artistic value, this store sells only objets d'art, it is not known who created this piece |
oeuvre work body of work | the total output of a writer or artist (or a substantial part of it), he studied the entire Wagnerian oeuvre, Picasso's work can be divided into periods |
period piece | any work of art whose special value lies in its evocation of a historical period |
piece | a separate part of a whole, an important piece of the evidence |
piece | an item that is an instance of some type, he designed a new piece of equipment, she bought a lovely piece of china, |
piece of cloth piece of material | a separate part consisting of fabric |
piece of leather | a separate part consisting of leather |
set piece | a piece of scenery intended to stand alone as part of the stage setting |
three-piece suit | a business suit consisting of a jacket and vest and trousers |
two-piece two-piece suit lounge suit | a business suit consisting of a matching jacket and skirt or trousers |
work piece of work | a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing, it is not regarded as one of his more memorable works, the symphony was hailed as an ingenious work, he was indebted to the pioneering work of John Dewey, the work of an active imagination, erosion is the work of wind or water over time |