Bantam work () Carved and painted work in imitation of Japan ware. |
Coal works () A place where coal is dug, including the machinery for raising the coal. |
Copper works () A place where copper is wrought or manufactured. |
Gang (v. i.) To go |
Gang (v. i.) A going |
Gang (v. i.) A number going in company |
Gang (v. i.) A combination of similar implements arranged so as, by acting together, to save time or labor |
Gang (v. i.) A set |
Gang (v. i.) The mineral substance which incloses a vein |
Gang-flower (n.) The common English milkwort (Polygala vulgaris), so called from blossoming in gang week. |
Grotto-work (n.) Artificial and ornamental rockwork in imitation of a grotto. |
Hand-work (n.) See Handiwork. |
Iron works () See under Iron, a. |
Jinny road () An inclined road in a coal mine, on which loaded cars descend by gravity, drawing up empty ones. |
Maoadam road () A macadamized road. |
Road (n.) A journey, or stage of a journey. |
Road (n.) An inroad |
Road (n.) A place where one may ride |
Road (n.) A place where ships may ride at anchor at some distance from the shore |
Sabrina work () A variety of applique work for quilts, table covers, etc. |
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. |
Squad (n.) A small party of men assembled for drill, inspection, or other purposes. |
Squad (n.) Hence, any small party. |
Squad (n.) Sloppy mud. |
Track-road (n.) A towing path. |
Tut-work (n.) Work done by the piece, as in nonmetaliferous rock, the amount done being usually reckoned by the fathom. |
Water gang () A passage for water, such as was usually made in a sea wall, to drain water out of marshes. |
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 (n.) Manner of working |
Work (n.) The causing of motion against a resisting force. The amount of work is proportioned to, and is measured by, the product of the force into the amount of motion along the direction of the force. See Conservation of energy, under Conservation, Unit of work, under Unit, also Foot pound, Horse power, Poundal, and Erg. |
Work (n.) Ore before it is dressed. |
Work (n.) Performance of moral duties |
Work (n.) To exert one's self for a purpose |
Work (n.) Hence, in a general sense, to operate |
Work (n.) Hence, figuratively, to be effective |
Work (n.) To carry on business |
Work (n.) To be in a state of severe exertion, or as if in such a state |
Work (n.) To make one's way slowly and with difficulty |
Work (n.) To ferment, as a liquid. |
Work (n.) To act or operate on the stomach and bowels, as a cathartic. |
Work (v. t.) To labor or operate upon |
Work (v. t.) To produce or form by labor |
Work (v. t.) To produce by slow degrees, or as if laboriously |
Work (v. t.) To influence by acting upon |
Work (v. t.) To form with a needle and thread or yarn |
road | a way or means to achieve something, the road to fame |
royal road | an auspicious way or means to achieve something, the royal road to success |
work flow workflow | progress (or rate of progress) in work being done |
on the road on tour | travelling about, they took the show on the road, they lost all their games on the road |
away game road game | a game played away from home |
road show | a show on tour |
work | activity directed toward making or doing something, she checked several points needing further work |
works deeds | performance of moral or religious acts, salvation by deeds, the reward for good works |
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 |
work-study program | an educational plan in which students alternate between paid employment and formal study |
road construction | the construction of roads |
road rage | violence exhibited by drivers in traffic |
rumble gang fight | a fight between rival gangs of adolescents |
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 |
access road slip road | a short road giving access to an expressway, in Britain they call an access road a slip road |
arterial road | a major or main route |
beltway bypass ring road ringway | a highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the center |
bridle path bridle road | a path suitable for riding or leading horses (but not for cars) |
brogan brogue clodhopper work shoe | a thick and heavy shoe |
cruiser police cruiser patrol car police car prowl car squad car | a car in which policemen cruise the streets, equipped with radiotelephonic communications to headquarters |
driveway drive private road | a road leading up to a private house, they parked in the driveway |
dye-works | a workshop where dyeing is done |
frontage road service road | a local road that runs parallel to an expressway and allows local traffic to gain access to property |
gang | tool consisting of a combination of implements arranged to work together |
highroad trunk road | a highway |
highway main road | a major road for any form of motor transport |
local road local street | a street that is primarily used to gain access to the property bordering it |
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 |
plant works industrial plant | buildings for carrying on industrial labor, they built a large plant to manufacture automobiles |
post road | a road over which mail is carried |
public works | structures (such as highways or schools or bridges or docks) constructed at government expense for public use |
road route | an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation |