Bantam work () Carved and painted work in imitation of Japan ware. |
Grotto-work (n.) Artificial and ornamental rockwork in imitation of a grotto. |
Hand-work (n.) See Handiwork. |
Phases (pl. ) of Phase |
Phase (n.) That which is exhibited to the eye |
Phase (n.) Any appearance or aspect of an object of mental apprehension or view |
Phase (n.) A particular appearance or state in a regularly recurring cycle of changes with respect to quantity of illumination or form of enlightened disk |
Phase (n.) Any one point or portion in a recurring series of changes, as in the changes of motion of one of the particles constituting a wave or vibration |
Phases (pl. ) of Phasis |
Sabrina work () A variety of applique work for quilts, table covers, etc. |
Serving (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Serve |
Serving () a. & n. from Serve. |
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. |
Stage (n.) A floor or story of a house. |
Stage (n.) An elevated platform on which an orator may speak, a play be performed, an exhibition be presented, or the like. |
Stage (n.) A floor elevated for the convenience of mechanical work, or the like |
Stage (n.) A platform, often floating, serving as a kind of wharf. |
Stage (n.) The floor for scenic performances |
Stage (n.) A place where anything is publicly exhibited |
Stage (n.) The platform of a microscope, upon which an object is placed to be viewed. See Illust. of Microscope. |
Stage (n.) A place of rest on a regularly traveled road |
Stage (n.) A degree of advancement in a journey |
Stage (n.) A degree of advancement in any pursuit, or of progress toward an end or result. |
Stage (n.) A large vehicle running from station to station for the accomodation of the public |
Stage (n.) One of several marked phases or periods in the development and growth of many animals and plants |
Stage (v. t.) To exhibit upon a stage, or as upon a stage |
Stage-struck (a.) Fascinated by the stage |
Tut-work (n.) Work done by the piece, as in nonmetaliferous rock, the amount done being usually reckoned by the fathom. |
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 |
phase space | (physics) an ideal space in which the coordinate dimensions represent the variables that are required to describe a system or substance, a multidimensional phase space |
work flow workflow | progress (or rate of progress) in work being done |
stage leg | a section or portion of a journey or course, then we embarked on the second stage of our Caribbean cruise |
fare-stage | a section along the route of a bus for which the fare is the same |
service serving service of process | the act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone, he accepted service of the subpoena |
stage dancing choreography | a show involving artistic dancing |
business stage business byplay | incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect, his business with the cane was hilarious |
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 |
phase I clinical trial phase I | a clinical trial on a few persons to determine the safety of a new drug or invasive medical device, for drugs, dosage or toxicity limits should be obtained |
phase II clinical trial phase II | a clinical trial on more persons than in phase I, intended to evaluate the efficacy of a treatment for the condition it is intended to treat, possible side effects are monitored |
phase III clinical trial phase III | a large clinical trial of a treatment or drug that in phase I and phase II has been shown to be efficacious with tolerable side effects, after successful conclusion of these clinical trials it will receive formal approval from the FDA |
phase IV clinical trial phase IV | sometimes the FDA approves a drug for general use but requires the manufacturer to continue to monitor its effects, during this phase the drug may be tried on slightly different patient populations than those studied in earlier trials |
preclinical trial preclinical test preclinical phase | a laboratory test of a new drug or a new invasive medical device on animal subjects, conducted to gather evidence justifying a clinical trial |
work-study program | an educational plan in which students alternate between paid employment and formal study |
phase-out | the act or instance of a planned discontinuation |
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 |
bandstand outdoor stage stand | a platform where a (brass) band can play in the open air |
brogan brogue clodhopper work shoe | a thick and heavy shoe |
landing stage | platform from which passengers and cargo can be (un)loaded |
mise en scene stage setting setting | arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted |
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 |
serving cart | a handcart for serving food |
serving dish | a dish used for serving food |
stage | a large platform on which people can stand and can be seen by an audience, he clambered up onto the stage and got the actors to help him into the box |
stage microscope stage | a small platform on a microscope where the specimen is mounted for examination |
stagecoach stage | a large coach-and-four formerly used to carry passengers and mail on regular routes between towns, we went out of town together by stage about ten or twelve miles |
stage door | an entrance to the backstage area of theater, used by performers and other theater personnel |
stage set set | representation consisting of the scenery and other properties used to identify the location of a dramatic production, the sets were meticulously authentic |
theater stage theatre stage | a stage in a theater on which actors can perform |
thrust stage | a theater stage that extends out into the audience's part of a theater and has seats on three sides |
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 |