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. |
Placement
(n.) The act of placing, or the state of being placed. |
Placement
(n.) Position |
Practical
(a.) Of or pertaining to practice or action. |
Practical
(a.) Capable of being turned to use or account |
Practical
(a.) Evincing practice or skill |
Practical
(a.) Derived from practice |
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. |
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 |
Work
(v. t.) To form with a needle and thread or yarn |
Work
(v. t.) To set in motion or action |
| placement | contact established between applicants and prospective employees, the agency provided placement services |
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 |
| practical joke | a prank or trick played on a person (especially one intended to make the victim appear foolish) |
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 |
| work-study program | an educational plan in which students alternate between paid employment and formal study |
| application practical application | the act of bringing something to bear, using it for a particular purpose, he advocated the application of statistics to the problem, a novel application of electronics to medical diagnosis |
placement
location locating
position
positioning
emplacement | the act of putting something in a certain place |
| 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 |
| 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 |
workbench
work bench
bench | a strong worktable for a carpenter or mechanic |
workboard
work-board | a horizontal board that provides a supported surface for manual work |
work camp
prison camp
prison farm | a camp for trustworthy prisoners employed in government projects |
| work in progress | a piece of work that is not yet finished |
| work of art | art that is a product of one of the fine arts (especially a painting or sculpture of artistic merit) |
workplace
work | a place where work is done, he arrived at work early today |