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  • 41work — I. noun Etymology: Middle English werk, work, from Old English werc, weorc; akin to Old High German werc work, Greek ergon, Avestan varəzem activity Date: before 12th century 1. activity in which one exerts strength or faculties to do or perform… …

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  • 42Work function — In solid state physics, the work function is the minimum energy (usually measured in electron volts) needed to remove an electron from a solid to a point immediately outside the solid surface (or energy needed to move an electron from the Fermi… …

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  • 43Work (thermodynamics) — In thermodynamics, work is the quantity of energy transferred from one system to another without an accompanying transfer of entropy. It is a generalization of the concept of mechanical work in mechanics. In the SI system of measurement, work is… …

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  • 44Work — /werrk/, n. Henry Clay, 1832 84, U.S. songwriter. * * * I In economics and sociology, the activities and labour necessary for the survival of society. As early as 40,000 BC, hunters worked in groups to track and kill animals, while younger or… …

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  • 45work — [[t]wɜrk[/t]] n. adj. v. worked (Archaic except in some senses, esp.35,37,40)wrought; working. 1) exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something; labor; toil 2) something on which exertion or labor is expended; a task or… …

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  • 46work — noun 1》 activity involving mental or physical effort done in order to achieve a result. 2》 such activity as a means of earning income.     ↘W. Indian a job. 3》 a task or tasks to be undertaken.     ↘the materials for this.     ↘(works) chiefly… …

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  • 47Work spouse — A work spouse is a co worker, usually of the opposite sex,[1] with whom one shares a special relationship, having bonds similar to those of a marriage; such as, confidences, loyalties, shared experiences, and a degree of honesty or openness. The… …

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  • 48work for — Synonyms and related words: administer to, attend, attend on, be employed, care for, carry on business, cater to, chore, dance attendance upon, do business, do for, do service to, drudge, follow a trade, have a job, help, keep up, labor, lackey,… …

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  • 49work — I. v. n. 1. Act, operate, be in action. 2. Labor, toil, moil, drudge, be or keep at work, be diligent, be industrious. 3. Move, perform, succeed, get on. 4. Strive, endeavor, aim, attempt, try, exert one s self. 5. Ferment, effervesce. 6. Heave,… …

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  • 50Upon the square — Square Square (skw[^a]r), n. [OF. esquarre, esquierre, F. [ e]querre a carpenter s square (cf. It. squadra), fr. (assumed) LL. exquadrare to make square; L. ex + quadrus a square, fr. quattuor four. See {Four}, and cf. {Quadrant}, {Squad},… …

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