Definitions
1.verbTo do a specific task by employing physical or mental powers."He’s working in a bar."
2.verbTo effect by gradual degrees."he worked his way through the crowd"
3.verbTo embroider with thread.
4.verbTo set into action."He worked the levers."
5.verbTo cause to ferment.
6.verbTo ferment.
7.verbTo exhaust, by working."The mine was worked until the last scrap of ore had been extracted."
8.verbTo shape, form, or improve a material."He used pliers to work the wire into shape."
9.verbTo operate in a certain place, area, or speciality."she works the night clubs"
10.verbTo operate in or through; as, to work the phones.
11.verbTo provoke or excite; to influence."The rock musician worked the crowd of young girls into a frenzy."
12.verbTo use or manipulate to one’s advantage."She knows how to work the system."
13.verbTo cause to happen or to occur as a consequence."I cannot work a miracle."
14.verbTo cause to work."He is working his servants hard."
15.verbTo function correctly; to act as intended; to achieve the goal designed for."he pointed at the car and asked, "Does it work"?; he looked at the bottle of pain pills, wondering if they would work; my plan didn’t work"
16.verbTo influence."They worked on her to join the group."
17.verbTo effect by gradual degrees; as, to work into the earth.
18.verbTo move in an agitated manner."A ship works in a heavy sea."
19.verbTo behave in a certain way when handled"this dough does not work easily; the soft metal works well"
20.verb(with two objects) To cause (someone) to feel (something); to do unto somebody (something, whether good or bad).
21.verbTo hurt; to ache.
22.adjectiveDesigned or executed in a particular manner or to a particular degree.
23.adjectiveWrought.
24.adjectivePrepared so as to demonstrate the steps required.