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Make work

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busyworknounAlternative form of busy work. [(idiomatic, chiefly US) Work or activity performed with the intention or result of occupying time, and not necessarily to accomplish something productive; routine work of low priority undertaken for the sake of avoiding idleness.]
work inverb(transitive) To find time or space for, amid other things.
work atverb(transitive) To make a physical or mental effort to progress some specified task; to endeavor or struggle on an issue or project.
work onverb(transitive) To apply mental or physical effort to (something) in order to shape, form, improve, investigate, solve it, etc.
work oververb(transitive, slang, idiomatic) To subject (a person) to a severe scolding, interrogation, beating, etc.
work daynounAlternative form of workday. [(chiefly US) Any of the days of a week on which work is done; any day in a workweek. The five workdays in many countries are usually Monday to Friday (and are defined as such in official and legal usage even though many people work on weekends).]
work lifenounThe part of a person's daily life spent at work; the experiences encountered during that time.
work forcenounAlternative form of workforce. [All the workers employed by a specific organization or state, or on a specific project.]
workdaynoun(chiefly US) Any of the days of a week on which work is done; any day in a workweek. The five workdays in many countries are usually Monday to Friday (and are defined as such in official and legal usage even though many people work on weekends).
workingverb(usually in the plural) Operation; action.
work throughverbTo get past a difficult or stressful situation by thinking or talking about it.
workdaysnoun(chiefly US) Any of the days of a week on which work is done; any day in a workweek. The five workdays in many countries are usually Monday to Friday (and are defined as such in official and legal usage even though many people work on weekends).
work load
workovernounAny kind of oil well intervention involving invasive techniques, such as wireline or snubbing.
underworknounSubordinate work; petty business.
workweeknoun(US) The range of days of the week that are normally worked.
at work
work offverb(transitive) To lose (weight) by doing physical work; to burn off the calories gained from eating something.
dayworknounWork carried out or paid for on a daily basis; day labour.
workloadnounThe amount of work assigned to a particular worker, normally in a specified time period.

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