Synonyms for work

verb

• make uniform
• perform as expected when applied
• be employed
• have and exert influence or effect
• make something, usually for a specific function
• cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
• cause to work
• find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
• have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected
• use or manipulate to one's advantage
• proceed along a path
• prepare for crops
• shape, form, or improve a material
• cause to undergo fermentation
• give a workout to
• go sour or spoil
• arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion
• behave in a certain way when handled
• cause to operate or function
• exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
• gratify and charm, usually in order to influence
• move in an agitated manner
• move into or onto
• operate in a certain place, area, or specialty
• operate in or through
• proceed towards a goal or along a path or through an activity
• provoke or excite

noun

• applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading)
• the occupation for which you are paid
• a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing
• a place where work is done
• the total output of a writer or artist (or a substantial part of it)
• activity directed toward making or doing something
• (physics) a manifestation of energy; the transfer of energy from one physical system to another expressed as the product of a force and the distance through which it moves a body in the direction of that force