work

wərk

1. noun – activity involving mental or physical effort done in order to achieve a result.
2. noun – a task or tasks to be undertaken.
3. noun – a thing or things done or made; the result of an action.
4. noun – the operative part of a clock or other machine.
5. verb – be engaged in physical or mental activity in order to achieve a result; do work.
6. verb – (of a machine or system) function, especially properly or effectively.
7. verb – (of a plan or method) have the desired result or effect.
8. verb – bring (a material or mixture) to a desired shape or consistency by hammering, kneading, etc.
9. verb – move or cause to move gradually or with difficulty into another position.
10. verb – bring into a specified emotional state.
11. combining form – denoting things or parts made of a specified material or with specified tools.