English words: work camp to works team

300 English words, part 50 of 56 of the words starting with W, A to Z. 37 have a page of their own.

English words work camp to works team

work camp noun: Alternative form of workcamp.
work day noun: Alternative form of workday.
work dog noun: A working dog; a dog breed created to perform specific tasks (e.g. herding).
work double tides verb: To perform the labour of three days in two.
work envelope noun: The area which a robot, or any part of one, can reach and can operate within.
work environment noun: Synonym of working environment.
work ethic noun: The value that one ought to work hard at one's job or duties.
work experience noun: Professional experience.
work farm noun: A prison farm
work force noun: Alternative form of workforce.
work front noun: Opportunities to perform construction works in a given period.
work function noun: The minimum energy needed to remove an electron from the surface of a material
work gang noun: Alternative form of workgang.
work group noun: Alternative form of workgroup.
work-harden verb: To harden (a material) by work hardening.
work hardening noun: The repeated plastic deformation of a material, causing a permanent distortion of its crystal structure, and an increase in its strength and hardness; the...
work history noun: Synonym of employment history.
work horse noun: Alternative form of workhorse.
work husband noun: A man with whom another person has a platonic intimacy at work.
work in noun, verb: To find time or space for, amid other things.
work in process adjective, noun: Synonym of work in progress.
work in progress adjective, noun: Work that has been started, but is not complete.
work-intensive adjective: Focusing on, requiring, or exacting a great deal of work or effort; worksome; labour-intensive.
work into the ground verb: To exhaust through heavy labour.
work it phrase: An approving description or a cry of encouragement to someone whose behavior is titillating, such as someone aiming to dress sexily or someone performing in...
work it out on the remix verb: To settle a dispute; to restore a strained relationship; to reconcile.
work life adjective, noun: Of or pertaining to the relationship between one's work life and personal life.
work-life balance noun /ˈwɜː(ɹ)k ˈlaɪf ˈbæləns/: The effective management and equilibrium between the demands of one's work or professional responsibilities and one's personal life.
work like a dog verb: To work very hard.
work like a dream verb: To function very efficiently and effectively, with few or no problems.
work like a horse verb: To work very hard; to toil.
work like a mule verb: To work very hard; to toil.
work like a nailer verb: To work very hard.
work like a Trojan verb: To work very hard.
work management noun: Synonym of project management.
work marriage noun: A platonic intimacy between two people (often a man and a woman) who work at the same workplace.
work-master noun: Alternative form of workmaster.
work-mistress noun: Alternative form of workmistress.
work nights verb: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see work, nights.
work of art noun: A product of the fine arts; a painting, sculpture, etc.
work of fiction noun: A fictional account; a story.
work of necessity noun: Work that is sufficiently important to be done on the Sabbath, despite the usual prohibitions against working on that day.
work off verb: To lose (weight) by doing physical work; to burn off the calories gained from eating something.
work on verb: To apply mental or physical effort to (something) in order to shape, form, improve, investigate, solve it, etc.
work one's buns off verb: Alternative form of work one's butt off.
work one's fingers to the bone verb: To work especially hard, usually for an extended period.
work one's guts out verb: Synonym of sweat one's guts out.
work one's magic verb: To achieve something favourable and desired through the application of special skills, talents, or expertise.
work one's passage verb: To pay for one's voyage by working while on board, rather than by paying a fare.
work one's tail off verb: Less vulgar synonym of work one's ass off.
work one's way verb: Synonym of make one's way.
work one's way up noun: to climb something effortfully
work oneself to the bone verb: Alternative form of work one's fingers to the bone.
work order noun: An authorization to expend resources to perform a task.
work out verb /ˌwɜːk ˈaʊt/: To calculate.
work over verb: To improve a prototype, or first draft.
work party noun: An organised group of workmen or workers performing a task together.
work permit noun: A legal authorization which allows a person to take employment in a country other than the one in which they hold citizenship.
work-place noun: Alternative spelling of workplace.
work placement noun: Practicum (college course).
work platform noun: An elevated or elevating platform, usually portable, used for carrying out work in normally unreachable locations.
work product noun: Things and ideas created by an employee that are considered the legal property of the employer owing to the terms of employment
work rage noun: Great anger shown by someone at their workplace.
work release noun: A program permitting a prisoner a leave of absence from prison to undertake normal employment.
work round verb: Alternative form of work around.
work rule noun: A stipulation in a contract that limits how managers may direct workers.
work-safe adjective: That can be viewed from one's workplace without the risk of disciplinary action; not graphic or offensive.
work shadowing noun: The process of accompanying and observing someone at work in order to train or to obtain insight.
work shift noun: A shift (change of workers).
work shoe noun: Alternative form of workshoe.
work-shy adjective: Alternative spelling of workshy.
work smarter, not harder proverb: Problems are solved more effectively by intelligence than by exertion.
work someone's arse off verb: Alternative form of work someone's ass off.
work someone's ass off verb: (idiomatic, vulgar, slang) To work, or cause to work, excessively or to the point of exhaustion; see work + someone's ass off.
work someone's tail off verb: Less vulgar synonym of work someone's ass off.
work song noun: A song, sung during work, with a rhythm that helps to coordinate activities.
work spouse noun: A man or woman in the workplace with whom one shares a special relationship similar to marriage, with confidences, loyalties, shared jokes and experiences,...
work station noun: Alternative form of workstation.
work stealing noun: An algorithm and scheduling strategy for multithreaded computer programs, where a thread can "steal" work from queues of the other threads.
work-stone noun: A sloping cast iron plate positioned in front of a hearth.
work-study adjective: Of or relating to a program that allows university students to work part-time while attending school.
work-study program noun: A program that allows university students to work part-time while attending school.
work surface noun: Alternative form of worksurface.
work the angles verb: Synonym of play the angles.
work the audience verb: Synonym of work the room.
work the bar verb: Synonym of work the room.
work the crowd verb: To work the room, or to do the equivalent with an outdoor audience.
work the hole verb: To rob drunks on the subway.
work the hyphens verb: To facilitate an improvement in communication and understanding between oneself and a person or group with a differing perspective, by comparing and...
work the line verb: Synonym of work the room.
work the oracle verb: To fabricate a suspect's verbal statement.
work the refs verb: To attempt to persuade the referee or other officials to view the players on one's team with a sympathetic bias.
work the room verb: To interact enthusiastically with the attendees at an event, by moving among them, greeting them, and engaging them in conversation.
work the system verb: Synonym of game the system.
work through verb: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see work, through.
work time noun: Alternative form of worktime.
work to rule adjective, noun, verb: To work slowly by strictly following all work rules, usually in a work-to-rule job action, as part of unionized labor protest.
work together verb: To be coworkers with someone; to share a workspace with someone.
work-tool noun: An implement used in performing or completing a specific job or task
work train noun: A train run for the purpose of maintenance and repair of railway track.
work triangle noun: The imaginary path connecting the cooker, sink and refrigerator in a kitchen, considered from the viewpoint of efficient design.
work unit noun: A danwei.
work up noun, verb: To raise; to excite; to stir up.
work up to verb: To reach by gradual effort or developments.
work week noun: Alternative form of workweek.
work wife noun: A woman with whom another person has a platonic intimacy at work.
work with one's hands verb: To engage in difficult manual labor, especially using analog tools.
work wonders verb: To perform miracles or magic.
work zone noun: An area where work is being done.
workability noun: The ease with which something can be worked or fashioned.
workable adjective: Capable of functioning.
workableness noun: The quality or state of being workable, or the extent to which a thing is workable.
workably adverb: In a workable fashion.
workaday adjective, noun /ˈwɜːkədeɪ/: Suitable for everyday use.
workaholic adjective, noun: A person who feels compelled to work excessively, including while at home.
workaholicism noun: The condition of being a workaholic.
workaholism noun: The urge of a person to work excessively; ergomania.
workalcoholic adjective, noun: Workaholic.
workalike noun: A computer capable of running software designed for another.
workamper noun: A participant in workamping.
workamping noun /wɝkˈkæmpɪŋ/: The practice of combining part-time or full-time paid or volunteer work with RV or tent camping.
workaround noun /ˈwɜːk.əɹaʊnd/: A means or method of circumventing an obstacle, particularly one arising from constraints, laws or regulatory requirements.
workathon noun: A collaborative event where people meet to complete work projects, sometimes having a fundraising component.
workation noun: Alternative form of workcation.
workaway noun: a person who works his passage
workbag noun: A bag containing tools or material used for work, especially needlework.
workbase noun: A base location from which a work project is operated.
workbasket noun: A basket used to hold materials for needlework, etc.
workbench noun /ˈwɝk.bɛnt͡ʃ/: A sturdy bench or table at which manual work is done by a carpenter, machinist, etc.
workboard noun: A workbench or worktable.
workboat noun: A boat used for purposes other than recreation, passenger transport, or combat.
workbook noun /ˈwɝk.bʊk/: A book, used by a student, in which answers and workings may be entered besides questions and exercises.
workbookish adjective: Characteristic of a workbook.
workboot noun: A sturdy boot intended as workwear.
workbox noun: A toolbox; a container for the items needed to carry out a task.
workcamp noun: A camp in which volunteers visit another region and work on a project to benefit the region or its inhabitants.
workcamper noun: One who attends a workcamp.
workcation noun: A vacation that one spends getting work done.
workcest noun: Romance or sexual activity between coworkers.
workday adjective, noun: Any of the days of a week on which work is done; any day in a workweek.
workdog noun: Alternative form of work dog.
worked adjective, verb /wɜːkt/: Designed or executed in a particular manner or to a particular degree.
worked up adjective: Excessively emotional, excited, aroused or angry.
worker noun /ˈwɜː.kə/: One who works: a person who performs labor for a living; traditionally, especially, manual labor.
worker bee noun: A sterile bee whose specialty is to support the hive, especially by collecting pollen.
worker-priest noun: A priest who took up manual labour to experience the everyday life of the working class, and gain the trust of the working class.
worker's comp noun: Abbreviation of worker's compensation.
worker's compensation noun: Insurance that pays medical costs of personal injuries sustained by working.
workeress noun: A female worker.
workerism noun: Various trends in left-wing political discourse, especially anarchism and Marxism, that emphasize the political importance and centrality of the working class.
workerist adjective, noun: Relating to workerism
workerless adjective: Having no workers.
workerlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a worker (especially a worker bee).
workers' comp noun: Abbreviation of workers' compensation.
workers' compensation noun: Insurance that pays for medical costs resulting from injuries sustained by employees in the workplace.
workers of the world, unite phrase: Laborers are encouraged to unionize or otherwise engage in collective action on a global scale in order to use the strength of their numbers to obtain...
workers' paradise noun: A society where all individuals would have their needs provided for by the government.
workers' party noun: A political party generally claiming to represent and/or fight for the working class.
workers' salute noun: A type of raised fist salute associated with the labor movement.
workership noun: The state, condition, or role of a worker.
workery noun: The art or business of working; workmanship, especially pertaining to handcrafts, handiwork, needlework, etc.
workface noun: The exposed surface, that is currently being worked, of an underground mine.
workfarce noun: An absurdly inefficient or incompetent workforce.
workfare noun: A form of welfare in which people are required to work as a condition of receiving aid
workfarer noun: A participant in a workfare system
workfellow noun: Synonym of workmate.
workflow noun /ˈwɜːkfləʊ/: The flowrate at which a flow of work takes place.
workfolk noun: Collectively, people who perform manual labour.
workforce noun /ˈwɝk.foɹs/: All the workers employed by a specific organization or state, or on a specific project.
workfree adjective: Free from having to work; voluntarily unemployed.
workfront noun: Alternative form of work front.
workful adjective: Full of activity or work; laborious; industrious.
workfulness noun: The quality, condition, or state of being workful; employment.
workfunction noun: Alternative form of work function.
workgang noun: A group of individuals assigned to, or engaged in, a common task.
workgirl noun: A young female laborer.
workgiver noun: A person or organization offering work; an employer.
workglove noun: A durable glove worn by workmen.
workgroup noun /ˈwəːkɡɹuːp/: A group of workers engaged in a series of collaborative tasks who usually work together.
workgrouping noun: The use of workgroups.
workhand noun: A workman or laborer; a hand.
workholding noun: The securing of a workpiece.
workhome noun: A place where people both live and are given a job.
workhorse noun /ˈwɜːkˌhɔːs/: A horse used primarily for manual labor; a draft/draught horse.
workhour noun: A time during which one is performing their job.
workhouse noun, verb: An institution for homeless poor people funded by the local parish, where the able-bodied were required to work.
workie noun /ˈwɜːki/: An intern.
workin' verb: Pronunciation spelling of working.
working adjective, noun, verb /ˈwɜːkɪŋ/: Operation; action.
working alive adjective: Teeming or swarming.
working animal noun: An animal which is kept mainly to do work, such as a draft animal or a service animal, not mainly as a pet nor for its animal products.
working beam noun: Alternative form of walking beam.
working bee noun: A group of volunteers engaged in charitable work.
working capital noun: The amount of capital a business or other entity has available for running its daily operations, calculated as current assets minus current liabilities.
working capital requirement noun: The minimum amount of working capital that a business needs to run its operations smoothly.
working class adjective, noun: The social class of those who perform physical work for a living, as opposed to the professional or middle class, the upper class, or others.
working-classize verb: To cause to be working-class.
working conditions noun: The environment in which one works, as influenced by factors such as cleanliness, lighting, equipment, paid overtime, uniforms, access to amenities, etc.
working day noun: Any of those days of a week on which work is done, officially Monday to Friday in many countries (even though many people work on weekends).
working definition noun: A definition that is chosen for an occasion and may not fully conform with established or authoritative definitions.
working directory noun: The current directory (container for files etc.), on which commands will operate unless otherwise specified.
working dog noun: Any breed of dog developed primarily to assist humans in performing tasks, such as farming, controlling livestock, law enforcement, or assisting the blind.
working drawing noun: A technical drawing or plan to scale which serves as a guide for the construction or manufacture of something such as a building or machine.
working end noun: The end of a rope that is used to make a knot.
working environment noun: The environment in which one is employed, or in which one is required to work.
working family noun: A family in the working class.
working farm noun: A farm whose agricultural land and buildings are in active use for crop production and/or the raising of livestock.
working from home noun: The practice of using telecommunications technology to do one's work at a location remote from one's office, such as one's home, an Internet café, etc.
working girl noun: A female prostitute.
working group noun: An interdisciplinary collaboration of researchers working on new research activities that would be difficult to develop under traditional funding mechanisms...
working hard or hardly working phrase: Used as a question to point out the listener's laziness.
working horse noun: Synonym of workhorse (“someone or something that does a lot of work”).
working hours noun: The time of the day or week when one is at work, working time.
working hypothesis noun: A hypothesis that is weakly held, tentatively, as a best guess; such a hypothesis among several plausible ones that is driving or underpinning a scientific...
working knowledge noun: A knowledge of how to make something work without deeper theoretical understanding of why it works.
working language noun: Language that is given a unique legal status in an international organisation or other supranational body as its primary means of communication.
working life noun: Of a person, the period of their life spent in employment, between leaving school and retirement.
working lunch noun: A meal in the middle of the day, typically at lunchtime, during which work is performed or discussed.
working majority noun: A majority big enough for the party or faction in power to carry through most of its legislative programme without the risk of parliamentary defeat.
working mass noun: The total mass of the burnt fuel etc. ejected from a rocket to provide thrust.
working memory noun: A cognitive system with a limited capacity that can hold information temporarily.
working order noun: The state or condition of being operational or of functioning acceptably.
working papers noun: A set of documents or a certificate serving as a permit that grants state permission for a minor (child or adolescent) to work, with restrictions on the...
working part noun: The section of rope between the working end and a knot being made.
working party noun: A committee or group appointed to study and report on a particular question and make recommendations based on its findings.
working poor noun: Working people whose incomes fall below a given poverty line.
working pressure noun: The pressure that something that operates under and contains pressure normally works at; the specified maximum working pressure is set below the test pressure.
working proof noun: A trial proof that the artist has altered by hand, usually for the purpose of rendering subsequent changes to the composition on the printing plate.
working sail noun: Any of the sails which are used in most kinds of weather: mainsail, foresail, jib and/or mizzen. Sometimes referred to as the lowers.
working set noun: The amount of memory required by a process in a given time interval.
working stiff noun /ˌwɜːkɪŋ ˈstɪf/: An ordinary person who works in a non-management position, especially one who works for wages rather than a salary.
working-storage section noun: The part of the data division of a COBOL program that describes the format of local variables and constants to be used by the program
working terrier noun: a terrier bred to hunt a small mammal, such as a badger, fox, raccoon, rat or opossum.
working time noun: The period of time that an individual spends at paid occupational labor. Most countries regulate the working time by law, e.g. by stipulating a maximum...
working timetable noun: A set of timetables for the internal use of railway operating staff, which shows all planned train movements in a given area.
working title noun: The temporary name of a product or project (such as a film or video game), when under development; often changed when released.
working visit noun: Synonym of state visit.
working vocabulary noun: Synonym of active vocabulary.
working week noun: The days of the week that are usually worked on, i.e. Monday to Friday.
workingly adverb: With work or labour.
workingman noun: A man who works in exchange for payment, especially a labourer who does manual labour.
workingman's hotel noun: Alternative spelling of workingmen's hotel.
workingmen's hotel noun: A cheap or inexpensive hotel where itinerant laborers reside.
workings noun: The internal mechanism of some device or system.
Workington proper noun /ˈwɜː(ɹ)kɪŋtən/: A coastal town and civil parish with a town council in Cumberland district, Cumbria, England, previously in Allerdale borough, and historically in the...
workingwoman noun: A woman who works in exchange for payment, especially one who does manual labour
workish adjective: Characteristic or typical of work; relating to work.
workiversary noun /ˈwɜːkɪˌvɜːs(ə)ɹi/: The anniversary of beginning employment.
workleisure noun: A style of clothing that is appropriate for both work and leisure pursuits.
workless adjective: Devoid of work.
worklessness noun: The state of being without paid work.
worklet noun: A small piece of functionality encapsulating a single task.
worklike adjective: Characteristic of or resembling work.
workling noun: One who is employed or who works; worker.
worklist noun: A list of work items to be performed or completed.
workload noun: The amount of work assigned to a particular worker, normally in a specified time period.
worklog noun: A log used to keep track of work that has been done.
workloom noun: A tool or implement.
workly adjective: Of, pertaining to, or performing some action or work; performative.
workman noun /ˈwɝkmən/: A man who labours for wages.
workman's comp noun: Abbreviation of workman's compensation.
workman's compensation noun: Insurance that pays medical costs of personal injuries sustained by working.
workmanlike adjective /ˈwɜː(ɹ)kmənlaɪk/: Resembling or characteristic of a workman.
workmanlikeness noun: The quality of being workmanlike.
workmanliness noun: The quality of being workmanly.
workmanly adjective, adverb /ˈwɜːkmənli/: Befitting a workman; skilful; workmanlike.
workmanship noun /ˈwɜːk.mən.ʃɪp/: The skill of an artisan or craftsman.
workmaster noun: Master workman; overseer; employer of workmen.
workmate noun: Somebody with whom one works; a coworker.
workmen's comp noun: Abbreviation of workmen's compensation.
workmen's compensation noun: Insurance that pays medical costs of personal injuries sustained by working.
workmistress noun: A female workmaster.
workname noun /ˈwəːkneɪm/: The alias used by someone involved in secret espionage or intelligence work.
worknight noun: A night during which work is done.
workoholic noun: Alternative form of workaholic.
workout noun /ˈwɜːk.aʊ̯t/: An exercise session; a period of physical exercise.
workout day noun: A day in which one exercises.
workout warrior noun: An athlete who has superior measurables and physical attributes, e.g. an American football player who outperforms expectations.
workoutaholic noun: One who exercises excessively.
workover noun: Any kind of oil well intervention involving invasive techniques, such as wireline or snubbing.
workpan noun: A pan that is part of a machine or system that holds the work that the machine or system operates on.
workpants noun: Pants (i.e., trousers) for working.
workpaper noun: A document that records the evidence used in preparing an audit.
workperson noun: A worker; an employee.
workphobia noun: Aversion to working.
workphobic adjective: Averse to working.
workpiece noun /ˈwɜːkpiːs/: A partially finished object (often composed of a raw material) which is subjected to various operations, worked on with tools, etc.
workplace noun /ˈwɝkˌpleɪs/: The place where someone works.
workplace nursery noun: A crèche/day nursery provided by an employer on their premises for the care of employees' children.
workplace parking levy noun: A charge that can be imposed by local authorities for parking provided by employers for employees, for the purposes of reducing road congestion, improving...
workprint noun: A draft version of a motion picture, used during the editing process.
workrate noun: The rate at which work is performed.
workroom noun /ˈwɝk.ɹum/: A room, such as a workshop or studio, where work is done.
workrule noun: Alternative spelling of work rule.
works noun, verb /wɜːks/: A factory or factories, or a similar collection(s) of industrial facilities.
works agreement noun: A contract between an employer and a works council specifying conditions of their industry binding the employer and all the workforce for whom the works...
works council noun: An organization representing workers within a commercial corporation, known in several European jurisdictions.
works councillor noun: A member of a works council.
works righteousness noun: The belief that salvation is achievable by doing good works, rather than merely by having faith.
works team noun: A factory team.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under W: 16,520 words, in 56 parts.