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work: {{11}}work (n.) O.E. weorc, worc "something done, deed, action, proceeding, business, military fortification," from P.Gmc. *werkan (Cf. O.S., O.Fris., Du. werk, O.N. verk, M.Du. warc, O.H.G. werah, Ger. Werk, Goth. gawaurki), from PIE root *werg- "to work" (see URGE (Cf. urge) (v.)).

Work is less boring than amusing oneself. [Baudelaire, "Mon Coeur mis a nu," 1862]

In O.E., the noun also had the sense of "fornication." Workhouse in the sense of "place where the poor or petty criminals are lodged" first appeared 1650s. Works "industrial place" (usually with qualifying adj.) is attested from 1580s. Work ethic recorded from 1959.

{{12}}work (v.) a fusion of O.E. wyrcan (past tense worhte, pp. geworht), from P.Gmc. *wurkijanan; and O.E. wircan (Mercian) "to work, operate, function," formed relatively late from P.Gmc. noun *werkan (see WORK (Cf. work) (n.)). Related: Worked; working. Working class is from 1789 as a noun, 1839 as an adjective.

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Act, operate, be in action, Labor upon, operate upon, Toil, labor (that fatigues), exertion, drudgery / Labor, toil, moil, drudge, be or keep at work, be diligent, be industrious, Produce, originate, accomplish, effect, cause, engender, beget, lead to, bring about, Occupation, employment, business / Move, perform, succeed, get on, Keep at work, keep employed, Product (of labor), performance, production, fruit, achievement, deed, action, feat / Strive, endeavor, aim, attempt, try, exert one's self, Exert, strain, Fabric, structure, manufacture / Ferment, effervesce, Embroider, broider, stitch, decorate with the needle, Composition, book, literary production / Heave, be tossed, be agitated, Management, treatment

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Work — (w[^u]rk), n. [OE. work, werk, weorc, AS. weorc, worc; akin to OFries. werk, wirk, OS., D., & G. werk, OHG. werc, werah, Icel. & Sw. verk, Dan. v[ae]rk, Goth. gawa[ u]rki, Gr. e rgon, [digamma]e rgon, work, re zein to do, o rganon an instrument,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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