Work In

Definition: Work In

Work In

Verb

1. Add by mixing or blending on or attaching; "work in the butter and the dough will get the right consistency"; "In his speech, the presidential candidate worked in a lot of learned words".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Interposition

Put between, introduce, import, throw in, wedge in, edge in, jam in, worm in, foist in, run in, plow in, work in; interpose, interject, intercalate, interpolate, interline, interleave, intersperse, interweave, interlard, interdigitate, sandwich in, fit in, squeeze in; let in, dovetail, splice, mortise; insinuate, smuggle; infiltrate, ingrain.

Crosswords: Work In

Well gentlemen, now that the moment has come to bid you farewell, I congratulate both you, Doctor, and you, Professor, on your brilliant work in the development of the submarine tracking system. (The Spy Who Loved Me; writing credit: Christopher Wood)

No! Maybe like work in a petting zoo. (Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery; writing credit: Mike Myers.)

Nice Greek girls who don't find a husband, work in the family restaurant. (My Big Fat Greek Wedding; writing credit: Nia Vardalos)

I'm taking a class I work in Los Angeles! (The Shield; writing credit: David Benchetrit)

Phil gets off work in ten minutes, and I've got twenty paintballs up in this bitch. (Jackass; writing credit: Donald Spoto; Eric Overmyer)

My Brother found work in Indiana (Long Time Gone; performing artist: Dixie Chicks)

But I got to be at work in less than an hour (Modern Girl; performing artist: Sheena Easton)

I work in the laundromat (The Death Of Suzzy Roche; performing artist: The Roches)

And I work in a market as a checkout girl (Fast Car; performing artist: Tracy Chapman)

How does the guy who drives the snowplow get to work in the mornings? (references; author: unknown)

Work in Progress (1951)

Dirty Work in a Beanery (1916)

Mr. Edison at Work in His Chemical Laboratory (1897)

Illuminated Lives: A Brief History of Women's Work in the Middle Ages (1989)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Books

• Rebounding Aerobics: The Vertical Motion Exercise That Puts Gravity to Work in Your Favor for the Finest Physiological Effect (reference)

• Who's Running Your Career?: Creating Stable Work in Unstable Times (reference)

• Ale, Beer, and Brewsters in England: Women's Work in a Changing World (reference)

• Post-Ality: Marxism and Postmodernism (Transformation--Marxist Boundary Work in Theory, Economics, Politics, and Culture ; V. 1) (reference)

• The Selfish Altruist: Relief Work in Famine and War (reference)

  (more book examples)

Theater & Movies

• Neil Peart - A Work in Progress (reference)

• CNN: Work in Progress (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music

• Greatest Hits 1990-1999: A Tribute to a Work in Progress (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

The image shows scientists at work in a basic research laboratory. Credit: Bill Branson (photographer).

CDC spray equipment leaving the warehouse at a field office in Laredo, TX, for work in a flood area. Credit: CDC.

Evelyn Boyd at work in the CDC library. Credit: CDC.

Topo work in Black Bay area Party off of WESTDAHL. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

Launch EQUATOR Used for wiredrag work in Alaska in 1915. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

A waterman going to work in Wassaw Sound. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth.

Student volunteers from the United Anglers work in the creek to clear it of debris. The students have worked at Adobe Creek, planting vegetation, cleaning the stream and working to restore water flow to the creek for close to 15 years. The students are led by Tom Furrer their high school science teacher and the founder of United Anglers of Casa Grande High School. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center.

Work in progress at Duck Creek. This image shows the channel realignment and meander after it has been added to the stream. The sand bags in the foreground were used to create meanders and pools and to reduce the width of the stream. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center.

Assistant Survey Tech Maureen Goff and Ordinary Seaman Matt Monaghan at work in RA-2. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

United States Fish Commission Steamer FISH HAWK. In: "Report on the Construction and Work in 1880 of United States Fish Commission Steamer FISH-HAWK", by Lieutenant Zera Luther Tanner, U. S. N. United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries. Part IX. Report of the Commissioner for 1881. Plate I, p. 53. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Two foundations there are which bear up public societies; the one a natural inclination, whereby all men desire sociable life and fellowship; the other an order, expresly or secretly agreed upon, touching the manner of their union in living together: the latter is that which we call the law of a common- weal, the very soul of a politic body, the parts whereof are by law animated, held together, and set on work in such actions as the common good requireth. (Second Treatise of Government)

However, in a great number of countries, far from the Russian frontiers and throughout the world, Communist fifth columns are established and work in complete unity and absolute obedience to the directions they receive from the Communist center. ("Iron Curtain" Speech)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Sometimes in the midst of his work in the galleys he would stop, and begin to think.

The men who work in the fields, the owners of the little orchards, watch and calculate.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Health

They may work in the body like a weak form of estrogen. (references)

Vaccines work in part by prompting the body to generate antibodies. (references)

Researchers are now studying human Schwann cells to determine if this technique will work in humans. (references)

Business

To work in Poland a foreigner must get a work permit. (references)

The same doctors work in both the public and the private sectors. (references)

A second affiliate company was also created to pursue work in Romania. (references)

Children

Oman

Persons with disabilities, including blind persons, work in government offices. (references)

Bangladesh

Procurers of minors rarely are prosecuted, and large numbers of child prostitutes work in brothels. (references)

Turkmenistan

During the annual cotton harvest, some schools in agricultural areas are closed and students work in the fields. (references)

Civil Liberties

Bhutan

By treaty citizens may reside and work in India. (references)

Micronesia

Missionaries of many faiths work in the country without hindrance. (references)

Russia

Citizens must register to live and work in a specific area within 7 days of moving there. (references)

Economic History

Saudi Arabia

More Saudis work in the public sector. (references)

Australia

Tax reform remains a work in progress. (references)

Turkey

Most Turks, however, work in agriculture. (references)

Human Rights

Congo

Rebel forces permitted humanitarian NGO's to work in areas they controlled. (references)

Mozambique

International NGO's and human rights groups are permitted to visit and work in the country. (references)

Kenya

Nearly all prisoners serving more than 6 months in prison work in the prison industries and farms. (references)

Minorities

Hong Kong

It serves the approximately 67,000 Indonesian domestic helpers who work in the SAR. (references)

Philippines

Christian missionaries work in most parts of western Mindanao, often within Muslim communities. (references)

Israel and the occupied territories

In practice few Israeli Arabs serve in the military or work in companies with defense contracts or in security-related fields. (references)

Political Economy

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

Children from 12 to 14 years of age may only work in family businesses. (references)

COSTA RICA

No requirements exist for foreign owners to work in their own companies. (references)

Kuwait

Domestic servants and unskilled workers often live and work in poor conditions. (references)

Political Rights

Greece

These officials work in close cooperation with both elected mayors and local leaders (Christian and Muslim). (references)

Trade

Eq. Guinea

Of the thirty banks operating in Central Africa, two work in Equatorial Guinea. (references)

South Africa

The focus of the Bank's current work in South Africa is on poverty alleviation and reduction of inequality, as well as on economic growth. (references)

Travel

Austria

When possible, offers and documentation should be in German, although many businesspeople can work in English. (references)

China

Overseas Assignment to China: Expatriate managers who are assigned to work in China need to apply for employment visas (see above). (references)

Qatar

This type of entry visa does not entitle visitors and/or businessmen to work in Qatar, unless it is exchanged for a residence permit. (references)

Women

Uzbekistan

In rural areas, women often work in the cotton fields during the harvest season. (references)

Kiribati

Nevertheless, women slowly are finding work in unskilled and semiskilled occupations. (references)

Saudi Arabia

In 1997 the Government authorized women to work in a limited capacity in the hotel industry. (references)

Worker Rights

United Kingdom

Some also work in agriculture. (references)

China

Many such children work in small factories. (references)

Haiti

Most Haitians freely work in the Dominican Republic. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "work in": a work in three volumes ♦ getting work in ♦ stocks and work in progress ♦ take work in ♦ To work in ♦ work in an office ♦ work in black and white ♦ work in factory ♦ work in harness ♦ work in process ♦ work in progress ♦ work in relay ♦ work in relays ♦ work in the house ♦ work in with. Additional references.

Albanian

pushtim i ndërmarrjes nga punëtorët, futet (dock, shrink), fus (accept for, Bury, cram into, drive, embroil, enclose, engrain, enter, get in, inclose, interpolate, introduce, launch, mix in, pack, plunge, poke, pour into, press in, put, put in the picture, set, shove, speak, stick into, stock up, stuff). (various references)

Arabic 

‏أقحم (infix, inset, interject, interpolate, nuzzle, poke, squeeze, stab, stick, stuff, thrust, wedge, wring), ‏دس (foist, insinuate, insinuation, interpolate, interpolation, machinate, palm off, put into, tuck). (various references)

Bulgarian 

съгласувам (accord, cohere, harmonize, piece together, proportion, proportionate, quadrate, reconcile, suit), съвпадам (clash, concur, dovetail, register, tally), вмъквам (bring, bring in, inject, insert, inset, interject, interpolate, interpose, parenthesize, put in, run in, slip, throw in, weave, work), вмествам, прониквам (come through, penetrate, percolate, perforate, pervade, seep, sift, soak, strike, sweep in). (various references)

Chinese 

安居樂業 (live and work in peace and contentment), 不違農時 (do farm work in the right season, not miss the farming season). (various references)

Czech

zapracovat, vetřít, všít (sew in). (various references)

Danish

varer under fremstilling (goods in process, partly finished goods, semi-manufactured goods, work in progress), varer under fabrikation (goods in process, partly finished goods, semi-manufactured goods, work in progress), varer i arbejde (goods in process, partly finished goods, semi-manufactured goods, work in progress), tid,der svarer til korte hvilepauser på arbejdspladsen,herunder arbejdsstandsninger til indtagelse af forfriskninger (including refreshment breaks, time spent at the place of work in short rest periods), telemanipulator,der skal fungere i nukleare miljoeer (tele-operator to work in nuclear environments), telemanipulator til brug paa affalddeponeringspladser (tele-operator to work in waste depositories), salg af varer under fremstilling (sales of work in progress), lagerbeholdning (inventory, stocks and work in progress), igangværende arbejder (goods in process, partly finished goods, semi-manufactured goods, work in progress), halvfabrikata (goods in process, green, half wrought timber, partly finished goods, semi-manufactured goods, work in progress), halvfærdige varer (goods in process, partly finished goods, semi-manufactured goods, work in progress), arbejde på socialcenter (work in a social and community centre). (various references)

Dutch

voorraden en goederen in bewerking (inventory, stocks and work in progress), tijd,gebruikt als korte rusttijden op de arbeidsplaats met inbegrip van stilstand van het werk om een kleinigheid te nuttigen (including refreshment breaks, time spent at the place of work in short rest periods), telemanipulatoor voor radioactief milieu (tele-operator to work in nuclear environments), peuterwerk (work in playschools), omzet-verkoop van halffabrikaten (sales of work in progress), halffabrikaten (goods in process, partly finished goods, semi-manufactured goods, work in progress), goederen in bewerking (goods in process, partly finished goods, semi-manufactured goods, work in progress), gespecialiseerd gezins- en wijkwerk (family welfare work in deprived areas), buurthuiswerk (work in a social and community centre). (various references)

Finnish

vaihto-omaisuus (inventory, stocks, stocks and work in progress, stocks held), puolivalmiste (semimanufactured article), keskeneräiset työt (goods in process, partly finished goods, semi-manufactured goods, work in progress), keskeneräiset tuotteet (goods in process, partly finished goods, semi-manufactured goods, work in progress), keskeneräisen työn myynti (sales of work in progress). (various references)

French

s'insinuer, introduire. (various references)

German

passen (assort, be convenient, be in accordance with, be meant for, be suitable, fit, fit on, fix, pack, suit, to fit), einweben (weave in), einschieben (fit in, make a halt, put down, put in, put on, slide-in, squeeze in), einmassieren, einflechten (make mention of, twine, weave), einführen (bring in, establish, feed in, feed on, import, induct, infix, innovate, install, institute, introduce, introduces, launch, orientate, present, set, start, superinduce, to inaugurate, to induct, to initiate, to introduce, to spearhead, to superinduce, usher), einbauen (bug, build in, fit, house, incorporate, install, mount, put in, recess, to build in, to mount), einarbeiten (attach, break into, include, incorporate, set in, to work in, train). (various references)

Greek 

πωλήσεις προϊόντων έτοιμων και ημιτελών (sales of work in progress), ημι-κατεργασμένα προϊόντα (goods in process, partly finished goods, semi-manufactured goods, work in progress), ημιτελήσ εργασία (work in process), ημιτελή προϊόντα (goods in process, partly finished goods, semi-manufactured goods, work in progress), εργασίες σε ψυκτικούς θαλάμους (work in deep-freeze rooms), εργασία σε κοινωνικό κέντρο μιας κοινότητας (work in a social and community centre), αξίες προς εκμετάλλευση (inventory, stocks and work in progress), αλλοδαποί εποχιακά εργαζόμενοι,δηλ.τα άτομα που έρχονται στη χώρα και μένουν λιγότερο από ένα έτος για να εργαστούν στους τομείς εκείνους � (foreign seasonal workers, i.e.persons who move into the country and stay there for less than one year in order to work in sectors which periodically require additional labour members of the country's armed forces stationed in the rest of the world), αδρανής χρόνος που δαπανάται στον τόπο εργασίας,για σύντομες διακοπές ανάπαυσης,όπως και τα διαλείμματα για αναψυκτικά (including refreshment breaks, time spent at the place of work in short rest periods), διάταξη τηλεχειρισμού προορισμένη για πυρηνικό περιβάλλον (tele-operator to work in nuclear environments), διάταξη τηλεχειρισμού προορισμένη για χώρους απόθεσης αποβλήτων (tele-operator to work in waste depositories). (various references)

Hebrew 

למצוא מקום ל-, לשלב (combine, dovetail, integrate, interlace, mesh). (various references)

Hungarian

beledolgoz (to work in). (various references)

Italian

tempo corrispondente a corti periodi di riposo sul posto di lavoro,compresi gli arresti del lavoro per brevi pasti (including refreshment breaks, time spent at the place of work in short rest periods), telemanipolatore per depositi di scorie (tele-operator to work in waste depositories), telemanipolatore destinato ad operare in ambienti nucleari (tele-operator to work in nuclear environments), stagionali stranieri,cioè le persone che si trasferiscono per esercitare nel paese,per un periodo inferiore all'anno,un'attivit� in settori nei quali è richiesta periodicamente mano d'opera supplementare (foreign seasonal workers, i.e.persons who move into the country and stay there for less than one year in order to work in sectors which periodically require additional labour members of the country's armed forces stationed in the rest of the world), rimanenze (inventory, stocks and work in progress, stocks and work-in-progress), prodotti in corso di lavorazione (goods in process, partly finished goods, semi-manufactured goods, work in progress), merci in lavorazione (goods in process, partly finished goods, semi-manufactured goods, work in progress), lavoro presso un centro sociale o presso comunit� (work in a social and community centre), lavoro in fabbrica (work in a factory), lavori in impianti frigoriferi (work in deep-freeze rooms). (various references)

Manx

obbraghey stiagh, obbraghey cheusthie. (various references)

Pig Latin

orkway inay

Portuguese

inserir (enplane, implant, infix, insert, inset, introduce, let into, put in, write in), adquirir prática. (various references)

Romanian

introduce cu forţã (force), insera (insert, inset, interpolate). (various references)

Russian 

уорк-ин, вставлять (dpb, embed, encase, incase, insert, intercalate, interject, interpose, parenthesize, paste, set, work into), вводить (enter, induct, initiate, introduce, scan in, show in, usher in). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

uplesti (enmesh, entwine, involve, splice, twine, twist, weave into, wreathe), ubaciti (get in, infiltrate, inject, insert, interject, put in, slip in, throw into). (various references)

Spanish

penetrar (bite, break through, diffuse, emerge, fathom, go through, infiltrate, Lodge, penetrate, perforate, permeate, see into, see through, sink in, sink into, soak through), meter con esfuerzo, introducirse (insinuate, Lodge, thrust, wedge in, wriggle), introducir poco a poco, deslizar (coast, creep, slide, slip), calarse (get soaked, squeeze in, swoop). (various references)

Swedish

ockupation av arbetsplats, inarbeta (push, work off), gnida in (embrocate, rub in). (various references)

Turkish

zorla sokmak (intrude, pitchfork), uğraşarak sokmak, sokuşturmak (foist, push into, shove, slide in, tuck in), araya sıkıştırmak. (various references)

Ukrainian

уставляти (embed, imbed, inlet, insert, inset, intercalate, put, put in, sandwich, wad), проникати (come through, elbow, leak in, penetrate, perforate, permeate, seep, shuffle in, strike, worm). (various references)

insinuans, insinuate. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-2 letters: ikon, inro, iron, kino, kirn, know, noir, nori, oink, rink, wink, wino, wonk, work, worn.

-3 letters: ink, ion, irk, kin, kir, koi, kor, nor, now, own, rin, row, win, wok, won.

-4 letters: in, no, on, or, ow, wo.

+1 letter: pinwork, tinwork, wonkier, working.

+2 letters: ironwork, linkwork, pinworks, tinworks, workings.

+3 letters: handiwork, interwork, ironworks, knowinger, linkworks, paintwork, reworking, unworking.

+4 letters: handiworks, hoodwinker, interworks, ironworker, networking, nonworking, outworking, paintworks, topworking, workingman, workingmen.

+5 letters: cabinetwork, checkrowing, foreknowing, hardworking, hoodwinkers, interworked, ironworkers, networkings, overworking, pawnbroking, rainbowlike, trickledown, woodworking, workmanlike, workmanship, workstation.