Work On

Definition: Work On

Work On

Verb

1. To exert effort in order to do, make, or perform something: she worked at it until she had it down cold.

2. Shape, form, or improve a material; "work stone into tools"; "process iron"; "work the metal".

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

Synonyms: Work On

Business

Be about, be doing, be engaged in, be employed in, be occupied with, be at work on; have one's hands in, have in hand; have on one's hands, have on one's shoulders; bear the burden; have one's hands full; (activity).

Crosswords: Work On

Russell! I think we should work on those last words (Almost Famous; writing credit: Cameron Crowe)

Why do you wanna work on television (Bridget Jones's Diary; writing credit: Helen Fielding)

Rough landing have to work on that (Minority Report; writing credit: Scott Frank)

Well I hope so because if that was an undecided we need to work on our people skills (The American President; writing credit: Aaron Sorkin)

Women don't work on reason (Cowboy Bebop; writing credit: Akihiko Inari)

This is my work on such a night (After The Rain Has Fallen; performing artist: Sting)

Divers at Work on the Wreck of the 'Maine' (1898)

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

Books

• Plato and the Foundations of Metaphysics: A Work on the Theory of the Principles and Unwritten Doctrines of Plato With a Collection of the Fundament (reference)

• Church on Sunday, Work on Monday: The Challenge of Fusing Christian Values with Business Life (reference)

• Brook Taylor's Work on Linear Perspective (Sources in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences, Vol. 10) (reference)

• Nelson's New Illustrated Bible Dictionary: An Authoritative One-Volume Reference Work on the Bible, With Full-Color Illustrations (reference)

• Weaver on Strategy: Classic Work on Art of Managing a Baseball Team (reference)

  (more book examples)

Music

• Force Doesn't Work on a Crustacean (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

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

Traverse work on Florida's West Coast Traverse crew off of HYDROGRAPHER. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

Francis X. Popper taking sight with alidade Plane table work on the Sacramento River Delta. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

A little survey work on Avian Island. 67 46 S Latitude 68 54 W Longitude. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth.

A marine mammal observer at work on the JOHN N. COBB. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth.

Volunteers work on site with Karen Young (standing) of Salem Sound 2000. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center.

"Just another day's work" - Surveyor Tech Nicole Stagner at work on the tide gauge installation at Tracy Arm. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

CTD rosette work on the starboard bow A-frame of the DELAWARE II. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

The Space Shuttle Discovery lands at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., after a 12-day mission for its crew to work on the international space station. (P.; photo by Jim Ross)..

Dede DeBruhl and Reggie Liddell, NRCS district conservationists, work on a conservation plan for farmland in the middle of an urbanizing area in Forsyth County. Credit: Bob Nichols.

Joanne Kuykendall, NRCS District Conservationist and Kristine Harper, NRCS summer employee work on a watering system in a potato field, Palmer, AK. [Slide 97CS3160]. Credit: Ron Nichols.

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

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

So that God, by commanding to subdue, gave authority so far to appropriate: and the condition of human life, which requires labour and materials to work on, necessarily introduces private possessions. (Second Treatise of Government)

We cannot afford, if we can help it, to work on narrow margins, offering temptations to a trial of strength. ("Iron Curtain" Speech)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

He was busy with his great work on Duty, which unfortunately is left incomplete

But it is easiest, as they who work on the highways know, to find the hollows by the puddles after a shower

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Health

Computers help a lot in the work on the rabies virus. (references)

On completion, the child may then be asked to work on the next item in the series. (references)

Scientists are continuing to work on developing better SERMs to use for menopause in the future. (references)

Business

Most local companies work on consignment conditions. (references)

Electrical appliances in the U.S. made truck work on 6 or 12 Volts. (references)

When dealing with new customers it is advisable to work on a letter of credit basis. (references)

Children

Haiti

Several international and local NGO's work on children's issues. (references)

Tanzania

However, some reports indicated that the children's parents may have allowed the children to be taken with the belief that they would work on plantations. (references)

Civil Liberties

Bulgaria

The UNHCR continued to work on plans to open a transit center in Kapitan Andreevo, on the border with Turkey. (references)

Economic History

Bulgaria

There is much unmarked road work on inter-city roads. (references)

Canada

Many sales agents expect to work on a two-tier commission basis. (references)

Egypt

Only registered commercial agents can work on government tenders. (references)

Human Rights

Mexico

At year's end, the administration continued to work on its reorganization of national security agencies. (references)

Solomon Islands

The committee did no significant work on missing persons during the year, and no action has been taken on its report. (references)

Swaziland

In May Amnesty International visited the country to conduct investigative work on the state of human rights in the country. (references)

Minorities

Sri Lanka

There are approximately one million Tamils of comparatively recent Indian origin, the so-called "Hill" Tamils or "Indian" Tamils, whose ancestors originally were brought to the country in the 19th century to work on plantations. (references)

Russia

On November 2, in response to the attacks; President Putin tasked Justice Minister Yuriy Chayka with working faster on the preparation of antiextremist draft legislation that his ministry has long been preparing; by year's end, the ministry reportedly had completed its work on the draft legislation. (references)

Political Economy

Pakistan

The Government also completed work on a poverty reduction strategy report that received joint IMF-World Bank approval in December. (references)

Political Rights

Zimbabwe

The NCA continued to work on a new draft at year's end. (references)

Moldova

On May 10, Parliament appointed a special commission to work on harmonizing laws between Gagauzia and the rest of the country; however, the special commission has experienced conflict and has been largely ineffective. (references)

Trade

Saudi Arabia

Although Saudi Arabia is a member of the Customs Coordination Council, Saudi Customs officers do not have the authority to do investigative work on business premises; nor do they have enforcement powers. (references)

Travel

Ghana

Employees are also obliged to give their employees time off from work on all Ghanaian statutory holidays. (references)

Mexico

If a U.S. businessperson wants to reside in Mexico and work on a more permanent basis, it is necessary to obtain an FM-3 immigration form. (references)

Women

Burma

Women do not receive equal pay for equal work on a consistent basis. (references)

Worker Rights

Russia

The law requires premium pay for overtime work or work on holidays. (references)

Honduras

Children who work on melon farms were exposed to pesticides and long hours. (references)

Thailand

It is estimated that approximately 1 million children nationwide work on family farms. (references)

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

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

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "work on": get to work on ♦ set to work on ♦ work on a machine tool ♦ work on order ♦ work on the land. Additional references.

Albanian

vazhdoj së punuari. (various references)

Bulgarian 

развълнувам (fluster, flutter, groove, move, penetrate, shake, wind up), раздвижвам (agitate, fluctuate, jog, quicken, rouse, shake up, stir, stir up trouble, wake, whip up, work up), работя без прекъсване (work away), въздействувам на (reach), влияя на (gimmick, mould, work upon), основавам се (predicate), продължавам да работя (work away). (various references)

Czech

pracovat na, pokraèovat v práci. (various references)

Danish

ved plade af ekstra bloedt staal er indflydelsen af slutvalsetemperaturen og deformationsgraden paa oeredannelsen ved dybtraekning blevet undersoegt;ved siliciumholdig plade bruges fremstillingsmetoden for orienterede korn industrielt (and in silicon steel sheets the process of obtaining oriented grains is now carried out industrially, in very low carbon steel sheets a study has been made of the influence of the final rolling temperature and of the degree of cold work on the tendency to earing in deep drawing), tryklufthammeren anvendes nu kun i moderne miner til udvinding af kul i taget eller gulvet, forsaavidt det ikke er blevet brudt maskinelt (the pneumatic pick is nowadays used only for work on the top or bottom coal left untouched by the winning machine), tid,der på arbejdspladsen bruges til ting som forberedelse af arbejdspladsen,reparation-og vedligeholdelsesarbejde,forberedelse og rengøring af værktøj samt udarbejdelse af kvitteringer,arbejdssedler og beretninger (and the making out of receipts, invoices, records of the length of time worked and other reports, repair and maintenance work, the preparation and cleaning of tools, time which is spent at the place of work on tasks such as preparing the site), maskinbearbejde (machine, work on a machine tool), lønarbejde (job processing, outside processing, outwork, processing of work under contract, work on order), forædling som lønarbejde (job processing, outside processing, outwork, processing of work under contract, work on order). (various references)

Dutch

tijd op de arbeidsplaats besteed aan werkzaamheden als:de werkvoorbereiding,de reparatie-en onderhoudswerkzaamheden,het gereed maken en het schoonmaken van gereedschappen en het schrijven van ontvangstbewijzen,werkopdrachten en rapporten (and the making out of receipts, invoices, records of the length of time worked and other reports, repair and maintenance work, the preparation and cleaning of tools, time which is spent at the place of work on tasks such as preparing the site), stage lopen (to work on a temporary assignment), loonwerk (job processing, outside processing, outwork, processing of work under contract, work on order), loonwalsopdrachten (job processing, outside processing, outwork, processing of work under contract, work on order), loonwalsing (job processing, outside processing, outwork, processing of work under contract, work on order), loonarbeid (job processing, outside processing, outwork, processing of work under contract, work on order), de afbouwhamer wordt in moderne mijnen nog slechts gebruikt voor het bewerken van dak of vloer,voorzover de kool niet door de winningsmachine wordt weggenomen (the pneumatic pick is nowadays used only for work on the top or bottom coal left untouched by the winning machine), bewerken met gereedschapsmachine (machine, work on a machine tool), aan staalplaten met een zeer laag koolstofgehalte is de invloed onderzocht van de temperatuur bij het einde van het walsen en de vervormingsgraad op de neiging tot oorvorming bij het dieptrekken;van platen van siliciumhoudend staal wordt het proces om ger (and in silicon steel sheets the process of obtaining oriented grains is now carried out industrially, in very low carbon steel sheets a study has been made of the influence of the final rolling temperature and of the degree of cold work on the tendency to earing in deep drawing). (various references)

Finnish

ulkopuolinen valmistus (job processing, outside processing, outwork, processing of work under contract, work on order), ulkopuolinen työ (job processing, outside processing, outwork, processing of work under contract, work on order), olla kiinteässä työsuhteessa (work on a permanent basis), kotityö (homework, job processing, outside processing, outwork, processing of work under contract, work on order), koneistaa (machine, work on a machine tool). (various references)

French

usiner (to work, work, work on a machine tool), travailler par procuration de (work on behalf of), travailler � l'aide d'une machine-outil (work on a machine tool), travail � façon (processing of work under contract, work on order), temps consacré sur le lieu de travail � des travaux tels que la préparation du lieu de travail,les travaux de réparation et d'entretien,la préparation et le nettoyage des outils et l'établissement des reçus,des fiches de durée d'opérations et des (records of the length of time worked and other reports, repair and maintenance work, time which is spent at the place of work on tasks such as preparing the site), pour les tôles en acier extra-doux, l'influence de la température de fin de laminage et du taux d'écrouissage sur l'aptitude aux cornes d'emboutissage a été étudiée, pour les tôles en acier au silicium le processus d'obtention de grains orientés (in very low carbon steel sheets a study has been made of the influence of the final rolling temperature and of the degree of cold work on the tendency to earing in deep drawing), méthode par tranches horizontales successives en pleine largeur (work on succeeding benches, work on successive benches), le marteau-piqueur ne s'emploie plus que pour les bancs au toit ou au mur qui n'ont pas été enlevés par la machine d'abattage (the pneumatic pick is nowadays used only for work on the top or bottom coal left untouched by the winning machine). (various references)

German

weiterarbeiten, turnen (climb about, do exercises, do gymnastics, gym, gymnastics, romp, to practise gymnastics), bearbeiten (adapt, arrange, badger, belabor, bludgeon, cultivate, dress, edit, handle, hew, hewed, machine, process, revise, shape, to edit, tool, treat, work). (various references)

Greek 

δουλεύω πάνω σε. (various references)

Hungarian

folytatja a munkát. (various references)

Indonesian

menggarap, garap. (various references)

Italian

tempo dedicato nel posto di lavoro alla preparazione del posto stesso,alla riparazione e manutenzione,alla preparazione e pulizia degli strumenti e ad altri lavori,quali la stesura di ricevute,schede di durata delle operazioni e rapporti (and the making out of receipts, invoices, records of the length of time worked and other reports, repair and maintenance work, the preparation and cleaning of tools, time which is spent at the place of work on tasks such as preparing the site), oggidi il martello-piccone è impiegato soltanto per gradini al tetto o al muro che non sono stati tolti dalla macchina per abbattimento (the pneumatic pick is nowadays used only for work on the top or bottom coal left untouched by the winning machine), Nelle lamiere di acciaio molto dolce è stata studiata l'influenza della temperatura di fine laminazione e del grado di deformazione sulla tendenza alla formazione di orecchie nell'imbutitura, ed il procedimento di fabbricazione viene sfruttato industrial (and in silicon steel sheets the process of obtaining oriented grains is now carried out industrially, in very low carbon steel sheets a study has been made of the influence of the final rolling temperature and of the degree of cold work on the tendency to earing in deep drawing), lavoro a domicilio (homework, job processing, outside processing, outwork, processing of work under contract, work on order), lavorare per conto di (work on behalf of), lavorare alla macchina utensile (machine, work on a machine tool). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

働き掛ける (to appeal to, to begin to work, to influence, to work on someone), 働く (to act, to be conjugated, to come into play, to commit, to do, to labor, to practise, to reduce the price, to work, to work on), 手がける (to do, to make, to produce, to work on). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

はたらきかける (to appeal to, to begin to work, to influence, to work on someone), はたらく (to act, to be conjugated, to come into play, to commit, to do, to labor, to practise, to reduce the price, to work, to work on), てがける (to do, to handle, to have experience with, to look after, to make, to manage, to produce, to rear, to work on, to work with). (various references)

Manx

obbraghey roish. (various references)

Pig Latin

orkway onay.(various references)

Portuguese

continuar a trabalhar. (various references)

Russian 

обрабатывать (cultivate, machined, treat). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

raditi na (work at). (various references)

Spanish

seguir trabajando (work away). (various references)

Swedish

utgå från, arbeta på (work at). (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

-1 letter: kroon.

-2 letters: know, nook, rook, wonk, work, worn.

-3 letters: kor, noo, nor, now, own, row, wok, won, woo.

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

+1 letter: nonwork.

+2 letters: foreknow, ironwork, openwork.

+3 letters: foreknown, foreknows, ironworks, nonworker, openworks, stonework, workwoman, workwomen.

+4 letters: donkeywork, downstroke, groundwork, hoodwinker, ironworker, nonnetwork, nonworkers, nonworking, outworking, stoneworks, topworking, wonderwork, workaround.

+5 letters: donkeyworks, downstrokes, foreknowing, groundworks, hoodwinkers, ironworkers, journeywork, overworking, wonderworks, woodworking, workarounds, workstation.