Work

Vocabulary List Number 080 v.0.5 with 27 elements integrated in 4 chapters with 9 definitions, 1 synonym and 17 examples. Updated at Sep 1, 2026.

      

    1. Main Definitions

1. work 1 |n| physical or mental effort or activity directed toward the production or accomplishment of something. (From Slovo Ed Dictionary.)
2. "Cleaning the basement was a lot of work."
3. work 2 |n| such effort or activity by which one makes a living; employment. (From Slovo Ed Dictionary.)
4. "Looking for work." (From Slovo Ed Dictionary.)
5. work 3 |n| a trade, profession, or other means of livelihood." (From Slovo Ed Dictionary.)
6. "His work is fixing cars." (From Slovo Ed Dictionary.)
7. duty |n| an action or task required by a person's position or occupation; function.
8. "However, from their point of view, the members are simply serving the institution as part of their weekly or monthly self-imposed duty." (From Slovo Ed Dictionary.)
9. "With respect to staff members serving at a duty station at which a Board has been established or who are administered by organizational units located at such duty statibon, it shall be the Board." (From Slovo Ed Dictionary.)
10. assignment |n| a task or piece of work assigned to someone as part of a job. (From Slovo Ed Dictionary.)

  2. Strike

1. strike |n| a period of time when workers stop work in order to force an employer to agree to their demands. (From Britannica Dictionary. December 27, 2024.)
2. "A teachers' strike." (from Britannica Dictionary. December 27, 2024)
3. "A strike by airline pilots," (from Britannica Dictionary. December 27, 2024)
4. "The workers are on strike." (from Britannica Dictionary. December 27, 2024)
5. "Workers are threatening to go (out) on strike. = (Brit) (from Britannica Dictionary. December 27, 2024)
6. "Workers are threatening to come out on strike." (from Britannica Dictionary. December 27, 2024)
7. "Workers threatened to take strike action." (from Britannica Dictionary. December 27, 2024)

   3. Unemployment

1. joblessness / unemployment |n| the state of being unemployed.
2. "Apart from lost output and income, widespread joblessness has wider social and political impacts."
3. "The mood of the electorate is unhappy, with joblessness high."
4. "Among European youth is more than double the overall joblessness rate."
5. The serious level of unemployment among school-leavers."
6. "The number or proportion of unemployed people."
7. "A time of high unemployment."

     4. People 

1. co-worker 1 |n| a person with whom one works, typically someone in a similar role or at a similar level within an organization: her strong work ethic and high standards have garnered respect and support from co-workers and employees alike. (From Oxford Dictionary. Sep 1, 2026.)
2. co-worker 2 |n| a person engaged in the practice of co-working.  (From Oxford Dictionary. Sep 1, 2026.)
3. "The offices offer a home to about 550 co-workers." (From Oxford Dictionary. Sep 1, 2026.)

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