Definition of "work" []

• Physical or mental effort or activity directed toward the production or accomplishment of something. (noun)
• A job; employment: looking for work. (noun)
• A trade, profession, or other means of livelihood. (noun)
• Something that one is doing, making, or performing, especially as an occupation or undertaking; a duty or task: begin the day's work. (noun)
• An amount of such activity either done or required: a week's work. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "If anyone has seen such a study that shows that various humans require more calories to do the same amount of work note: a 110lb woman walking 1 mile is not doing the same _work_ as a 300lb man walking 1 mile, I'd love to see it."
• "And that worked proved invaluable for our work on law review and for *my work* as a practicing lawyer."
• "I could doubtless spend another hour or two browsing the You Tube clips of their work -- I'll save that for dessert when I've done some work*&%# first."