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41work-up — /werrk up /, n. Print. an undesirable deposit of ink on a surface being printed, caused by the forcing into type high position of quads or other spacing material. [n. use of v. phrase work up] * * * …
42work on — verb a) to shape, form or improve something Johns in the studio working on the plans for the new house. b) to exercise influence on someone Leave it to me. Ill try to work on the boss to give us the day off …
43work up — verb a) To raise; to excite; to stir up. He worked up the publics passions to rage. b) To develop. I shall have worked up an appetite with all this heavy work …
44work — 1. Physical and/or mental effort to achieve a result. 2. That which is accomplished when a force acts against resistance to produce motion. * * * (W) (wurk) in physics, the force applied to an object times the distance traveled in the direction… …
45Work — Used in the Apophthegmata in two senses: either as manual labour, or as spiritual exertion. These two are seen as one, but the idea of interior work predominates for the monk …
46Work systems — Work system has been used loosely in many areas. This article concerns its use in understanding IT reliant systems in organizations. A notable use of the term occurred in 1977 in the first volume of MIS Quarterly in two articles by Bostrom and… …
47Work hardening — Work hardening, also known as strain hardening or cold working, is the strengthening of a metal by plastic deformation. This strengthening occurs because of dislocation movements within the crystal structure of the material.[1] Any material with… …
48Work It Out — Single par Beyoncé Knowles extrait de l’album Austin Powers in Goldmember: Music from the Motion Picture et Dangerously in Love (éditions internationales) Sortie 11 juin 2002[1] Durée 4 min. 06 (version …
49Work ethic — is a set of values based on the moral virtues of hard work and diligence. It is also a belief in the moral benefit of work and its ability to enhance character. An example would be the Protestant work ethic. A work ethic may include being… …
50Work-family conflict — is “a form of interrole conflict in which the role pressures from the work and family domains are mutually incompatible in some respect. That is participation in the work (family) role is made more difficult by virtue of participation in the… …
