work
Because it is a word with a single syllable, work is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions ofwork
- (heading) Employment.
- (heading) Effort.
- Sustained effort to achieve a goal or result, especially overcoming obstacles.
Example: "We don't have much time. Let's get to work piling up those sandbags."
- (heading) Product; the result of effort.
- The staging of events to appear as real.
- Ore before it is dressed.
- The equipment needed to inject a drug (syringes, needles, swabs etc.)
Example: "Tell me you're using clean works at least."
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