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Sense: Noun: operation - plural
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operation Collocations, function Collocations, functioning, running Collocations, work Collocations, activity Collocations, business Collocations
Sense: Adjective: functioning
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functioning, running Collocations, operating Collocations, operative, in process, in progress, in operation, in force, in use, in action, going Collocations, active Collocations, in gear, still going
Sense: Adjective: functional
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functional Collocations, fully functional, running Collocations, operational Collocations, in working condition, in working order, up and running, functioning, ready for action, serviceable
Sense: Adjective: employed
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Sense: Noun: occupation
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profession Collocations, occupation Collocations, job Collocations, employment Collocations, trade Collocations, line of work, field of work, line of business, business Collocations, line Collocations, gainful employment, vocation, calling Collocations, craft Collocations
Sense: Noun: task to be done
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task Collocations, assignment Collocations, obligation Collocations, job Collocations, project Collocations, chore Collocations, commission Collocations, commitment Collocations, thing to do, homework Collocations
Sense: Noun: effort or activity
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performance Collocations, endeavor Collocations, endeavour , output Collocations, production Collocations, effort Collocations, labor Collocations, labour Collocations , exertion, physical exertion, hard work, toil Collocations, drudgery, slog , industry Collocations, employment Collocations, elbow grease , muscle Collocations, pains, struggle Collocations, uphill struggle, strain Collocations, practice Collocations, activity Collocations, slavery Collocations, trial Collocations, overwork
Sense: Noun: results of labor - often plural
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feat Collocations, deed Collocations, act Collocations, accomplishment Collocations, output Collocations, product Collocations, undertaking Collocations, finished article, achievement Collocations, end product, composition Collocations, oeuvre Collocations, opus, opera, drama Collocations, literature Collocations, movie Collocations, music Collocations, picture Collocations, book Collocations, play Collocations, work of fiction, masterwork, masterpiece Collocations
Sense: Verb: do work
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toil Collocations, slave Collocations, sweat Collocations, drudge, labor Collocations, labour Collocations , exert yourself, apply yourself, buckle down, struggle Collocations, slog , work at it, keep at it, put in time, put in effort, do the job, get the job done, get to work, do the chores, do a day's work, work hard, work overtime, work day and night, work yourself to death, put your shoulder to the wheel , put your nose to the grindstone , burn the candle at both ends , burn the midnight oil
Sense: Verb: have a job
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have a job, earn your living, earn a living, be employed, be a wage slave, hold down a job, have a career, hold a position, have a position, occupy a post, be gainfully employed, be among the gainfully employed, be self-employed, work freelance
Sense: Verb: function
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function Collocations, operate, go Collocations, run Collocations, serve Collocations, act Collocations, be in service, be in operation, be in working order, tick over
Sense: Verb: operate machinery
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operate, handle Collocations, control Collocations, use Collocations, move Collocations, manage Collocations, drive Collocations, direct Collocations, manipulate
Sense: Verb: turn out successfully
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succeed Collocations, do the job , do the trick , be effective, give results, produce results, be fruitful, come to fruition, turn out well, work out, go as planned, go according to plan, be successful, be a success
Sense: Verb: handle or operate
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Sense: Verb: rouse
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Sense: Verb: fashion
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give form to, mold Collocations, mould , shape Collocations, sculpt, form Collocations, fashion Collocations, knead Collocations
Sense: Verb: cultivate land
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Sense: Verb: ferment
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Sense: Noun: factory - plural
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Sense: Noun: everything - plural, preceded by 'the'
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everything Collocations, the whole shebang , the whole nine yards , the whole kit and caboodle , the full treatment , it all, all of it, everything but the kitchen sink
Sense: Noun: working parts - plural
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workings, working parts, mechanism, insides, components, innards , cogs, gears, pinions
Sense: Noun: fortifications - usually plural
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fortifications, breastworks, defenses, defences , fort Collocations, walls, moat, crenelations, crenellations , parapets, ramparts, barrier Collocations