At Work

Definition: At Work

At Work

Adjective

1. On the job; "had been at work for over an hour before her boss arrived".

2. Having influence or producing an effect; "many emotional determinants at work"; "an operant conscience".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Synonyms: At Work

Action

Noun: action, performance; doing; Verb: perpetration; exercise, excitation; movement, operation, evolution, work; labor; (exertion); praxis, execution; procedure; (conduct); handicraft; business; agency; (power at work).

Employ oneself, ply one's task; officiate, have in hand; (business); labor; be at work; pursue a course; shape one's course; (conduct).

Be in action; come into operation; (power at work).

Activity

Working, at work, on duty, in harness; up in arms; on one's legs, at call; up and doing, up and stirring.

Busy, occupied; hard at work, hard at it; up to one's ears in, full of business, busy as a bee, busy as a one-armed paperhanger.

Agency

At work, on foot; acting; (doing); in operation, in force, in action, in play, in exercise; acted upon, wrought upon.

Business

Be about, be doing, be engaged in, be employed in, be occupied with, be at work on; have one's hands in, have in hand; have on one's hands, have on one's shoulders; bear the burden; have one's hands full; (activity).

Exertion

Hard at work, on the stretch.

Workshop

Adjective: at work, at the office, at the shop; working.

Crosswords: At Work

Your father and I were just discussing his day at work. Why don't you tell our daughter about it, honey? (American Beauty; writing credit: Alan Ball)

Just a screw-up at work! (Hollow Man; writing credit: Gary Scott Thompson; Andrew W. Marlowe)

Even a hummingbird couldn't catch Tyler at work. (Fight Club; writing credit: Jim Uhls)

I was at work and on my break and I took one of those home pregnancy tests from aisle eleven. (City Slickers; writing credit: Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel, and Billy Crystal)

She said that I was to take excellent care of this little guy because you are urgently needed back at work. What kind of work do you do? (As Good As It Gets; writing credit: Mark Andrus)

But I got to be at work in less than an hour (Modern Girl; performing artist: Sheena Easton)

Cause I don't have to be at work no more (Mr. Bartender (It's So Easy); performing artist: SUGAR RAY)

Some romance book Romeo callin' you at work and messin' up your plans (On A Night Like This; performing artist: Trick Pony)

Charity begins at home. Success begins at work. (references; author: unknown)

Missouri: Your Federal Flood Relief Tax Dollars At Work (references; author: unknown)

My worst day of vacation has always been better than my best day at work. (references; author: unknown)

I always try to go the extra mile at work, but my boss always finds me and brings me back. (references; author: unknown)

At work, the authority of a person is inversely proportional to the number of pens that person is carrying. (references; author: unknown)

Idle at Work (1972)

Cranko at Work (1960)

How to Have an Accident at Work (1959)

Men at Work (1954)

Student Government at Work (1953)

It's A Mistake (performing artist: Men At Work)

Down Under (performing artist: Men At Work)

Overkill (performing artist: Men At Work)

Who Can It Be Now (performing artist: Men At Work)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Books

• Clear Leadership: How Outstanding Leaders Make Themselves Understood, Cut Through the Mush, and Help Everyone Get Real at Work (reference)

  (more book examples)

Theater & Movies

• At Work with Fire Trucks, Airplanes, Animals and Magic (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

High Tech

• American Covers Genius At Work Mouse Pad (12840) (reference)

  (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

The image shows scientists at work in a basic research laboratory. Credit: Bill Branson (photographer).

Lab session of a bacteriology training class--technicans at work. Credit: CDC.

Evelyn Boyd at work in the CDC library. Credit: CDC.

Low and Wisoff at Work. Credit: NASA.

The Hubble telescope is back at work, capturing this view of the butterfly-wing-shaped nebula, ... Credit: NASA.

Constructing three dimensional model of Bowers Bank C&GS marine geologist at work Photo #1 of sequence. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

At work with No. 17 William Bowie in center with white hat. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

A marine mammal observer at work on the JOHN N. COBB. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth.

Oyster dredge at work. Credit: Fisheries.

Spongers at work. In: "The Sponge Fishery of Florida in 1900" by John N. Cobb. Report of the Commissioner for the Year Ending June 30, 1902. P. 166, Plate 7. Credit: Fisheries.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

A world organization has already been erected for the prime purpose of preventing war, UNO, the successor of the League of Nations, with the decisive addition of the United States and all that means, is already at work. ("Iron Curtain" Speech)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

The installation being completed, the town was curious to see its bishop at work.

Five hundred carpenters and engineers were immediately set at work to prepare the greatest engine they had.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Health

Excessively loud everyday noises, both at home and at work, can pose a risk to a person's hearing. (references)

The more heavily you drink, the greater the potential for problems at home, at work, with friends, and even with strangers. (references)

Other risk factors include age, heredity, exposure to air pollution at work and in the environment, and a history of childhood respiratory infections. (references)

Business

This Act imposes a general duty on any person who designs, manufacturers, imports, or supplies for use at work (which includes IVDs) to ensure that the article is safe and without risks to health as far as is reasonably practicable. (references)

In particular, the sale of "climatizers" (climate control systems integrated into the factory ventilation system and providing a scientific control of both temperature and humidity) has increased at a very brisk pace. In addition, automotive suppliers are at work developing further advanced thermal management systems. (references)

Civil Liberties

Burma

It also instructs them not to discuss politics while at work; prohibits them from joining or supporting political parties or engaging in political activity; and requires them to obtain advance ministerial approval for meetings with foreigners. (references)

Economic History

Sweden

Including access at work and school, penetration climbs to around 80%. Last year, the Swedish government presented a proposal for an IT society for all. (references)

Sweden

If we include access at work and school, penetration climbs to around 80. Last year, the Swedish government presented a proposal for an IT society for all. (references)

Political Economy

UNITED KINGDOM

The Health and Safety at Work Act of 1974 banned hazardous working conditions. (references)

PORTUGAL

Employers are legally responsible for accidents at work and are required to carry accident insurance. (references)

Travel

South Africa

Loud sports jackets and slacks are rarely seen at work. (references)

Women

India

In May the National Commission for Women proposed a bill to prevent harassment of women at work. (references)

Kazakhstan

Of these cases, the Ministry reported that 80 percent occurred at work or in educational institutions, and that the majority of victims knew their rapist. (references)

Portugal

If CITE finds that the employee's legal rights were violated, the employer must reinstate the worker and pay double back pay and benefits for the time at work missed due to the wrongful firing. (references)

Worker Rights

Morocco

Various laws provide protective measures for children under 16 at work. (references)

Laos

The Labor Code also mandates extensive employer responsibility for those disabled while at work. (references)

Guatemala

One third of a sample of 29 domestic workers reported sexual harassment at work, according to the report. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "at work": be at work ♦ disturb smb. at work ♦ hard at work ♦ power at work ♦ To set at work. Additional references.

Czech

rušit koho v práci (disturb smb. at work). (various references)

Danish

arbejdsulykkesforsikring (industrial injuries insurance, insurance against accident at work), attest for ret til naturalydelser fra forsikringen mod arbejdsulykker og erhverssygdomme (certificate of entitlement to benefits in kind under insurance against accidents at work and occupational diseases), arbejdsulykker med udelukkende medicinsk oprindelse (accident having only a medical origin, accident with only a medical origin occurred at work), neonatal misdannelse på grund af arbejdsstress (neo-natal malformation caused by stress at work), blanket E123 (certificate of entitlement to benefits in kind under insurance against accidents at work and occupational diseases), erstatningssag uden for kontrakt,for så vidt disse har forbindelse med arbejdsforholdet (tort committed at work), Fællesskabets informationssystem om sundhed og sikkerhed på arbejdspladsen (Community information system for health and safety at work, JANUS), forsikring mod arbejdsulykker (industrial injuries insurance, insurance against accident at work), legemstemperatur under aktivitet (body temperature at work), værdighed på arbejdspladsen (dignity at work), person,der er ramt af en arbejdsulykke (person who sustains an accident at work), programmet med henblik på forbedring af arbejdsmiljøet, særlig i små og mellemstore virksomheder (hygiene and health at work, in particular in small and medium-sized enterprises, programme to improve safety, SAFE, Safety Actions for Europe programme), sikkerhed under arbejdet for arbejdstagere,som er gravide,som lige har født,eller som ammer (or have recently given birth or are breastfeeding, safety and health at work of women who are pregnant), Udvalget for Iværksættelse af Foranstaltninger til Forbedring af Arbejdsmiljøet (Committee on the Introduction of Measures to Encourage Improvements in the Safety and Health of Workers at Work), Udvalget for Iværksættelse af Foranstaltninger til Forbedring af Arbejdstagernes Sikkerhed og Sundhed under Arbejdet (Committee on the Introduction of Measures to Encourage Improvements in the Safety and Health of Workers at Work), godtgoerelse for beredskab paa arbejdspladsen og i hjemmet (allowance for standby duty at work or at home). (various references)

Dutch

persoon die door een arbeidsongeval wordt getroffen (person who sustains an accident at work), Comité voor de tenuitvoerlegging van maatregelen ter verbetering van de veiligheid en de gezondheid van de werknemers op het werk (Committee on the Introduction of Measures to Encourage Improvements in the Safety and Health of Workers at Work), Communautair informatiesysteem voor gezondheid en veiligheid op het werk (Community information system for health and safety at work, JANUS), een bij de arbeid gepleegde onrechtmatige daad (tort committed at work), fonds voor arbeidsongevallen (Accidents at Work Fund), formulier E123 (certificate of entitlement to benefits in kind under insurance against accidents at work and occupational diseases), lichaamstemperatuur bij beweging (body temperature at work), bescherming van de zwangere,onlangs bevallen en zogende werkneemsters op het werk (or have recently given birth or are breastfeeding, safety and health at work of women who are pregnant), ongeval op het werk met alleen een medische oorzaak (accident having only a medical origin, accident with only a medical origin occurred at work), waardigheid op het werk (dignity at work), pesterijen op het werk (pestering at work), programma, gericht op de verbetering van de veiligheid, de hygiëne en de gezondheidsbescherming op het werk, in het bijzonder in het midden- en kleinbedrijf (hygiene and health at work, in particular in small and medium-sized enterprises, programme to improve safety, SAFE, Safety Actions for Europe programme), Veiligheidsbesluit voor fabrieken of werkplaatsen (Decree on safety in factories and at work sites), vergoeding wegens verplichting op de plaats van arbeid en thuis te verblijven (allowance for standby duty at work or at home), verklaring betreffende het recht op verstrekkingen van de arbeidsongevallen-en beroepsziekteverzekering (certificate of entitlement to benefits in kind under insurance against accidents at work and occupational diseases), verzekering tegen arbeidsongevallen (industrial injuries insurance, insurance against accident at work), misvorming bij pasgeboren als gevolg van belasting op het werk (neo-natal malformation caused by stress at work). (various references)

Finnish

työturvallisuuden, työhygienian ja työterveyden parantamiseksi erityisesti pienissä ja keskisuurissa yrityksissä (hygiene and health at work, in particular in small and medium-sized enterprises, programme to improve safety, SAFE, Safety Actions for Europe programme), työskennellä (be at work, be employed, be working, work), työrasituksesta aiheutunut vastasyntyneen epämuodostuma (neo-natal malformation caused by stress at work), olla työssä (be at work, be employed by), ihmisarvoinen kohtelu työpaikoilla (dignity at work), huhuja on liikkeellä (forces are at work, rumours are going around), Euroopan työturvallisuustoimet ohjelma (hygiene and health at work, in particular in small and medium-sized enterprises, programme to improve safety, SAFE, Safety Actions for Europe programme). (various references)

French

accident ayant une origine uniquement médicale durant le travail (accident with only a medical origin occurred at work), accident dû � des causes strictement naturelles (accident with only a medical origin occurred at work), accidenté du travail (person who sustains an accident at work), arrêté relatif � la sécurité dans les usines ou les ateliers (Decree on safety in factories and at work sites), assurance accidents du travail (insurance against accident at work), assurance contre les accidents du travail (insurance against accident at work), attestation de droit aux prestations en nature de l'assurance contre les accidents du travail et les maladies professionnelles (certificate of entitlement to benefits in kind under insurance against accidents at work and occupational diseases), accident ayant une origine uniquement médicale (accident with only a medical origin occurred at work), GAH "Etablissement des priorités pour les nouvelles perspectives d'action de la Commission des Communautés européennes en matière de sécurité,d'hygiène et de santé sur le lieu de travail", Comité pour la mise en oeuvre de mesures visant � promouvoir l'amélioration de la sécurité et de la santé des travailleurs au travail (Committee on the Introduction of Measures to Encourage Improvements in the Safety and Health of Workers at Work), délit commis � l'occasion du travail (tort committed at work), dignité au travail (dignity at work), fonds d'accidents de travail (Accidents at Work Fund), formulaire E123 (certificate of entitlement to benefits in kind under insurance against accidents at work and occupational diseases), victime d'un accident du travail (person who sustains an accident at work), GAH "Rationalisation des organes consultatifs communautaires dans le domaine de la santé et sécurité au travail", Groupe ad hoc "Etablissement des priorités pour les nouvelles perspectives d'action de la Commission des Communautés européennes en matière de sécurité,d'hygiène et de santé sur le lieu de travail", Groupe ad hoc "Rationalisation des organes consultatifs communautaires dans le domaine de la santé et sécurité au travail", indemnité d'astreinte sur le lieu de travail et � domicile (allowance for standby duty at work or at home), malformation du nouveau-né due aux contraintes du travail (neo-natal malformation caused by stress at work), Programme d'action pour la sécurité pour l'Europe (hygiene and health at work), programme visant � améliorer la sécurité, l'hygiène et la santé sur le lieu de travail, en particulier dans les petites et moyennes entreprises (hygiene and health at work), protection des travailleuses enceintes,accouchées ou allaitantes au travail (safety and health at work of women who are pregnant), Système d'information communautaire pour la santé et la sécurité au travail (Community information system for health and safety at work), température centrale � l'exercice (body temperature at work), vexations subies sur les lieux de travail (pestering at work), Fonds des accidents du travail (Accidents at Work Fund). (various references)

German

bei der Arbeit. (various references)

Greek 

στην δουλειά. (various references)

Guarani

rembiaporãme, rembiapópe. (various references)

Hungarian

nagyon elmerült a munkába (to be hard at work), munkában van (to be at work, to be in making, to be in the making, to be on the stocks), működik (to act, to be at work, to be in blast, to officiate, to operate, to pan, to play), kemény munkában van (to be hard at work), javában dolgozik (to be hard at work), dolgozik (be on the job, labor, labour, operate, to be at work, to be on the job, to keep one's nose to the grindstone, to labor, to labour, to munition, to overwork, to pant, to peg away at sg, to ply, to traverse, to work, work), buzgón dolgozik (to be hard at work). (various references)

Italian

attestato concernente il diritto alle prestazioni in natura dell'assicurazione infortuni al lavoro e malattia professionali (certificate of entitlement to benefits in kind under insurance against accidents at work and occupational diseases, E123 form), assicurazione contro gli infortuni sul lavoro (industrial injuries insurance, insurance against accident at work), infortunio sul lavoro dovuto esclusivamente a cause mediche (accident having only a medical origin, accident with only a medical origin occurred at work), Comitato per l'attuazione di misure volte a promuovere il miglioramento della sicurezza e della salute dei lavoratori nell'esercizio dell'attivit� lavorativa (Committee on the Introduction of Measures to Encourage Improvements in the Safety and Health of Workers at Work), Comitato per l'attuazione di misure volte a promuovere il miglioramento della sicurezza e della salute dei lavoratori sul lavoro (Committee on the Introduction of Measures to Encourage Improvements in the Safety and Health of Workers at Work), dignit� sul lavoro (dignity at work), Fondo per gli infortuni sul lavoro (Accidents at Work Fund), indennit� di permanenza sul luogo di lavoro e a domicilio (allowance for standby duty at work or at home), vittima di un infortunio sul lavoro (injured worker, person who sustains an accident at work), malformazione nel neonato cone conseguenza dell'inquinamento sul posto di lavoro (neo-natal malformation caused by stress at work), Programma inteso a migliorare la sicurezza, l'igiene e la salute sul luogo di lavoro, in particolare nelle piccole e medie imprese (hygiene and health at work, in particular in small and medium-sized enterprises, programme to improve safety, SAFE, Safety Actions for Europe programme), protezione delle lavoratrici incinte,puerpere o in periodo di allattamento (or have recently given birth or are breastfeeding, safety and health at work of women who are pregnant), reato commesso in occasione del lavoro (tort committed at work), Sistema informativo comunitario per la salute e la sicurezza nel posto di lavoro (Community information system for health and safety at work, JANUS), formulario E123 (certificate of entitlement to benefits in kind under insurance against accidents at work and occupational diseases, E123 form). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

執務中 , 出勤 (going to work). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

しつむちゅう, しゅっき�" (contribution, financing, going to work, investment, payment, withdrawal). (various references)

Malagasy

am-piasana. (various references)

Pig Latin

atay orkway

Portuguese

no trabalho, estar no trabalho. (various references)

Romanian

funcţiona (act, be at work, beat, behave, function, functionate, hit, move, operate, run, work), fi în mers (be at work). (various references)

Spanish

en el trabajo. (various references)

Swedish

i arbete. (various references)

Turkish

işte (aha, behold, here, here is, here you are, lo, there, there it is), iş başında (in charge, on duty, on the job, up and doing). (various references)

Ukrainian

на роботі. (various references)

Xhosa

emsebenzini. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: korat, tarok, troak.

-2 letters: kart, okra, rato, rota, taro, tora, trow, wark, wart, work, wort.

-3 letters: ark, art, kat, koa, kor, oak, oar, oat, oka, ora, ort, rat, raw, rot, row, tao, tar, taw, tor, tow, twa, two, war, wat, wok, wot.

-4 letters: ar, at, aw, ka, or, ow, ta, to, wo.

+1 letter: artwork.

+2 letters: artworks, flatwork, lathwork, saltwork, seatwork, taskwork, teamwork, workboat, workmate.

+3 letters: earthwork, flatworks, lathworks, metalwork, paintwork, patchwork, saltworks, seatworks, taskworks, teamworks, throwback, workboats, workmates, worktable.

+4 letters: autoworker, basketwork, breastwork, earthworks, masterwork, metalworks, paintworks, patchworks, throwbacks, waterworks, workbasket, worktables.

+5 letters: autoworkers, basketworks, breastworks, cabinetwork, electroweak, latticework, masterworks, metalworker, plasterwork, thankworthy, weathercock, workability, workbaskets, workstation.