| BOOKWORM | • bookworm n. Any of various insects that infest books. • bookworm n. (Figurative) An avid book reader. • book-worm n. Alternative form of bookworm. |
| FARMWORK | • farmwork n. The agricultural work done on a farm. • farm␣work n. Alternative form of farmwork. • FARMWORK n. the labor done on a farm. |
| FORMWORK | • formwork n. (Construction) A temporary mold, made from planks, into which concrete is poured. • FORMWORK n. boxes for holding setting concrete. |
| HOMEWORK | • homework n. Exercises assigned by a teacher to a student which review concepts studied in class. • homework n. (Literally, now rare) Any work that is done at home; housework. • homework n. (Slang, euphemistic) Sexual intercourse. |
| HOOKWORM | • hookworm n. Any of various parasitic bloodsucking roundworms which cause disease, especially the species Ancylostoma… • HOOKWORM n. a parasitic worm. |
| MARKDOWN | • markdown n. A reduction in price in order to stimulate sales. • mark␣down v. To reduce the price of. • mark␣down v. To write a memorandum about. |
| MESHWORK | • meshwork n. A net; an assembly of meshes. • MESHWORK n. a network. |
| MILKWORT | • milkwort n. Any of more than 500 species of flowering plants of the genus Polygala that are used as a food source… • MILKWORT n. a plant of genus Polygala, supposed by some to promote the production of milk in women. |
| MILLWORK | • millwork n. (US) Any wooden object manufactured at a lumbermill (sawmill). • millwork n. Most especially, doors, windows, and wood trim with decorative cross-section involving curves, beads, grooves, etc. • MILLWORK n. the shafting, gearing, and other driving machinery of mills. |
| MUCKWORM | • muckworm n. A larva living in mud or manure. • muckworm n. Someone who gathers wealth through overwork of employees and sordid means; a miser. • MUCKWORM n. a worm found in manure. |
| SILKWORM | • silkworm n. Any of various caterpillars of moths that produce silk cocoons, especially Bombyx mori, the source of… • SILKWORM n. the larva of the Chinese moth Bombyx mori, that feeds on the leaves of the mulberry tree, widely cultivated as a source of silk. |
| TEAMWORK | • teamwork n. The cooperative effort of a team of people to achieve a common goal. • TEAMWORK n. a pulling together of a team. |
| TIMEWORK | • timework n. Work for which a certain rate is paid per unit of time. • time-work n. Alternative form of timework. • time␣work n. Alternative form of timework. |
| WORKMATE | • workmate n. Somebody with whom one works; a coworker. • WORKMATE n. a fellow worker. |
| WORKROOM | • workroom n. A room, such as a workshop or studio, where work is done. • WORKROOM n. a room in which work is done, also WORKSHOP. |
| WORKSOME | • worksome adj. (Archaic) Characterised by work; industrious; diligent. • worksome adj. Laborious; work-intensive. • WORKSOME adj. (Caribbean) industrious. |
| WORMLIKE | • wormlike adj. Resembling or characteristic of a worm. • wormlike adj. (Chemistry, of the molecules of a polymer) Having a smoothly curved form when heated. • worm-like adj. Alternative spelling of wormlike. |