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Rail infrastructure maintenance unit
A work train (departmental train or engineering train/vehicles in the UK) is one or more rail cars intended for internal non-revenue use by the railroad's
Work_train
Topics referred to by the same term
labour, physical work done by humans House work, housework, or homemaking Working animal, an animal trained by humans to perform tasks Work (physics), the
Work
Series of connected rail vehicles
A train (from Old French trahiner, from Latin trahere, "to pull, to draw") is a series of connected vehicles that run along a railway track and transport
Train
2026 film by Adam Shankman
Jujubee, and RuPaul Charles. It is about two train stewardesses who work to stop a disaster from happening on a train, due to a storm. The film was theatrically
Stop!_That!_Train!
Tourist oriented railway in Western Australia
the Maylands locomotive were moved to Whiteman Park, hauling the first work train on 9 July, and the Planet Locomotive followed on 11 August. Track laying
Bennett_Brook_Railway
Metro train was struck by a work train at Metro Center station, injuring 11. Denmark – 2026 North Zealand train collision: Two passenger trains collided
List of rail accidents (2020–present)
List_of_rail_accidents_(2020–present)
1988 single by The Blue Hearts
"Train-Train" (トレイン・トレイン, Torein Torein) was the fifth professional single by the Japanese band The Blue Hearts. They had released one single as an independent
Train-Train
Commuter rail line in California
5xx trains are weekday express trains, similar to the legacy Baby Bullet trains with a few additional stops. 6xx trains are weekend local trains that
Caltrain
Tunnel abandoned due to collapse in Richmond, Virginia
Virginia, United States. On October 2, 1925, the tunnel collapsed on a work train, killing four men and trapping a steam locomotive and ten flat cars. Rescue
Church_Hill_Tunnel
Railroad in New York
storage and work train service. In Kingston, storage equipment includes two 50-foot boxcars, former D&H 26076 and former NYC 72462. Work train equipment
Catskill_Mountain_Railroad
Gear train of a mechanical watch or clock
horology, a wheel train (or just train) is the gear train of a mechanical watch or clock. Although the term is used for other types of gear trains, the long history
Wheel_train
Rail and sleeper replacement machine
A track renewal train (also known as a track renewal system or new track construction machine) is a work train that consists of many units of machinery
Track_renewal_train
Film by Dean DeBlois
How to Train Your Dragon is a 2025 American fantasy adventure film and a live-action remake of the 2010 animated film by DreamWorks Animation, itself
How to Train Your Dragon (2025 film)
How_to_Train_Your_Dragon_(2025_film)
Rail accident in Norway
The 2024 Finneidfjord train derailment was a train accident on the Nordland Line that took place on 24 October 2024. The accident took place between Bjerka
2024 Finneidfjord train derailment
2024_Finneidfjord_train_derailment
Amtrak passenger train in the northeast United States
The Vermonter is a passenger train operated by Amtrak between St. Albans, Vermont, and Washington, D.C., via New York City. It replaced the overnight
Vermonter_(train)
Video game series
A-Train (A列車で行こう, Ē Ressha de Ikō; lit. Take the A-Train) is a series of business simulation video games developed and published by Japanese game developer
A-Train
Amtrak trains. (It does not include most grade crossing accidents and trespasser strikes that did not cause significant injury aboard the trains.) All
List_of_accidents_on_Amtrak
Traditional American gospel song
"This Train", also known as "This Train Is Bound for Glory", is a traditional African-American gospel song first recorded in 1922. Although its origins
This_Train
American rock band
Train is an American pop rock band from San Francisco that formed in 1993. As of 2025, the band consists of Pat Monahan (lead vocals), Butch Walker (guitar
Train_(band)
Collisions, derailments, and other accidents involving the WMATA transit service
WMATA work vehicle strikes stationary train at Metro Center Station". FOX 5 DC. Retrieved April 22, 2026. Sun, Lena H. (January 4, 2007). "Train's Operator
Incidents on the Washington Metro
Incidents_on_the_Washington_Metro
Family of New York City Subway cars
Adhesion Car with R32 work cars at Coney Island Complex An IRT Redbird train at Hunts Point Avenue just before their retirement The Train of Many Colors, which
Redbird_trains
Class of New York City Subway work cars
Subway cars purpose-built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries in Kobe, Japan for work train service. The ten R127s, numbered EP001 to EP010, were built from 1990–1991
R127/R134 (New York City Subway car)
R127/R134_(New_York_City_Subway_car)
2025 American drama film
Train Dreams is a 2025 American period drama film directed by Clint Bentley, who co-wrote the screenplay with Greg Kwedar, based on the 2011 novella by
Train_Dreams_(film)
Canada–US railway line
worker. A work train, Engine 114 pulling eight gravel cars, derailed approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Bennett, injuring all four train crew, two
White_Pass_and_Yukon_Route
Class of 1 British geared tank locomotive
equipped to work train vacuum brakes and to provide steam heat for passenger trains. Initially, it was based at Swindon and used to work trains on the Malmesbury
GWR_No._12
2022 film by David Leitch
Bullet Train is a 2022 American action comedy film directed by David Leitch. Based on the 2010 Japanese novel by Kōtarō Isaka, it centers around a group
Bullet_Train_(film)
Lightweight diesel-electric locomotive
the MotivePower division of Wabtec. It was designed from scratch as a work train engine, and formed the basis of the later R255 locomotive. The R156 is
MPI_MP8AC-3
DreamWorks Animation media franchise
consists of three feature films: How to Train Your Dragon (2010), How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014), and How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019)
How_to_Train_Your_Dragon
Railway incident in California, United States
and was on track to arrive in Ignacio by 6:40. The southbound train was a work train (led by SF&NP No. 18, also known as "Vichy"), and it wasn't on the
1910_Ignacio_rail_accident
2010 film by Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois
How to Train Your Dragon is a 2010 American animated fantasy film directed by Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois and written by Sanders, DeBlois, and Will
How to Train Your Dragon (2010 film)
How_to_Train_Your_Dragon_(2010_film)
Loss of traction in locomotives
and the rail. This can lead to wheelslip when the train is taking power, and wheelslide when the train is braking. One common cause of contamination is
Slippery_rail
Amtrak service between Chicago and Florida
New York City and Miami. Amtrak intends the train to be temporary, in response to planned rehabilitation work in the East River Tunnels, as well as a shortage
Floridian_(train)
History of paint schemes applied to Amtrak locomotives and rail cars
received similar paint schemes in 2015 and 2016. Beginning in 1976, Amtrak work train equipment was painted safety orange with black undersides. Light grey
Amtrak_paint_schemes
1875 painting by Claude Monet
The Train in the Snow, or Le train dans la neige, is a landscape painting by the French Impressionist artist Claude Monet. The work depicts a train surrounded
The_Train_in_the_Snow
Rapid transit railway system in and around Berlin
mechanical train control (works very similar to the train stop at New York City Subway), is being phased out and replaced by a communications-based train control
Berlin_S-Bahn
American SeaWorld trainer (1969–2010)
April 16, 1969 – February 24, 2010) was an American animal trainer at SeaWorld. She worked with orcas at SeaWorld Orlando for fifteen years, including
Dawn_Brancheau
1951 film by Alfred Hitchcock
Strangers on a Train is a 1951 American psychological thriller film noir produced and directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and adapted by Raymond Chandler and
Strangers_on_a_Train_(film)
Railway rolling stock and infrastructure
frequently housed in a circular train depot, known as a roundhouse that surrounded a turntable. The presence of a work train on a given section of track will
Rail_transport_operations
Rapid transit system in Hong Kong
electric multiple units as covered above, MTR also uses various types of work trains for maintenance purposes: On the urban lines and Lantau Airport Railway
MTR
Passenger rail service in Victoria, Australia
the original on 18 August 2010. Retrieved 26 August 2010. "Taking the work train with trepidation". Geelong Advertiser. 23 August 2010. Archived from the
Geelong_line
Spacing of the rails on a railway track
Railway track and track work (3rd ed.). New York: The Engineering News Publishing Co. p. 383. Wilson, John (2021). The train to Oodna-Woop-Woop: a social
Track_gauge
Paris Metro train, 1908-1983
Sprague-Thomson cars converted into work trains remained in service until 8 March 2011. The RATP has preserved three Sprague train sets, only one of which is currently
Sprague-Thomson
Fatal rail incident in central England
The 2026 Bedford train collision occurred on 19 June 2026, when two East Midlands Railway trains collided on the Midland Main Line south of Elstow, near
2026_Bedford_train_collision
Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North car
train on the Long Island Rail Road's Port Jefferson Branch sideswiped a work train near the New Hyde Park station. Multiple cars – 7033, 7034, and 7044 –
M7_(railcar)
construction of the GEN/RER along Line 124. Unit 5404 has been preserved at Train World since retirement in 1999. It wears a dark green livery with yellow
Belgian_Railways_Class_54
South Korean zombie film franchise
The Train to Busan film series consists of South Korean action-horror zombie films, created by Park Joo-suk and produced by Next Entertainment World.
Train_to_Busan_(film_series)
Unincorporated community in Ontario, Canada
in 1912. While this work was going on, a line was also being put in from Ottawa to Capreol. On June 15, 1915, the first work train arrived from Capreol
Foleyet
Type of large language model
A generative pre-trained transformer (GPT) is a type of large language model (LLM) that is widely used in generative artificial intelligence chatbots
Generative pre-trained transformer
Generative_pre-trained_transformer
Film by Tate Taylor
The Girl on the Train is a 2016 American psychological thriller film directed by Tate Taylor and written by Erin Cressida Wilson, based on the 2015 novel
The Girl on the Train (2016 film)
The_Girl_on_the_Train_(2016_film)
Amtrak service between New York City and Montreal
The Adirondack is a daily intercity passenger train operated by Amtrak between New York City and Montreal. The scenic route follows the Empire Corridor
Adirondack_(train)
January 29 – Japan – At Ajikawaguchi Station in Osaka, a crowded commuter train crashes into gasoline tank cars, and burns; about 181 passengers die, and
List of rail accidents (1940–1949)
List_of_rail_accidents_(1940–1949)
2020 film by Laura Terruso
Feet" - Gloria Estefan "Mess" - Jordan Fisher "Treat Myself" - Meghan Trainor Work It was released by Netflix on August 7, 2020. It was the top-watched
Work_It_(film)
Safety concerns on Singaporean trains
C151 trains (051/052) & (121/122) collided with each other at Clementi, resulting in 132 injuries. The collision occurred because a work train that did
Safety on the Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore)
Safety_on_the_Mass_Rapid_Transit_(Singapore)
American fitness model and actor (1977–2015)
actor. He starred in the Bravo television series Work Out. He died at age 37 when he was struck by a train locomotive while filming a video. Greg Plitt was
Greg_Plitt
Former Class II freight railroad in the United States
with BNSF. In the Helena train wreck of February 2, 1989, 48 uncoupled rail cars rolled into Helena, hit a parked work train, caught fire and exploded
Montana_Rail_Link
killing two. Due to work on the track, a temporary speed limit of 40 km/h (25 mph) was posted with special signs, but the train was traveling at 90 km/h
List of rail accidents (1960–1969)
List_of_rail_accidents_(1960–1969)
(Alabama). October 22 – Canada – A Canadian Pacific Railway work train and an eastbound freight train collided near Wayland, west of Chapleau, Ontario on CP's
List of rail accidents (1910–1919)
List_of_rail_accidents_(1910–1919)
Type of train protection system
Positive train control (PTC) is a family of automatic train protection systems deployed in the United States. Most of the United States' national rail
Positive_train_control
Japanese high-speed Shinkansen train service
Nozomi (Japanese: のぞみ; "Wish" or "Hope") is the fastest train service operating on Japan's Tōkaidō and San'yō Shinkansen lines. Nozomi services reach
Nozomi_(train)
Piece of railroad snow removal equipment
each end, the train was able to return to its starting location even if the snow covered the tracks it had just passed over. Such a train would also be
Rotary_snowplow
1995 action comedy film by Joseph Ruben
Money Train is a 1995 American action comedy film directed by Joseph Ruben from the screenplay by Doug Richardson and David Loughery. It stars Wesley
Money_Train
2013 oil train crash in Québec, Canada
an unattended 73-car Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway (MMA) freight train carrying Bakken Formation crude oil rolled down a 1.2% grade and derailed
Lac-Mégantic_rail_disaster
1963 robbery in Ledburn, England
the train driver, was beaten over the head with a metal bar and suffered serious head injuries. After his partial recovery, Mills returned to work doing
Great_Train_Robbery_(1963)
Aspect of rail transport operations
the work must be done immediately, regardless of whether it is a convenient time to do so. This task is increasingly done using specialized train cars
Maintenance_of_way
Narrow gauge steam locomotive
9 plinthed at Tsumeb Jung locomotive on a work train near Ababis, c. 1906 Jung 0-6-2T no. 1 on a work train near Tsumeb Wikimedia Commons has media related
South_West_African_Jung
Heritage railroad in Virginia City, Nevada
first locomotive for the V&T RR, was also the engine that pulled the work train, arriving in Virginia City on January 28, 1870, and completing the initially
Virginia_and_Truckee_Railroad
Transportation Museum in Alberta, Canada
January 18, 2026. "NAR Work Train". Archived from the original on 2007-07-11. Retrieved 2019-05-11. "CNR Prairie Mixed Freight Train". Archived from the
Alberta_Railway_Museum
New York City Subway crash
stopped the train. The M train had been forced to stop because an unscheduled work train was directly in front of it. At 6:18 a.m., the J train was running
1995 Williamsburg Bridge subway collision
1995_Williamsburg_Bridge_subway_collision
Railway accident in Odisha, India
than 150 trains were impacted, with the cancellation of at least 48 trains. The rail services resumed on the line on 5 June after restoration work. Preliminary
2023_Odisha_train_collision
2020 Japanese animated film by Haruo Sotozaki
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train (Japanese: 劇場版「鬼滅の刃」無限列車編, Hepburn: Gekijō-ban Kimetsu no Yaiba: Mugen Ressha-hen), is a 2020
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train
Demon_Slayer:_Kimetsu_no_Yaiba_–_The_Movie:_Mugen_Train
American businessman (1884–1968)
Waterfall in the style of a Davenport Locomotive Works locomotive, is used in work train service, and also sees use as a yard switcher; it is the only diesel on
Billy_Jones_(railroader)
2019 DreamWorks Animation film
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World is a 2019 American animated fantasy film written and directed by Dean DeBlois, based on the book series by
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
How_to_Train_Your_Dragon:_The_Hidden_World
NJ Transit rail station
Transit. On the evening of September 26, 2025, a work train derailed near the station, disrupting train service from the station and stations east for multiple
Summit_station_(NJ_Transit)
Place in British Columbia, Canada
passenger train struck an intoxicated person in the tunnel, the injuries were fatal. Two months later, a collision between a freight train and a work train 6
Spuzzum
1980 Indian film by Ravi Chopra
years of hard work, Vinod triumphs in building the train. This intense focus on his work takes a toll on his marriage. A day before the train's maiden journey
The_Burning_Train
Heritage railroad in Colorado, US
ownership and, after operating a work train the following day, the railroad finally concluded its 3 ft (914 mm) narrow-gauge train operations, bringing to a
Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad
Durango_and_Silverton_Narrow_Gauge_Railroad
American filmmaker (born 1985)
screenwriter. His directorial credits include Jockey (2021) and Train Dreams (2025). For his work as a screenwriter, Bentley was twice nominated for the Academy
Clint_Bentley
Short line railroad in New York, US
WorkBoat. Retrieved January 18, 2019. Castillo, Alfonso (July 2, 2021). "Feds investigating accident in Cold Spring Harbor involving LIRR work train"
New_York_and_Atlantic_Railway
2016 level crossing collision in the Netherlands
The Dalfsen train crash occurred on 23 February 2016 when a passenger train collided with a tracked elevated work platform on a level crossing at Dalfsen
Dalfsen_train_crash
Academic discipline and profession
social workers, just like any trained human resource in a workforce would perform a job for which they are trained. Social work graduates gain this knowledge
Social_work
1988 song by Heaven 17
"Train of Love in Motion" – 3:29 "Work" – 3:37 12-inch single (UK and Europe) "Train of Love in Motion" (The Mainline Mix) – 5:55 "Work" – 3:37 "Train
Train_of_Love_in_Motion
Railway station in Los Angeles, California, United States
Watts Station is a train station built in 1904 in Watts, Los Angeles, California. It was one of the first buildings in Watts, and for many years, it was
Watts_Station
New Jersey railroad
anticipated traffic. The quarry ultimately backed out with the final work train operating in June 2002 to retrieve all remaining rolling stock.[citation
Black River and Western Railroad
Black_River_and_Western_Railroad
Mountain pass in Montana, United States
the cars, and the train rolled nine miles back into Helena where, at approximately 5:30 a.m., they collided with a parked work train and caught fire. An
Mullan_Pass
Former military railway in Hampshire, England
up the platform with the ticket after the work train had cleared. It was a misty day and the passenger train armed with the ticket passed the signal at
Longmoor_Military_Railway
2014 film by Dean DeBlois
How to Train Your Dragon 2 is a 2014 American animated fantasy film written and directed by Dean DeBlois, based on the book series by Cressida Cowell
How_to_Train_Your_Dragon_2
Rapid transit line in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
"Frankford" cars – cars 532, 551, 559, 583, 585, and 589 – were retained as work train cars for some time. It is currently unknown when these cars were withdrawn
L_(SEPTA_Metro)
Train transporting or using hydrogen
transportation, the original (2003) generic term "hydrail" includes hydrogen trains, zero-emission multiple units, or ZEMUs—generic terms describing rail vehicles
Hydrogen_train
Rail line in Otago, South Island
and Beaumont). Work then ceased due to a labour shortage as seasonal workers went back to work in local freezing works. A weed spray train ran as far as
Roxburgh_Branch
such as Gammon Construction are also known to have brought in their own work trains such as tampers for trackwork projects; SMRT used up to 14 road-rail
List of Singapore MRT and LRT rolling stock
List_of_Singapore_MRT_and_LRT_rolling_stock
Under-construction high-speed rail line in India
bullet train issues ahead of Modi visit this year". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 1 October 2024. "BEML Starts Work on India's Bullet Train Prototype"
Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor
Mumbai–Ahmedabad_high-speed_rail_corridor
Deliberate death by means of a railway vehicle
suicide by train is deliberate self-harm resulting in death by means of impact from a moving rail vehicle. The suicide occurs when an approaching train hits
Rail_suicide
Class of New York City Subway car
On October 25, 2000, during the 2000 World Series, a 4 train collided head-on with a work train at the Fordham Road station on the IRT Jerome Avenue Line
R62 (New York City Subway car)
R62_(New_York_City_Subway_car)
2020 film directed by Yeon Sang-ho
Peninsula (Korean: 반도; Hanja: 半島; RR: Bando; marketed internationally as Train to Busan Presents: Peninsula) is a 2020 South Korean post-apocalyptic horror
Peninsula_(film)
Song first recorded by Tiny Bradshaw in 1951
"The Train Kept A-Rollin'"(or just "Train Kept A-Rollin'") is a song first recorded by American jazz and rhythm and blues musician Tiny Bradshaw in 1951
The_Train_Kept_A-Rollin'
links March 9 – United Kingdom – A Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway freight train separates at Pendlebury, Lancashire. The rear portion runs away, pushing
List of rail accidents (1920–1929)
List_of_rail_accidents_(1920–1929)
U.S. welfare program
girls went to orphan train sponsoring organizations simply in search of work or a free ticket out of the city. The term "orphan trains" is also misleading
Orphan_Train
American biochemist
Conference (AbSciCon) in March 2006 where she was recognized for her work. Trainer was a graduate research assistant at the University of Colorado, Boulder
Melissa_Trainer
Long Island Rail Road station in Queens, New York
The LIRR also stores its own gondolas, hoppers and flatcars used in work train service at the Belmont Park station. When Belmont Park opened on May 4
Belmont_Park_station
Passenger diesel locomotive class
These are now classed as GP38H-3, and work as maintenance-of-way trains or standby power for Downeaster trains. Thirteen GP40Ps were built in October
EMD GP40-based passenger locomotives
EMD_GP40-based_passenger_locomotives
WORK TRAIN
WORK TRAIN
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from the city of York in northern England, or perhaps in some cases a regional name from the county of Yorkshire. The surname is now widespread throughout England. Originally, the city bore the British name Eburacum, which probably meant ‘yew-tree place’. This was altered by folk etymology into Old English EoforwÄ«c (from the elements eofor ‘wild boar’ + wÄ«c ‘outlying settlement’). This name was taken over by Scandinavian settlers in the area, who altered it back to opacity in the form IorvÃk and eventually Iork, in which form it finally settled by the 13th century. The surname has also been adopted by Jews as an Americanized form of various like-sounding Jewish surnames.
Surname or Lastname
Irish (County Cork)
Irish (County Cork) : Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Murthuile, ‘descendant of Murthuile’, a personal name from murthuile ‘sea tide’ (muir ‘sea’ + tuile ‘tide’, ‘flood’).Irish (Donegal and Mayo) : Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Murghaile ‘descendant of Murghal’, a personal name from muir ‘sea’ + gal ‘valor’.English : possibly of Irish origin, but it occurs chiefly in southwestern counties, suggesting that it may be a variant of the habitational name Morley, from Moreleigh in Devon.
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
King Henry IV, Part 1' Earl of March. Scroop.
Surname or Lastname
Irish (co. Cork)
Irish (co. Cork) : reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Oitir ‘son of Oitir’, a personal name borrowed from Old Norse Óttarr, composed of the elements ótti ‘fear’, ‘dread’ + herr ‘army’.English : status name from Middle English cotter, a technical term in the feudal system for a serf or bond tenant who held a cottage by service rather than rent, from Old English cot ‘cottage’, ‘hut’ (see Coates) + -er agent suffix.Probably an Americanized spelling of German Kotter.
Female
Croatian
, work.
Surname or Lastname
English (York)
English (York) : perhaps a variant of Beaver.Dutch : unexplained. Perhaps a variant of Bauer.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metonymic occupational name for a supplier of red or purple dye or for a dyer of cloth, Middle English cork (of Celtic origin; compare Corkery).
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Celtic, Christian, English, French, German
Yew Tree Estate; From the Farm of Yew Trees; From York
Boy/Male
British, English, Indian, Russian
Work
Surname or Lastname
Scottish
Scottish : habitational name from the lands of Work in the parish of St. Ola, Orkney.English : from Old English (ge)weorc ‘work’, ‘fortification’, hence probably a topographic name or an occupational name for someone who worked on fortifications or at a fort.Danish : habitational name from a place so called.
Female
Czechoslovakian
, work.
Surname or Lastname
German (Wörl)
German (Wörl) : variant of Wehrle.English : perhaps a habitational name for someone from Worle in Somerset, which is most probably named with Old English wÅr ‘wood grouse’ + lÄ“ah ‘wood’, ‘(woodland) clearing’.
Boy/Male
French, German, Norse
Killed by Gunnar
Girl/Female
Norse Latin
Work.
Boy/Male
English Celtic Shakespearean
From the bear estate.
Girl/Female
Shakespearean
King Richard III' Duchess OF York, mother to King Edward IV.
Surname or Lastname
Irish (west Cork)
Irish (west Cork) : because of the earlier Anglicized form Houlton, MacLysaght suggests this may be a variant form of Houlihan.English : possibly a variant spelling of Welton.
Girl/Female
Arabic
Work
Surname or Lastname
German and Danish
German and Danish : variant of Wurm.English : nickname from Middle English wurm ‘serpent’, ‘dragon’ (Old English wyrm).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Work.
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n.
Structures in civil, military, or naval engineering, as docks, bridges, embankments, trenches, fortifications, and the like; also, the structures and grounds of a manufacturing establishment; as, iron works; locomotive works; gas works.
n.
The matter on which one is at work; that upon which one spends labor; material for working upon; subject of exertion; the thing occupying one; business; duty; as, to take up one's work; to drop one's work.
n.
Specifically: (a) That which is produced by mental labor; a composition; a book; as, a work, or the works, of Addison. (b) Flowers, figures, or the like, wrought with the needle; embroidery.
n.
Work; a building.
n.
Anything furcate or like a fork in shape, or furcate at the extremity; as, a tuning fork.
n.
Manner of working; management; treatment; as, unskillful work spoiled the effect.
n.
To make one's way slowly and with difficulty; to move or penetrate laboriously; to proceed with effort; -- with a following preposition, as down, out, into, up, through, and the like; as, scheme works out by degrees; to work into the earth.
n.
The causing of motion against a resisting force. The amount of work is proportioned to, and is measured by, the product of the force into the amount of motion along the direction of the force. See Conservation of energy, under Conservation, Unit of work, under Unit, also Foot pound, Horse power, Poundal, and Erg.
adv.
At work; in action.
n.
The moving parts of a mechanism; as, the works of a watch.
v. i.
To work slowly, gradually, and secretly.
v. t.
To furnish or fit with cork; to raise on cork.
v. t.
To set in motion or action; to direct the action of; to keep at work; to govern; to manage; as, to work a machine.
v. t.
To produce or form by labor; to bring forth by exertion or toil; to accomplish; to originate; to effect; as, to work wood or iron into a form desired, or into a utensil; to work cotton or wool into cloth.
n.
Anything spiral, vermiculated, or resembling a worm
n.
Hence, in a general sense, to operate; to act; to perform; as, a machine works well.
v. t.
To form with a needle and thread or yarn; especially, to embroider; as, to work muslin.