WORK ON as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • shape, form, or improve a material
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • work stone into tools
    • process iron
    • work the metal
    Hypernyms(s) work on is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • to exert effort in order to do, make, or perform something
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • the child worked at the multiplication table until she had it down cold
    Hypernyms(s) work on is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)