Synonyms and antonyms of To work, and to work in a particular way in American Thesaurus

work (verb)

to have a job, usually one that you are paid to do

serve (verb)

to do a job or to perform duties for a person or organization

collaborate (verb)

to work with someone in order to produce something

volunteer (verb)

to do some work without getting paid

staff (verb)

to be a worker in an organization

cover for ()

to do someone’s work while they are sick or not there

fill someone’s shoes ()

to do the job that someone used to do

double as ()

to have another use or job as something

take in ()

to do work for someone else in your home

be your own boss ()

to work for yourself and not be employed by someone else

come in ()

to go to work

come in ()

if someone comes in, they come to your house in order to do work

deputize (verb)

to temporarily do the work of someone more senior than you

fetch and carry ()

to do small simple jobs for someone such as bringing them things that they want

have big shoes to fill ()

to have to work really hard in order to live up to the high standards set by the person who had the job before you

job-share (verb)

to share the work from a single job with another person, so that each of you works for part of the day or week

moonlight (verb)

informal to have a second job in addition to your main job that you do not tell the tax authorities about

ply your trade ()

to do your job

service (verb)

to do work or to perform duties for a person, an organization, or a community

stuff envelopes ()

to do the boring work of putting letters inside envelopes

temp (verb)

informal to work as a temp

touch (verb)

to work on something

work (verb)

if you work a particular area or type of place, you go to that area or to those places as part of your job, for example to try and sell things or to perform there

work your way through school/college ()

to have a job when you are at school/college in order to help to pay for your studies