do (the) housework Saturday is the only day I have enough time to do the housework.
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Don't confuse housework (=jobs you do to keep your house clean) with homework (=schoolwork that you do at
home).
homework /'haumwarlc/ [л U] work that a student has to do at home
do your homework Have you done all your homework?
work
Don't say 'homeworks'. Say home
for homework For homework, I'd like you to finish Exercise 3.
Don't say 'I made my homework'. Say
\ did my homework.
A\ Staff can be used with a singular or plural verb in British or American English: The staff here are/is very professional.
1Л Staff can also be used before a noun, like an adjective: a staff training day I staff
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schoolwork /'skuilwx'lc/ [n U) all the work that a student has to do, both at home and in class-. Problems at home have affected Laurie's schoolwork.
someone who works for an organization or company
worker /'wxltaV [n C] someone who works for an organization but is not a manager: We need better communication between the management and the workers.
manual worker (=who does physical work, for example in a factory) The report
shows that male manual workers earn twice as much as female workers. post oJOfice/factorу/office worker Brown was a retired post office worker.
employee /lm'pbi-i:/ [n C] someone who
has a job, especially a permanent job, with a company or organization: a multinational corporation with 140,000 employees worldwide I a bank employee
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Employee is a rather formal word. Don't say 'I am an employee of IBM'. Say |
work for IBM-
Staff /staif|staef/ [n U, singular] all the people who work for a company, organi zation, school etc: Staff were clearly worried about rumours of job losses. Ubraryjaffice/hospital/security staff The library staff is always available to help you. I The company is looking for part-time sales staff. member of staff Training is provided for all members of staff. join the staff In 1992, she joined the President's personal staff in the White House.
workforce /'wxTcfoi's/ [n singular] all the people who work in a country, a type of industry, or a large organization: Women make up 41% of the nation's workforce. I The company has had to cut one-third of its workforce.
someone you work with
colleague /kDliigJ'kai-/ [л С] someone
you work with - use this especially about people who do professional jobs in offices,
schools, government etc: I'd like you to meet a colleague of mine, Jean-Michel Blanc from our Paris office. I Jenny is a conscientious manager, very popular with her colleagues.
workmate /'ws'kmeit/ In C) someone that you work with, especially someone who works closely with you and who you are friendly with: Police are questioning neighbours and workmates of the missing woman.
the person or company you work for
see also manager
Employer is a rather formal word. In ordinary conversation, it is more usual to say something like 'the company I work for', instead of 'my employed
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employer /im'pbi3r/ [n C] someone's employer is the person, company, or organization that they work for: We will need a reference from your last employer.
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to stop working in order to get more money
strike /straik/ In Cj when people deliberately stop working in order to get more money, better working conditions etc: The strike lasted about two months. mlners'/teachers'/railworkers' etc strike The rail workers'strike caused chaos in
the city.
call a strike (=ask workers to join a strike) cad off a strike (=agree to end a strike or not start a strike) Teachers have called off the strike that was planned for Tuesday.
on strike /on straik/ if workers go on strike, they stop working in order to get more money, better conditions etc go on strike Ford workers threatened to go on strike unless the company improved its pay offer. be (out) on strike (=not working) There were frequent power cuts when the electricity workers were out on strike.
WORKING
when a machine, car etc is working as it should, and is not
broken
opposite broken see also repair
work ЛузгТсj (у I) if a machine or piece of equipment works or is working, it can be used without any problems because there is nothing wrong with it: We had to go to the laundromat because the washing-machine wasn't working. I I've fixed your heater - it works fine.
be in working order /bi: in .w^kig
Dird3r/ if something is in working order, it is working well and safely, especially because it has been well cared for: The mill was built in the 16th century and is still in working order. be in good/perfect working order Your brakes, lights, and steering must be kept in good working order.
| Be in working order is more formal
i than work, and is not usually used in | ordinary conversation.
QCJO /g3U/ [l> 1] ESPECIALLY SPOKEN to be
working properly - use this especially about a car, clock, or watch: I dropped my watchf but it's still going. I I don't
mind whot kind of car we rent as long as
it goes.
going - went - have gone be up and running /bi: ,лр and глпи]/
to be working well and without any problems - use this about computers or systems, especially new ones: As soon cs the new computer system is up and running, we can transfer our records onto it.
WORLD
the planet we live on
see also country, environment,
land and sea
■1 the world
the world /бэ W3irld/ In singular] the planet we live on, and all the people and places on it: In some parts of the world, clean drinking water is very scarce. all over the world You can buy Coca- Cola all over the world. the whole world (^everyone and everything in the world) changes that will affect the whole world the best, fastest etc in the world/the world's best, /astest etc It's the tallest building in the world. I It's the world's tallest building.