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Meaning of "work-worn" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WORK-WORN

work-worn  [ˈwɜːkˌwɔːn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WORK-WORN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Work-Worn is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES WORK-WORN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of work-worn in the English dictionary

The definition of work-worn in the dictionary is roughened by hard work.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WORK-WORN


careworn
ˈkɛəˌwɔːn
footworn
ˈfʊtˌwɔːn
foresworn
fɔːˈswɔːn
forewarn
fɔːˈwɔːn
forsworn
fɔːˈswɔːn
outworn
ˈaʊtwɔːn
prewarn
priːˈwɔːn
Quorn
kwɔːn
shopworn
ˈʃɒpˌwɔːn
sworn
swɔːn
timeworn
ˈtaɪmˌwɔːn
toilworn
ˈtɔɪlˌwɔːn
unworn
ʌnˈwɔːn
warn
wɔːn
Warne
wɔːn
warworn
ˈwɔːˌwɔːn
waterworn
ˈwɔːtəˌwɔːn
wayworn
ˈweɪˌwɔːn
weatherworn
ˈwɛðəˌwɔːn
worn
wɔːn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WORK-WORN

work-harden
work-hardening
work-in
work-in-progress
work-rule
work-sharer
work-sharing
work-study
work-study student
work-to-rule
work/life balance
workability
workable
workableness
workably
workaday
workaholic
workaholism
workaround
workbag

WORDS THAT END LIKE WORK-WORN

acorn
born
Capricorn
corn
forworn
horn
inworn
mansworn
newborn
Paderborn
popcorn
porn
preworn
reborn
stubborn
thorn
torn
unicorn
unsworn
well-worn

Synonyms and antonyms of work-worn in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «work-worn» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WORK-WORN

Find out the translation of work-worn to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of work-worn from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «work-worn» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

工作穿
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

trabajo llevado
570 millions of speakers

English

work-worn
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

काम से थका
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يرتديها العمل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

натруженный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

gasta- obra
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কাজ-ধৃত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

travail - porter
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kerja-kerja
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Arbeit getragen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

仕事着用
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

작업 착용
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nyambut gawe
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

làm việc mòn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வேலை அணியும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

काम-परिधान
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

iş-yıpranmış
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

- lavoro indossati
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

praca - noszone
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

натруджений
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

purtat de muncă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εργασία που φοριέται
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

werk - gedra
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

arbets slitna
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

work- slitte
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of work-worn

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WORK-WORN»

The term «work-worn» is normally little used and occupies the 148.252 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WORK-WORN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «work-worn» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «work-worn» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about work-worn

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WORK-WORN»

Discover the use of work-worn in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to work-worn and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
My Stubborn Heart
As she helps her grandmother restore an old house, Kate Donovan begins to fall for Matt Jarreau, the man her grandmother has hired to renovate the house, who also happens to be an ex-NHL player trying to move on after his wife's death.
Becky Wade, 2012
2
Love Letter: For a Japanese War Bride
Even so, I could see that her palms were creased and work-worn. She had worked hard in her life. I wanted to ask about that but decided against it, fearing she might take my question about her work-worn palms as a negative comment.
Stephen E. Price, 2014
3
Love Inspired September 2013 - Bundle 2 of 2: A Father's ...
He gripped them gently, noting the work-worn surface of her skin. “Piper?” A voice, ripe with question, interrupted the moment. She withdrew her hand and turned. “Lucia. This is Trooper Harrison. He lives...?” She raised a brow again and ...
Carolyne Aarsen, Ruth Logan Herne, Mindy Obenhaus, 2013
4
Falling for the Lawman (Mills & Boon Love Inspired) ...
He gripped them gently, noting the work-worn surface of her skin. “Piper?” A voice, ripe with question, interrupted the moment. She withdrew her hand and turned. “Lucia. This is Trooper Harrison. He lives...?" She raised a brow again and ...
Ruth Logan Herne, 2013
5
North Country Hero (Mills & Boon Love Inspired) (Northern ...
He gripped them gently, noting the work-worn surface of her skin. “Piper?” A voice, ripe with question, interrupted the moment. She withdrew her hand and turned. “Lucia. This is Trooper Harrison. He lives...?” She raised a brow again and ...
Lois Richer, 2013
6
Red Pulp: Repression and Radicalism in Mid-twentieth Century ...
Hands gnarled, calloused work worn...these were the men that had developed the great Southwest. These were the hands that had picked the crops, that shoveled the dirt, that dug the mines, that made the wealth for other men to claim.
Joseph G. Ramsey, 2007
7
Unsettled Pasts: Reconceiving the West Through Women's History
Maclean failed to recognize that the work of Aboriginal women had always been essential, and had only become more so in the early reserve period during years of low resources and morale.47 Relying on the image of the work-worn “squaw,”  ...
Sarah Carter, 2005
8
We, Robot: Skywalker's Hand, Blade Runners, Iron Man, ...
Just as with any designer, for Katsura, having her work worn by a robot was the equivalent to having her work worn by a celebrity. The $2 million robot strolled smoothly down the 10-meter-long catwalk without tripping over her rather complex ...
Mark Stephen Meadows
9
Joy in the Mourning: Including Choosing Your Feelings by ...
His work worn hands looked the same - hands that had worked so hard to provide a living for his wife and twelve children, hands that had held me in a gentle embrace as he danced a little jig with me in the kitchen after coming in from work, ...
Esther Joy Grusing Hunter, Bonnie Grusing Downes, 2010
10
Falling for the Lawman
He gripped them gently, noting the work-worn surface of her skin. “Piper?” A voice, ripe with question, interrupted the moment. She withdrew her hand and turned. “Lucia. This is Trooper Harrison. He lives...?” She raised a brow again and ...
Ruth Logan Herne, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WORK-WORN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term work-worn is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Finding the quiet West inside
There were no people in the images, just silos, meadows, wind- and work-worn fields. I don't remember the poems or the name of the person who wrote them, ... «High Country News, Aug 15»
2
UNDER GROUND
The other men followed suit, toasting the child of Lily and Anton with nothing more than their dirty, work-worn skin. The next two days, the marches continued. «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Jul 15»
3
Every Family Needs One
As his work-worn fingers gently touched the tiny fingers of his precious daughter, he knew his life was no longer his own. He had no idea what that meant. «Christian Post, Jun 15»
4
Discovering a Family Heirloom
He stepped out, straightening into a lanky, lean-faced guy in work-worn jeans and shirt, logoed visor and Blundstone boots, looking like what he is: a son of the ... «Clemson World magazine, May 15»
5
Here's how you can snag lowest rates and maximise savings while …
For work-worn parents and schoolweary kids trundling towards a sweltering summer, all it takes is three syllables—vacation—to put the sizzle back into their ... «Economic Times, Mar 15»
6
Far from the Madding Crowd R/I (1967)
Its tortured romance emerges from a backdrop of rural toil and relentless gossip, with its shrewd yet ethereal heroine flanked by work-worn faces and simple ... «The List, Mar 15»
7
Williams striking many notes beyond charters
Accepting an endorsement of the Sheet Metal Workers, Williams told an auditorium filled with work-worn men and women that he had absorbed the lesson of ... «Philly.com, Mar 15»
8
The life and work of Jeanne Lanvin honoured at Palais Galliera in …
She then used those work-worn hands to go on to create the longest-surviving couture house in France. Lanvin opened her first hat boutique in 1885, before ... «Malay Mail Online, Mar 15»
9
Five New Face-Freshening Products Our Editors Love
The antioxidant-rich ingredients are meant to detox and freshen skin, and after my zealous applications, my work-worn face is definitely less ashen. It's also soft ... «Yahoo Canada Shine On, Aug 14»
10
Ouch! Artist hits back at idea that 'women's work' is easy by stitching …
She said: “I'm aware that often my intention for the piece is overlooked, that of applying a 'feminine' technique to create a work-worn unsettling piece, and it ... «Mancunian Matters, Feb 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Work-Worn [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/work-worn>. Apr 2024 ».
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