adj · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/wɜːkt/
General-American:/wɝkt/
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rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)kt
CMU ARPABET:W ER1 K T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Designed or executed in a particular manner or to a particular degree.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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adj
Meaning 2
Wrought.
Processed in a particular way; prepared via labour.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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adj
Meaning 3
Wrought.
Decorated or embellished; embroidered.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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4
adj
Meaning 4
Prepared so as to demonstrate the steps required.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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5
verb
Meaning 5
simple past and past participle of work
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
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