An interdisciplinary collaboration of researchers working on new research activities that would be difficult to develop under traditional funding mechanisms, such as federal agencies.

(idiomatic, of a host, hostess, or guest) To interact enthusiastically with the attendees at an event, by moving among them, greeting them, and engaging them in conversation.

(management) An authorization to expend resources to perform a task.

plural of reference work

(Incoterm) Meaning the buyer pays for all insurance and transportation from the seller's premises, and the seller's only responsibility is making the goods available at the seller's premises.

plural of work song

A song, sung during work, with a rhythm that helps to coordinate activities

(transitive) To improve a prototype, or first draft. / (transitive, slang) To physically attack in order to cause injury.

(metallurgy) The repeated plastic deformation of a material, causing a permanent distortion of its crystal structure, and an increase in its strength

(euphemistic, obsolete) Sex; fornication. / The work of a chambermaid.