a woman with whom a person has a platonic intimacy at work.

(rare) Alternative form of handiwork

unemployed, or having nothing to do / (dated) not working correctly; out of order

(informal) A platonic intimacy between two people (often a man and a woman) who work at the same workplace.

A temporary fortification in the field / (in scientific research) The collection of raw data, in the field

A product of the fine arts; a painting, sculpture, etc. / Anything beautiful or exquisite.

(idiomatic, chiefly US) Work or activity performed with the intention or result of occupying time, and not necessarily to accomplish something productive; routine work of low priority undertaken for the sake of avoiding idleness.

(transitive, with object after out) To calculate. / (transitive) To make sense of. / (transitive) To smooth or perfect. / (intransitive) To conclude with the correct solution.

A fictional account; a story. / A fictitious account; an account of events that never took place.

Attributive use of work in progress as adjective.