| endeavour | | |
| n. (act) | 1. endeavor, endeavour, enterprise | a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness).; "he had doubts about the whole enterprise" |
| ~ fraudulent scheme, illegitimate enterprise, racket | an illegal enterprise (such as extortion or fraud or drug peddling or prostitution) carried on for profit. |
| ~ forlorn hope | a hopeless or desperate enterprise. |
| ~ project, task, undertaking, labor | any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted.; "he prepared for great undertakings" |
| ~ business activity, commercial activity | activity undertaken as part of a commercial enterprise. |
| n. (act) | 2. attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try | earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something.; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try" |
| ~ batting | (baseball) the batter's attempt to get on base. |
| ~ best | the supreme effort one can make.; "they did their best" |
| ~ worst | the weakest effort or poorest achievement one is capable of.; "it was the worst he had ever done on a test" |
| ~ activity | any specific behavior.; "they avoided all recreational activity" |
| ~ bid, play | an attempt to get something.; "they made a futile play for power"; "he made a bid to gain attention" |
| ~ fling, go, offer, whirl, crack, pass | a usually brief attempt.; "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl" |
| ~ essay | a tentative attempt. |
| ~ foray | an initial attempt (especially outside your usual areas of competence).; "scientists' forays into politics" |
| ~ contribution, share, part | the part played by a person in bringing about a result.; "I am proud of my contribution in advancing the project"; "they all did their share of the work" |
| ~ liberation | the attempt to achieve equal rights or status.; "she worked for women's liberation" |
| ~ mug's game | a futile or unprofitable endeavor. |
| ~ power play, squeeze play, squeeze | an aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power.; "she laughed at this sexual power play and walked away" |
| ~ seeking | an attempt to acquire or gain something. |
| ~ stab, shot | informal words for any attempt or effort.; "he gave it his best shot"; "he took a stab at forecasting" |
| ~ shot | an attempt to score in a game. |
| ~ nisus, pains, striving, strain | an effortful attempt to attain a goal. |
| ~ struggle, battle | an energetic attempt to achieve something.; "getting through the crowd was a real struggle"; "he fought a battle for recognition" |
| ~ takeover attempt | an attempt to take control of a corporation. |
| ~ trial, run, test | the act of testing something.; "in the experimental trials the amount of carbon was measured separately"; "he called each flip of the coin a new trial" |
| ~ trial, test | the act of undergoing testing.; "he survived the great test of battle"; "candidates must compete in a trial of skill" |
| v. (social) | 3. endeavor, endeavour, strive | attempt by employing effort.; "we endeavor to make our customers happy" |
| ~ struggle | to exert strenuous effort against opposition.; "he struggled to get free from the rope" |
| ~ attempt, essay, try, assay, seek | make an effort or attempt.; "He tried to shake off his fears"; "The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"; "The police attempted to stop the thief"; "He sought to improve himself"; "She always seeks to do good in the world" |
| ~ be at pains, take pains | try very hard to do something. |
| ~ buck | to strive with determination.; "John is bucking for a promotion" |
| work at | | |
| v. (social) | 1. work at, work on | to exert effort in order to do, make, or perform something.; "the child worked at the multiplication table until she had it down cold" |
| ~ work | exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity.; "I will work hard to improve my grades"; "she worked hard for better living conditions for the poor" |
| ~ belabor, belabour | to work at or to absurd length.; "belabor the obvious" |
| work on | | |
| v. (creation) | 1. process, work, work on | shape, form, or improve a material.; "work stone into tools"; "process iron"; "work the metal" |
| ~ transform, transmute, transubstantiate | change or alter in form, appearance, or nature.; "This experience transformed her completely"; "She transformed the clay into a beautiful sculpture"; "transubstantiate one element into another" |
| ~ shape, mould, mold, form, forge, work | make something, usually for a specific function.; "She molded the rice balls carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword" |
| ~ hot-work | roll, press, forge, or shape (metal) while hot. |
| ~ cold work, coldwork | shape (metal) without heat. |
| ~ overwork | use too much.; "This play has been overworked" |
| ~ make over, retread, rework | use again in altered form.; "retread an old plot" |
| ~ rack | work on a rack.; "rack leather" |
| ~ tool | work with a tool. |
| ~ till | work land as by ploughing, harrowing, and manuring, in order to make it ready for cultivation.; "till the soil" |
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