work

work (ACTIVITY)
noun [U]
1 an activity, such as a job, which a person uses physical or mental effort or do, usually for money:
I've got so much work to do.
Carrying heavy loads around all day is hard work.
What time do you start/finish work?
Adrian does most of the work around the house.
What sort of work are you experienced in?
She tends to wear quite smart clothes for work.
Roger's work involves a lot of travelling.

2 the material used by someone at work, or what they produce > OPERA:
I'll have to take this work home with me and finish it there.
All the furniture is the work of residents here.

job (EMPLOYMENT)
noun [C]
the regular work which a person does to earn money:
a temporary/permanent job
When she left college, she got a job as an editor in a publishing company.
It's very difficult trying to bring up two children while doing a full-time job.
He's never managed to hold down (= keep) a steady (= permanent) job.
She's applied for a job with an insurance company.
Are you going to give up your job when you have your baby?
How long have you been out of a job (= unemployed)?
After a disastrous first month in office, many people are beginning to wonder if the new president is up to (= able to do) the job.
Hundreds of workers could lose their jobs.