Home › Words › A › allworkallworkallwork means work of all kinds; general purpose tasks.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, allwork ranks #16,733 of 42,747 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom all + work.nounWork of all kinds; general purpose tasks.A general-purpose servant; a maid of all work.e.g.“Their skills ranged over 36 different trades, from general catgories such as allwork and general servant through to more specific skills such as upholsterer and jeweller.” — 1988, Stephen Nicholas, Convict Workers: Reinterpreting Australia's Past, page 91:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.taskwork 67% match — Work that is done as a task. vs allwork →allworks 67% match — A manservant hired to do a variety of unskilled tasks. vs allwork →awork 67% match — At work; in action. vs allwork →aworking 65% match — At work; in action. vs allwork →worky 64% match — Characterized by or pertaining to work. vs allwork →hackwork 63% match — Work that is usually of a professional nature, either repetitive or following a certain formula. vs allwork →workish 62% match — Characteristic or typical of work; relating to work. vs allwork →crowdwork 58% match — Crowdsourced work. vs allwork →