miswork
Collocations
5ADJ.
due, possible
VERB + MISWORK
shut-down
MISWORK + NOUN
organism, piece
PREP.
in
ADV.
willfully
Definitions
verb
To work (something) incorrectly.
It is possible to miswork a piece of steel so as to have a cavity in the center.
If any person who, with the intent to defraud or appropriate to his own use the horse, mule, jack, jenny, ox, cow, calf, sheep, hog, or other stock of another, shall willfully miswork or misbrand any stock not his own, or kill any stock running at large, whether branded, marked, or not, shall, on conviction thereof, be deemed guilty of felony, and shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a term not less than six months nor more than five years.
noun
A failure to operate properly; malfunction.
No doubt, if a member of every family knew how to mesmerize, and would apply the process when the first symptom of miswork in the organism appeared, physicians should have very little to do .
The larger this allowance, the less the risk of conveyor shut-down due to miswork is, and the higher the possibility of increased production by increasing the conveyer speed became.
Work that is inappropriate or badly done.
Miswork has to be avoided at all costs, as it does not contribute to the evolution of the soul.
So far those who have come to me with that diagnosis have all been instances of miswork, and have mainly needed for their cure brain exercise of a more general kind.
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6It is possible to miswork a piece of steel so as to have a cavity in the center.
WiktionaryIf any person who, with the intent to defraud or appropriate to his own use the horse, mule, jack, jenny, ox, cow, calf, sheep, hog, or other stock of another, shall willfully miswork or misbrand any
WiktionaryYes, it is foolish indeed when people who miswork the land, acting contrary to the laws of nature, complain afterwards that it is depleted and invent the law of diminishing returns,
WiktionaryNo doubt, if a member of every family knew how to mesmerize, and would apply the process when the first symptom of miswork in the organism appeared, physicians should have very little to do .
WiktionaryThe larger this allowance, the less the risk of conveyor shut-down due to miswork is, and the higher the possibility of increased production by increasing the conveyer speed became.
WiktionaryTechnological disasters involve the misworks of man: shipwrecks, plane crashes, building collapses, toxic spills, nuclear reactor leaks.
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