Check
Check noun - The amount owed at a bar or restaurant or the slip of paper stating the amount.
Work
Work noun - A literary, musical, or artistic production.
How words are described
| good | good check | good work |
| usual | usual check | usual work |
| legal | legal check | legal work |
| single | single check | single work |
| Other adjectives: popular, entire, real, extensive, serious, little, bad, quick, important, final, last, dental. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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This mainly happened because his soul was unreachable (trapped in Lucifer's Cage), but it probably didn't help that Cas was too distracted with the angelic civil war to double-check his work.
Source: Came Back Wrong - Frank Abagnale, author/protagonist of the book and movie Catch Me If You Can, ultimately went to work for the Feds to help them spot check forgeries.
Source: Boxed Crook - Borderline case of Cut Lex Luthor a Check - if he put as much effort into work as into protecting his work-free lifestyle, he'd be at least as productive as Dilbert.
Source: Ultimate Job Security
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