project vs work

project and work both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
project	Yes	No	Yes	No
work	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, work is a hypernym of project; that is, work is a word with a broader meaning than project:

project (noun)	work (noun)
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted	activity directed toward making or doing something
a planned undertaking	the occupation for which you are paid
	a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing
	a place where work is done
	the total output of a writer or artist (or a substantial part of it)
	applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading)
	(physics) a manifestation of energy; the transfer of energy from one physical system to another expressed as the product of a force and the distance through which it moves a body in the direction of that force

project (verb)	work (verb)
present for consideration, examination, criticism, etc.	give a workout to
regard as objective	arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion
communicate vividly	go sour or spoil
throw, send, or cast forward	cause to undergo fermentation
transfer (ideas or principles) from one domain into another	find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind	use or manipulate to one's advantage
make or work out a plan for; devise	to mix into a homogeneous mass
put or send forth	perform as expected when applied
draw a projection of	move into or onto
cause to be heard	shape, form, or improve a material
project on a screen	cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
extend out or project in space	prepare for crops
	make something, usually for a specific function
	gratify and charm, usually in order to influence
	proceed along a path
	move in an agitated manner
	provoke or excite
	be employed
	cause to work
	exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity; work
	have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected
	operate in a certain place, area, or specialty
	proceed towards a goal or along a path or through an activity
	have and exert influence or effect
	operate in or through
	cause to operate or function
	behave in a certain way when handled