wash vs work

wash and work both are nouns.

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

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

wash (noun)	work (noun)
any enterprise in which losses and gains cancel out	activity directed toward making or doing something
the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)	the occupation for which you are paid
garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering	a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing
a watercolor made by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the other	a place where work is done
a thin coat of water-base paint	the total output of a writer or artist (or a substantial part of it)
the dry bed of an intermittent stream (as at the bottom of a canyon)	applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading)
the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller	(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
the erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway)

wash (verb)	work (verb)
cleanse (one's body) with soap and water	give a workout to
to cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking	arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion
remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent	go sour or spoil
make moist	cause to undergo fermentation
wash or flow against	find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
form by erosion	use or manipulate to one's advantage
wash by removing particles	to mix into a homogeneous mass
cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water	perform as expected when applied
separate dirt or gravel from (precious minerals)	move into or onto
clean with some chemical process	shape, form, or improve a material
apply a thin coating of paint, metal, etc., to	cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
move by or as if by water	prepare for crops
be capable of being washed	make something, usually for a specific function
admit to testing or proof	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