Work is the product of force and distance.

In physics, a
force is said to do work if, when acting, there is a
movement of the point of application in the direction
of the force. Wikipedia
In SI base units: 1 kg⋅m2⋅s−2
SI unit: joule (J)
Other units: Foot-pound, Erg
Derivations from other quantities: W = F ⋅ s; W = τ θ
Dimension: M L2 T−2
In Physics, work is done when the object moves through a
certain distance in a particular direction after the force had
been applied on it.

Work Done = Force x Distance x Cos theta

1.For work to be done, the force must be applied and must not
be zero.
2.The body on which the force is applied must move in one
direction or the other and hence the S must not be zero.
3.The force must not be applied at 90 degrees angle upon the
object as Cos 90 equals zero.

So in a layman’s terms, consider this example. Let’s say you

have a wooden trunk in your room. You have to move it out
of your room. So you push your trunk and it moves a little in
the forward direction. Voila! Work is done because the trunk
moved and covers some distance, no matter how small it is.
Now lets say you apply force in 90 degrees direction, which
means that you just push the trunk into the ground from the
above, in such a case, the trunk doesn't move forwards or
backwards, hence zero amount of work done.