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line of work
| Main Entry: |
line of work
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | activity by which one earns money |
| Synonyms: | business, calling, career, department, employment, field, job, life's work, line, line of business, occupation, practice, profession, pursuit, trade, vocation, walk of life, work |
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| Main Entry: | occupation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | profession, business |
| Synonyms: | activity, affair, calling, chosen work, craft, daily grind, day gig, do, dodge*, employment, game*, grindstone, hang*, job, lick*, line, line of work, moonlight, métier, nine-to-five, play*, post, pursuit, racket, rat race, slot, thing*, trade, vocation, walk of life, what one is into, work |
| Antonyms: | entertainment, fun, hobby, pastime |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | profession |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | line of work requiring academic or practical preparation |
| Synonyms: | art, avocation, berth, billet, biz, business, calling, career, chosen work, concern, craft, dodge*, employment, engagement, field, game*, handicraft, lifework, line of work, line*, métier, occupation, office, position, post, pursuit, rat race, role, service, situation, slot, specialty, sphere, thing*, trade, undertaking, vocation, walk of life |
| Antonyms: | avocation, entertainment, fun, hobby |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | trade |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | profession, work |
| Synonyms: | art, avocation, business, calling, craft, employment, game, handicraft, job, line, line of work, métier, nine-to-five, occupation, position, pursuit, skill, thing*, vocation |
| Antonyms: | entertainment, fun, pastime |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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| Main Entry: | occupation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
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Adjectives: |
acting, afoot, bureaucratic, businesslike, busy, clerical, functional, going on, in hand, in one's hand, industrial, mercative, official, on foot, on hand, on one's hands, on the anvil, professional, work
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