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The amount or volume of this activity:
(Informal) A criminal act or deed, as a theft, etc.
That which chiefly engages one's time; (one's) trade, profession, or business
The state of working for another under a contract of hire that provides that one’s services are subject to the other’s direction and control.
An inner urging toward some profession or activity; vocation
Any trade, profession, or occupation
The chief or entire work of a person's lifetime.
A job or position, especially on a ship.
The practitioners of such an occupation or trade considered as a group.
The definition of a vow is a formal promise, usually of love and devotion.
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trade (related)
The people working in or associated with a business or industry:
A sincere attempt; a determined or assiduous effort towards a specific goal.
Such effort or activity by which one makes a living; employment:
fun (antonym)
The definition of fun is something that brings pleasure, joy or playfulness.
action (related)
Manner of movement:
civil-service (related)
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Employment or period of employment, esp. in the performing arts
A religious service or set of prayers; esp., Divine Office
The act of positing, or placing
chosen work
A skilled or learned occupation
Metallurgy a semi-finished length of metal
(Animal Husbandry) The act of bringing a male animal to copulate with a female
The act of one who undertakes some task, responsibility, etc.
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A business, firm or enterprise; a company.
A message posted in an electronic forum. [from 20th c.]
Any of a series of concentric, transparent, revolving globes that together were once thought to contain the moon, sun, planets, and stars.
An area or setting of practical activity or application outside an office, school, factory, or laboratory:
An occupation, profession, or social class:
The definition of a pretense is a false impression, a false claim or an attempt to make a falsehood appear true.
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A frank admission or acknowledgment.
church (related)
Religious service or public worship, esp. among Christians
journalism (related)
The work of gathering, writing, editing, and publishing or disseminating news, as through newspapers and magazines or by radio and television
law (related)
The profession of interpreting such statutes and rules.
medicine (related)
The branch of this science encompassing treatment by drugs, diet, exercise, and other nonsurgical means.
declaration (related)
(Law) A statement of the plaintiff's cause for complaint in a court action
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The recognition of a fact or the existence of an obligation and the acceptance of the accompanying legal responsibility. For example, a putative father may acknowledge a child as his during a paternity proceeding.
A skill that is attained by study, practice, or observation:
The general course or progression of one's working life or one's professional achievements:
Proficiency, facility, or dexterity that is acquired or developed through training or experience:
quiet (antonym)
A quiet state or condition; calmness, stillness, inactivity, freedom from noise, etc.
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silence (antonym)
A period of time without speech or noise.
hobby (antonym)
An activity or interest pursued outside one's regular occupation and engaged in primarily for pleasure.
entertainment (antonym)
An entertaining or being entertained
Course of conduct, thought, occupation, or policy; method of argument; department of industry, trade, or intellectual activity. [from earlier 17th c.]
métier
Activity pursued as a livelihood
The state of being an employee; employment.
an open avowal (true or false) of some belief or opinion
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discipline (related)
legal profession (related)
practitioner (related)
institution (related)
social-work (related)
organisation (related)
academia (related)
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general-practice (related)
sector (related)
oath (related)
The ritual form used in making such a declaration
professional (related)
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