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Noun
S:
(n)
walk of life
,
walk
(careers in general)
"it happens in all walks of life"
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
S:
(n)
career
,
calling
,
vocation
(the particular occupation for which you are trained)
direct hyponym
/
full hyponym
direct hypernym
/
inherited hypernym
/
sister term
S:
(n)
occupation
,
business
,
job
,
line of work
,
line
(the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money)
"he's not in my line of business"
S:
(n)
confectionery
(the occupation and skills of a confectioner)
S:
(n)
sport
(the occupation of athletes who compete for pay)
S:
(n)
farming
,
land
(agriculture considered as an occupation or way of life)
"farming is a strenuous life"; "there's no work on the land any more"
S:
(n)
game
,
biz
(your occupation or line of work)
"he's in the plumbing game"; "she's in show biz"
S:
(n)
career
,
calling
,
vocation
(the particular occupation for which you are trained)
S:
(n)
employment
,
work
(the occupation for which you are paid)
"he is looking for employment"; "a lot of people are out of work"
S:
(n)
appointment
(the job to which you are (or hope to be) appointed)
"he applied for an appointment in the treasury"
S:
(n)
position
,
post
,
berth
,
office
,
spot
,
billet
,
place
,
situation
(a job in an organization)
"he occupied a post in the treasury"
S:
(n)
treadmill
,
salt mine
(a job involving drudgery and confinement)
S:
(n)
trade
,
craft
(the skilled practice of a practical occupation)
"he learned his trade as an apprentice"
S:
(n)
profession
(an occupation requiring special education (especially in the liberal arts or sciences))
S:
(n)
metier
,
medium
(an occupation for which you are especially well suited)
"in law he found his true metier"
S:
(n)
accountancy
,
accounting
(the occupation of maintaining and auditing records and preparing financial reports for a business)
S:
(n)
photography
(the occupation of taking and printing photographs or making movies)
S:
(n)
catering
(providing food and services)
derivationally related form