S: (n) action (the most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field) "the action is no longer in technology stocks but in municipal bonds"; "gawkers always try to get as close to the action as possible"
S: (n) job (a damaging piece of work) "dry rot did the job of destroying the barn"; "the barber did a real job on my hair"
S: (n) job (the performance of a piece of work) "she did an outstanding job as Ophelia"; "he gave it up as a bad job"
S: (n) operation, procedure (a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work) "the operations in building a house"; "certain machine tool operations"
S: (n) service (work done by one person or group that benefits another) "budget separately for goods and services"
S: (n) shining, polishing (the work of making something smooth and shiny by rubbing or waxing it) "the shining of shoes provided a meager living"; "every Sunday he gave his car a good polishing"
S: (n) heavy lifting (difficult work) "the boss hoped the plan would succeed but he wasn't willing to do the heavy lifting"
S: (n) care, attention, aid, tending (the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something) "no medical care was required"; "the old car needs constant attention"
S: (n) duty (work that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons) "the duties of the job"
S: (n) undertaking, project, task, labor (any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted) "he prepared for great undertakings"
S: (n) coursework (work assigned to and done by a student during a course of study; usually it is evaluated as part of the student's grade in the course)
S: (v) stick out, protrude, jut out, jut, project (extend out or project in space) "His sharp nose jutted out"; "A single rock sticks out from the cliff"
S: (v) project (transfer (ideas or principles) from one domain into another)
S: (v) project (project on a screen) "The images are projected onto the screen"
S: (v) project (cause to be heard) "His voice projects well"
S: (v) plan, project, contrive, design (make or work out a plan for; devise) "They contrived to murder their boss"; "design a new sales strategy"; "plan an attack"
S: (v) project, propose (present for consideration, examination, criticism, etc.) "He proposed a new plan for dealing with terrorism"; "She proposed a new theory of relativity"; "The candidate projects himself as a moderate and a reformer"
S: (v) project, cast, contrive, throw (put or send forth) "She threw the flashlight beam into the corner"; "The setting sun threw long shadows"; "cast a spell"; "cast a warm light"
S: (v) project, send off (throw, send, or cast forward) "project a missile"