S: (n) activity (any specific behavior) "they avoided all recreational activity"
S: (n) update (the act of bringing someone or something up to date) "the server update ran overnight"; "the local news station broadcast a special weather update"
S: (n) variation, variance (an activity that varies from a norm or standard) "any variation in his routine was immediately reported"
S: (n) space walk (any kind of physical activity outside a spacecraft by one of the crew)
S: (n) domesticity (domestic activities or life) "making a hobby of domesticity"
S: (n) operation (the activity of operating something (a machine or business etc.)) "her smooth operation of the vehicle gave us a surprisingly comfortable ride"
S: (n) operation (a planned activity involving many people performing various actions) "they organized a rescue operation"; "the biggest police operation in French history"; "running a restaurant is quite an operation"; "consolidate the companies various operations"
S: (n) practice, pattern (a customary way of operation or behavior) "it is their practice to give annual raises"; "they changed their dietary pattern"
S: (n) diversion, recreation (an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates) "scuba diving is provided as a diversion for tourists"; "for recreation he wrote poetry and solved crossword puzzles"; "drug abuse is often regarded as a form of recreation"
S: (n) cup of tea, bag, dish (an activity that you like or at which you are superior) "chemistry is not my cup of tea"; "his bag now is learning to play golf"; "marriage was scarcely his dish"
S: (n) follow-up, followup (an activity that continues something that has already begun or that repeats something that has already been done)
S: (n) game (a contest with rules to determine a winner) "you need four people to play this game"
S: (n) turn, play ((game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession) "it is my turn"; "it is still my play"
S: (n) music (musical activity (singing or whistling etc.)) "his music was his central interest"
S: (n) burst, fit (a sudden flurry of activity (often for no obvious reason)) "a burst of applause"; "a fit of housecleaning"
S: (n) work (activity directed toward making or doing something) "she checked several points needing further work"
S: (n) works, deeds (performance of moral or religious acts) "salvation by deeds"; "the reward for good works"
S: (n) service ((law) the acts performed by an English feudal tenant for the benefit of his lord which formed the consideration for the property granted to him)
S: (n) sumo (a Japanese form of wrestling; you lose if you are forced out of a small ring or if any part of your body (other than your feet) touches the ground)
S: (n) engagement, booking (employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time) "the play had bookings throughout the summer"
S: (n) gig (a booking for musicians) "they played a gig in New Jersey"
S: (n) ministry (the work of a minister of religion) "he is studying for the ministry"
S: (n) services (performance of duties or provision of space and equipment helpful to others) "the mayor tried to maintain city services"; "the medical services are excellent"
S: (n) public service (employment within a government system (especially in the civil service))
S: (n) minister (the job of a head of a government department)
S: (n) presidency, presidentship (the office and function of president) "Andrew Jackson expanded the power of the presidency beyond what was customary before his time"
S: (n) bully pulpit (a public office of sufficiently high rank that it provides the holder with an opportunity to speak out and be listened to on any matter) "the American presidency is a bully pulpit"
S: (n) Secretary of Health and Human Services (the position of the head of the Department of Health and Human Services) "the post of Secretary of Health and Human Services was created by Congress in 1979"
S: (n) Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (the position of the head of the Department of Housing and Urban Development) "the position of Secretary of Housing and Urban Development was created in 1966"
S: (n) Secretary of Veterans Affairs (the position of the head of the Department of Veterans Affairs) "the post of Secretary of Veterans Affairs was created in 1989"
S: (n) Secretary of War, War Secretary (head of a former executive department; combined with the Navy Secretary to form the Defense Secretary in 1947)
S: (n) interior decoration, interior decorating (the trade or act of decorating the interior of a building or room, especially with regard to color combination, paint, fabrics, carpeting, etc.)
S: (n) furnishing (the act of providing a house or room with furniture and other removable items such as shelves, carpets, appliances, etc.)
S: (n) lighting (the craft of providing artificial light) "an interior decorator must understand lighting"
S: (n) lumbering (the trade of cutting or preparing or selling timber)
S: (n) law, practice of law (the learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system) "he studied law at Yale"
S: (n) medicine, practice of medicine (the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries) "he studied medicine at Harvard"
S: (n) preventive medicine (the branch of medicine concerned with preventing disease) "the medical establishment doesn't profit from preventive medicine"
S: (n) alternative medicine (the practice of medicine without the use of drugs; may involve herbal medicines or self-awareness or biofeedback or acupuncture)
S: (n) herbal medicine (the use of medicinal herbs to prevent or treat disease or promote health)
S: (n) complementary medicine (the practice of medicine that combines traditional medicine with alternative medicine)
S: (n) theology (the learned profession acquired by specialized courses in religion (usually taught at a college or seminary)) "he studied theology at Oxford"
S: (n) literature (the profession or art of a writer) "her place in literature is secure"
S: (n) architecture (the profession of designing buildings and environments with consideration for their esthetic effect)
S: (n) education (the profession of teaching (especially at a school or college or university))
S: (n) teaching, instruction, pedagogy (the profession of a teacher) "he prepared for teaching while still in college"; "pedagogy is recognized as an important profession"
S: (n) catechesis (oral religious instruction (as before baptism or confirmation))
S: (n) waste, wastefulness, dissipation (useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly) "if the effort brings no compensating gain it is a waste"; "mindless dissipation of natural resources"
S: (n) attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try (earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something) "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try"
W: (v) attempt [Related to: attempt] (make an effort or attempt) "He tried to shake off his fears"; "The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"; "The police attempted to stop the thief"; "He sought to improve himself"; "She always seeks to do good in the world"
W: (v) endeavor [Related to: endeavor] (attempt by employing effort) "we endeavor to make our customers happy"
W: (v) endeavour [Related to: endeavour] (attempt by employing effort) "we endeavor to make our customers happy"
W: (v) try [Related to: try] (make an effort or attempt) "He tried to shake off his fears"; "The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"; "The police attempted to stop the thief"; "He sought to improve himself"; "She always seeks to do good in the world"
S: (n) control (the activity of managing or exerting control over something) "the control of the mob by the police was admirable"
S: (n) protection (the activity of protecting someone or something) "the witnesses demanded police protection"
S: (n) education, instruction, teaching, pedagogy, didactics, educational activity (the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill) "he received no formal education"; "our instruction was carefully programmed"; "good classroom teaching is seldom rewarded"
S: (n) dismantling, dismantlement, disassembly (the act of taking something apart (as a piece of machinery)) "Russia and the United States discussed the dismantling of their nuclear weapons"
S: (n) operation, military operation (activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign)) "it was a joint operation of the navy and air force"
S: (n) measurement, measuring, measure, mensuration (the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule) "the measurements were carefully done"; "his mental measurings proved remarkably accurate"
S: (n) calibration, standardization, standardisation (the act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a standard) the accuracy of a measuring instrument) "the thermometer needed calibration"
S: (n) organization, organisation (the activity or result of distributing or disposing persons or things properly or methodically) "his organization of the work force was very efficient"
S: (n) grouping (the activity of putting things together in groups)
S: (n) support, supporting (the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening) "he leaned against the wall for support"
S: (n) procedure, process (a particular course of action intended to achieve a result) "the procedure of obtaining a driver's license"; "it was a process of trial and error"
S: (n) ceremony (any activity that is performed in an especially solemn elaborate or formal way) "the ceremony of smelling the cork and tasting the wine"; "he makes a ceremony of addressing his golf ball"; "he disposed of it without ceremony"
S: (n) ceremony (the proper or conventional behavior on some solemn occasion) "an inaugural ceremony"
S: (n) laughter (the activity of laughing; the manifestation of joy or mirth or scorn) "he enjoyed the laughter of the crowd"
S: (n) market, marketplace, market place (the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold) "without competition there would be no market"; "they were driven from the marketplace"
S: (n) politics (the activities and affairs involved in managing a state or a government) "unemployment dominated the politics of the inter-war years"; "government agencies multiplied beyond the control of representative politics"
S: (n) preparation, readying (the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose) "preparations for the ceremony had begun"
S: (n) aid, assist, assistance, help (the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose) "he gave me an assist with the housework"; "could not walk without assistance"; "rescue party went to their aid"; "offered his help in unloading"
S: (n) support (the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities) "his support kept the family together"; "they gave him emotional support during difficult times"
S: (n) release, outlet, vent (activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion) "she had no other outlet for her feelings"; "he gave vent to his anger"
S: (n) last (a person's dying act; the final thing a person can do) "he breathed his last"
S: (n) perturbation, disturbance (activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption) "the term `distress' connotes some degree of perturbation and emotional upset"; "he looked around for the source of the disturbance"; "there was a disturbance of neural function"
S: (v) conduct, carry on, deal (direct the course of; manage or control) "You cannot conduct business like this"
S: (v) conduct, lead, direct (lead, as in the performance of a composition) "conduct an orchestra; Barenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years"
S: (v) behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry (behave in a certain manner) "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times"
S: (v) lead, take, direct, conduct, guide (take somebody somewhere) "We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the palace"
S: (v) impart, conduct, transmit, convey, carry, channel (transmit or serve as the medium for transmission) "Sound carries well over water"; "The airwaves carry the sound"; "Many metals conduct heat"
S: (v) conduct (lead musicians in the performance of) "Bernstein conducted Mahler like no other conductor"; "she cannot conduct modern pieces"