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LINE OF WORK
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
Example:
he's not in my line of business
Synonyms:
business; job; line; line of work; occupation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("line of work" is a kind of...):
activity (any specific behavior)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "line of work"):
confectionery (the occupation and skills of a confectioner)
sport (the occupation of athletes who compete for pay)
farming; land (agriculture considered as an occupation or way of life)
biz; game (your occupation or line of work)
calling; career; vocation (the particular occupation for which you are trained)
employment; work (the occupation for which you are paid)
appointment (the job to which you are (or hope to be) appointed)
berth; billet; office; place; position; post; situation; spot (a job in an organization)
salt mine; treadmill (a job involving drudgery and confinement)
craft; trade (the skilled practice of a practical occupation)
profession (an occupation requiring special education (especially in the liberal arts or sciences))
medium; metier (an occupation for which you are especially well suited)
accountancy; accounting (the occupation of maintaining and auditing records and preparing financial reports for a business)
photography (the occupation of taking and printing photographs or making movies)
catering (providing food and services)
