JOB as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a damaging piece of work
   Usage Example(s)
   • dry rot did the job of destroying the barn
   • the barber did a real job on my hair
   Hypernyms(s) job is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • work (what does work mean?)
2. Meaning
   • the performance of a piece of work
   Usage Example(s)
   • she did an outstanding job as Ophelia
   • he gave it up as a bad job
   Hypernyms(s) job is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • work (what does work mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • job (what does job mean?)
   • subcontract (what does subcontract mean?)
   • farm out (what does farm out mean?)
   • job (what does job mean?)
3. Meaning
   • the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
   Synonym(s)
   • business (what does business mean?)
   • line (what does line mean?)
   • line of work (what does line of work mean?)
   • occupation (what does occupation mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he’’s not in my line of business
   Hypernyms(s) job is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • activity (what does activity mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • sport (what does sport mean?)
   • farming (what does farming mean?)
   • land (what does land mean?)
   • game (what does game mean?)
   • biz (what does biz mean?)
   • career (what does career mean?)
   • calling (what does calling mean?)
   • vocation (what does vocation mean?)
   • employment (what does employment mean?)
   • work (what does work mean?)
   • appointment (what does appointment mean?)
   • position (what does position mean?)
   • post (what does post mean?)
   • berth (what does berth mean?)
   • office (what does office mean?)
   • spot (what does spot mean?)
   • billet (what does billet mean?)
   • place (what does place mean?)
   • situation (what does situation mean?)
   • treadmill (what does treadmill mean?)
   • salt mine (what does salt mine mean?)
   • trade (what does trade mean?)
   • craft (what does craft mean?)
   • profession (what does profession mean?)
   • metier (what does metier mean?)
   • medium (what does medium mean?)
   • accountancy (what does accountancy mean?)
   • accounting (what does accounting mean?)
   • photography (what does photography mean?)
   • catering (what does catering mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • absorb (what does absorb mean?)
   • engross (what does engross mean?)
   • engage (what does engage mean?)
   • occupy (what does occupy mean?)
4. Meaning
   • the responsibility to do something
   Usage Example(s)
   • it is their job to print the truth
   Hypernyms(s) job is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • duty (what does duty mean?)
   • responsibility (what does responsibility mean?)
   • obligation (what does obligation mean?)
5. Meaning
   • a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
   Synonym(s)
   • chore (what does chore mean?)
   • task (what does task mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • estimates of the city’’s loss on that job ranged as high as a million dollars
   • the job of repairing the engine took several hours
   • the endless task of classifying the sampl
   Hypernyms(s) job is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • duty (what does duty mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • ball-buster (what does ball-buster mean?)
   • ball-breaker (what does ball-breaker mean?)
   • disagreeable task (what does disagreeable task mean?)
   • disagreeable chore (what does disagreeable chore mean?)
   • stint (what does stint mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • task (what does task mean?)
   • job (what does job mean?)
   • subcontract (what does subcontract mean?)
   • farm out (what does farm out mean?)
   • job (what does job mean?)
6. Meaning
   • a crime (especially a robbery)
   Synonym(s)
   • caper (what does caper mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the gang pulled off a bank job in St. Louis
   Hypernyms(s) job is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • robbery (what does robbery mean?)
7. Meaning
   • a workplace
   • as in the expression “on the job”
   Hypernyms(s) job is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • workplace (what does workplace mean?)
   • work (what does work mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • job (what does job mean?)
   • subcontract (what does subcontract mean?)
   • farm out (what does farm out mean?)
   • job (what does job mean?)
8. Meaning
   • an object worked on
   • a result produced by working
   Usage Example(s)
   • he held the job in his left hand and worked on it with his right
   Hypernyms(s) job is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • product (what does product mean?)
   • production (what does production mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • job (what does job mean?)
   • subcontract (what does subcontract mean?)
   • farm out (what does farm out mean?)
   • job (what does job mean?)
9. Meaning
   • a book in the Old Testament containing Job’’s pleas to God about his afflictions and God’’s reply
   Synonym(s)
   • Book of Job (what does Book of Job mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) Job is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • book (what does book mean?)
10. Meaning
    • (computer science) a program application that may consist of several steps but is a single logical unit
    Hypernyms(s) job is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • application (what does application mean?)
    • application program (what does application program mean?)
    • applications programme (what does applications programme mean?)
11. Meaning
    • any long-suffering person who withstands affliction without despairing
    Hypernyms(s) Job is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • unfortunate (what does unfortunate mean?)
    • unfortunate person (what does unfortunate person mean?)
12. Meaning
    • a Jewish hero in the Old Testament who maintained his faith in God in spite of afflictions that tested him
    Hypernyms(s) Job is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • hero (what does hero mean?)
13. Meaning
    • a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
    Synonym(s)
    • problem (what does problem mean?)
    Usage Example(s)
    • she and her husband are having problems
    • it is always a job to contact him
    • urban problems such as traffic congestion and smog
    Hypernyms(s) job is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • difficulty (what does difficulty mean?)
    Hyponym(s)
    • race problem (what does race problem mean?)
    • balance-of-payments problem (what does balance-of-payments problem mean?)

JOB as VERB

1. Meaning
   • invest at a risk
   Synonym(s)
   • speculate (what does speculate mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • I bought this house not because I want to live in it but to sell it later at a good price, so I am speculating
   Hypernyms(s) job is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • invest (what does invest mean?)
   • put (what does put mean?)
   • commit (what does commit mean?)
   • place (what does place mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • bull (what does bull mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • speculation (what does speculation mean?)
   • venture (what does venture mean?)
   • speculator (what does speculator mean?)
   • plunger (what does plunger mean?)
2. Meaning
   • work occasionally
   Usage Example(s)
   • As a student I jobbed during the semester breaks
   Hypernyms(s) job is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • work (what does work mean?)
   • do work (what does do work mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • job (what does job mean?)
   • job (what does job mean?)
   • job (what does job mean?)
   • job (what does job mean?)
   • task (what does task mean?)
   • chore (what does chore mean?)
3. Meaning
   • arranged for contracted work to be done by others
   Synonym(s)
   • farm out (what does farm out mean?)
   • subcontract (what does subcontract mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) job is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • hire (what does hire mean?)
   • engage (what does engage mean?)
   • employ (what does employ mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • job (what does job mean?)
   • job (what does job mean?)
   • job (what does job mean?)
   • job (what does job mean?)
   • task (what does task mean?)
   • chore (what does chore mean?)
   • subcontract (what does subcontract mean?)
   • subcontractor (what does subcontractor mean?)
4. Meaning
   • profit privately from public office and official business
   Hypernyms(s) job is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • cheat (what does cheat mean?)
   • chisel (what does chisel mean?)