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job / Job > 17 senses
NOUN1job, occupation, business, line of work, lineThe principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
2job, task, choreA specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
3jobThe performance of a piece of work
4jobThe responsibility to do something
5jobA workplace
6jobAn object worked on
7job, problemA state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
8jobA damaging piece of work
9job, caperA crime (especially a robbery)
10JobA Jewish hero in the Old Testament who maintained his faith in God in spite of afflictions that tested him
11JobAny long-suffering person who withstands affliction without despairing
12job(computer science) a program application that may consist of several steps but is a single logical unit
13Job, Book of JobA book in the Old Testament containing Job's pleas to God about his afflictions and God's reply
VERB1jobProfit privately from public office and official business
2job, subcontract, farm outArranged for contracted work to be done by others
3jobWork occasionally
4job, speculateInvest at a risk
job / Job > pronunciation
Soundsjhaa'b; jhow'b
Rhymesblob, bob, cob, and 19 more rhymes in aab at the HyperDic website...
anaerobe, bathrobe, globe, and 10 more rhymes in owb at the HyperDic website...
job > noun 1, act
MeaningThe principal activity in your life that you do to earn money.
Synonymsoccupation, business, line of work, line
Narrowersport; farming, land; game, biz; career, calling, vocation; employment, work; appointment; position, post, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situation; treadmill, salt mine; trade, craft; profession; metier, medium; accountancy, accounting; photography; catering
Broaderactivity
Adjectiveson-the-job
job > noun 2, act
MeaningA specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee.
Examples"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"
Synonymstask, chore
Narrowerball-buster, ball-breaker; disagreeable task, disagreeable chore; stint
Broaderduty
Verbsjob; job
job > noun 3, act
MeaningThe performance of a piece of work.
Examples"she did an outstanding job as Ophelia"; "he gave it up as a bad job"
Broaderwork
Verbsjob; job
job > noun 4, act
MeaningThe responsibility to do something.
Examples"it is their job to print the truth"
Broaderduty, responsibility, obligation
job > noun 5, artifact
MeaningA workplace. As in the expression "on the job";.
Broaderworkplace, work
Verbsjob; job
job > noun 6, artifact
MeaningAn object worked on. A result produced by working.
Examples"he held the job in his left hand and worked on it with his right"
Broaderproduct, production
Verbsjob; job
job > noun 7, state
MeaningA state of difficulty that needs to be resolved.
Examples"it is always a job to contact him"
Synonymsproblem
Narrowerrace problem; balance-of-payments problem
Broaderdifficulty
job > noun 8, act
MeaningA damaging piece of work.
Examples"dry rot did the job of destroying the barn"; "the barber did a real job on my hair"
Broaderwork
job > noun 9, act
MeaningA crime (especially a robbery).
Examples"the gang pulled off a bank job in St. Louis"
Synonymscaper
Broaderrobbery
Job > noun 10, person
MeaningA Jewish hero in the Old Testament who maintained his faith in God in spite of afflictions that tested him.
Broaderhero
Job > noun 11, person
MeaningAny long-suffering person who withstands affliction without despairing.
Broaderunfortunate, unfortunate person
job > noun 12, communication
Meaning(computer science) a program application that may consist of several steps but is a single logical unit.
Categorycomputer science, computing
Broaderapplication, application program, applications programme
Job > noun 13, communication
MeaningA book in the Old Testament containing Job's pleas to God about his afflictions and God's reply.
SynonymsBook of Job
Part ofOld Testament; Hagiographa, Ketubim, Writings
Broaderbook
job > verb 1, social
MeaningProfit privately from public office and official business.
PatternSomebody ----s
Broadercheat, chisel
job > verb 2, social
MeaningArranged for contracted work to be done by others.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something to somebody
Synonymssubcontract, farm out
Broaderhire, engage, employ
Nounsjob; job; job; job
job > verb 3, social
MeaningWork occasionally.
PatternSomebody ----s PP
Examples"As a student I jobbed during the semester breaks"
Broaderwork, do work
Nounsjob; job; job; job
job > verb 4, possession
MeaningInvest at a risk.
PatternSomebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP
Synonymsspeculate
Narrowerbull
Broaderinvest, put, commit, place

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