employment
English Thesaurus
1. the occupation for which you are paid (noun.act)
hyponym | : | booking, engagement, |
definition | : | employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | ministry, |
definition | : | the work of a minister of religion (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | work load, workload, |
definition | : | work that a person is expected to do in a specified time (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | piecework, |
definition | : | work paid for according to the quantity produced (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | service, |
definition | : | employment in or work for another (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | telecommuting, teleworking, |
definition | : | employment at home while communicating with the workplace by phone or fax or modem (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | services, |
definition | : | performance of duties or provision of space and equipment helpful to others (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | public service, |
definition | : | employment within a government system (especially in the civil service) (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | paper route, |
definition | : | the job of delivering newspapers regularly (noun.act) |
2. the act of using (noun.act)
hypernym | : | activity, |
definition | : | any specific behavior (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | practice, |
definition | : | the exercise of a profession (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | play, |
definition | : | utilization or exercise (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | abuse, misuse, |
definition | : | improper or excessive use (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | development, exploitation, |
definition | : | the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | recycling, |
definition | : | the act of processing used or abandoned materials for use in creating new products (noun.act) |
3. the act of giving someone a job (noun.act)
hypernym | : | action, |
definition | : | something done (usually as opposed to something said) (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | shape-up, |
definition | : | a way of hiring longshoremen by the day; applicants gather around a union boss who selects those to be hired (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | call-back, |
definition | : | the recall of an employee after a layoff (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | booking, reservation, |
definition | : | the act of reserving (a place or passage) or engaging the services of (a person or group) (noun.act) |
4. the state of being employed or having a job (noun.state)
hypernym | : | state, |
definition | : | the way something is with respect to its main attributes (noun.tops) |
5. the occupation for which you are paid (noun.act)
derivation | : | do work, work, |
definition | : | be employed (verb.social) |
6. the act of using (noun.act)
derivation | : | apply, employ, use, utilise, utilize, |
definition | : | put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose (verb.consumption) |
derivation | : | habituate, use, |
definition | : | take or consume (regularly or habitually) (verb.consumption) |
derivation | : | exercise, exert, |
definition | : | put to use (verb.consumption) |
7. the act of giving someone a job (noun.act)
derivation | : | employ, engage, hire, |
definition | : | engage or hire for work (verb.social) |
8. the state of being employed or having a job (noun.state)
antonym | : | unemployment, |
definition | : | the state of being unemployed or not having a job (noun.state) |
derivation | : | employ, engage, hire, |
definition | : | engage or hire for work (verb.social) |
9. the occupation for which you are paid (noun.act)
derivation | : | do work, work, |
definition | : | be employed (verb.social) |
10. the act of using (noun.act)
derivation | : | apply, employ, use, utilise, utilize, |
definition | : | put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose (verb.consumption) |
derivation | : | habituate, use, |
definition | : | take or consume (regularly or habitually) (verb.consumption) |
derivation | : | exercise, exert, |
definition | : | put to use (verb.consumption) |
11. the act of giving someone a job (noun.act)
derivation | : | employ, engage, hire, |
definition | : | engage or hire for work (verb.social) |
12. the state of being employed or having a job (noun.state)
antonym | : | unemployment, |
definition | : | the state of being unemployed or not having a job (noun.state) |
derivation | : | employ, engage, hire, |
definition | : | engage or hire for work (verb.social) |
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