LINE OF WORK

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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)

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)