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job
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- pronunciation:
- jab
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
When someone has a job, they do a certain type of work and someone pays them for it.
My dad has a job in an office, but he wants to leave that job sometime and become a baker.
- synonyms:
- employment, position, work
- similar words:
- appointment, line, living, occupation, role
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| definition 2: |
If your teacher tells you that you did a great job on your project, your teacher means that your work on the project was great. What you did was really good.
I'm always happy when my teacher writes "Nice job!" on my homework paper.My sister said she did a bad job on her audition for the school play, but she got a part in the play anyway. |
| definition 3: |
A particular piece of work, like fixing the sink or cleaning the windows, is called a job.
My mother sometimes asks her brother to do jobs for her like fixing the roof.- synonyms:
- duty, task
- similar words:
- chore, responsibility, service, work
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| definition 4: |
If it is your job to clean your room, it means that cleaning your room is something YOU are supposed to do. It is your duty or responsibility.
It's my job to feed the dog, but it's my brother's job to walk him.- synonyms:
- duty, responsibility, task
- similar words:
- chore, obligation, service
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| related words: |
assignment, career, function, mission, opening, part, post, project |
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