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industries |
definition 1: |
the activity of process of turning raw materials into finished products, or a particular business that does this.
The country has little industry in the rural areas.Many new industries have been established in this region in recent years.- similar words:
- business
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definition 2: |
a number of companies making a particular product.
The automobile industry employs thousands of people. |
definition 3: |
the tendency to work hard.
The student showed much industry and earned an A.- antonyms:
- sloth
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related words: |
enterprise, work, working |
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broader categories that include industry |
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business, economy |
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characteristics of industries |
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efficient |
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similar to industry |
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business |
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some actions associated with industries |
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assemble, blend, cast, forge, form, manufacture, mold, package, process, produce, recall, refine, roll, smelt |
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some kinds of industries |
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automobiles, computers, food, garment, manufacturing, mining, oil, steel, textile |
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some people associated with industry |
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engineer, foreman, machinist, miner, tycoon |
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some places associated with industry |
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factory, mill, mine, plant |
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some things associated with industry |
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assembly line, equipment, machinery |
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some things used in industry |
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furnaces, generators, lathes, mills, molds, pumps, robots |
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