job (noun)

  • 111job-sharing — job shar|ing [ dʒab ,ʃerıŋ ] noun uncount a system in which two people share the work from a single job, so that each one works fewer hours …

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  • 112Job — noun 1 Job s comforter someone who tries to make you feel more cheerful, but actually makes you feel worse 2 have the patience of Job to be extremely patient …

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  • 113job case — noun : any of a class of typecases carrying with some exceptions both capital and lower case letters see california job case * * * Print. any of various cases for holding type, esp. one of several that accommodate both uppercase and lowercase… …

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  • 114Job's news — noun Bad news • • • Main Entry: ↑Job …

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  • 115Job's post — noun The bearer of bad news • • • Main Entry: ↑Job …

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  • 116job centre — or Jobcentre noun (also without cap) an office run by the government agency Jobcentre Plus, which provides information about available jobs • • • Main Entry: ↑job …

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  • 117job-master — jobˈ master noun A livery stable keeper who jobs out horses and carriages • • • Main Entry: ↑job …

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  • 118job|ber|y — «JOB uhr ee», noun. the dishonest management of public business for private gain …

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  • 119job|hold|er — «JOB HOHL duhr», noun. 1. a person regularly employed: »Most of these taxpayers would receive their benefit via reduced withholding taxes, which means that the average jobholder would find himself with about $1.60 more in his paycheck each week… …

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  • 120job|seek|er — «JOB SEE kuhr», noun. a person who is looking for employment: »The number of June jobseekers usually expands sharply as students enter the labor market (Wall Street Journal) …

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