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  • 71Work-life balance — The expression work life balance was first used in the late 1970s to describe the balance between an individual s work and personal life. (New Ways to Work and the Working Mother s Association in the United Kingdom). In the United States, this… …

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  • 72work — I. noun Etymology: Middle English werk, work, from Old English werc, weorc; akin to Old High German werc work, Greek ergon, Avestan varəzem activity Date: before 12th century 1. activity in which one exerts strength or faculties to do or perform… …

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  • 73Work breakdown structure — A work breakdown structure or WBS is a tree structure, that permits summing of subordinate costs for tasks, materials, etc., into their successively higher level “parent” tasks, materials, etc. It is a fundamental tool commonly used in project… …

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  • 74piece — em·piece·ment; in·ter·piece; piece; piece·work·er; piece·wise; fron·tis·piece; piece·meal; …

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  • 75work of art — Synonyms and related words: art object, brainchild, bric a brac, classic, composition, creation, design, grotesque, kitsch, master, masterpiece, masterwork, mobile, museum piece, nude, old master, pasticcio, pastiche, piece, piece of virtu,… …

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  • 76work — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. job, occupation, calling, trade, profession; task, stint, employment; drudgery, toil, moil, grind, routine; function; craftsmanship, workmanship; arts and crafts, craft, handicraft; opus, production,… …

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  • 77piece — I. n 1. American a gun. An underworld euphemism. 2. a graffiti artist s oeuvre. A shortening of piece of work or masterpiece and forming part of the graffiti subculture lexicon of the 1980s. ► Kids do it mainly for the clothes jeans or trainers,… …

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  • 78piece — noun 1) a piece of cheese a piece of wood Syn: bit, slice, chunk, segment, section, lump, hunk, wedge, slab, block, cake, bar, cube, stick, length; offcut …

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  • 79piece of writing — noun the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect) the writing in her novels is excellent that editorial was a fine piece of writing • Syn: ↑writing,… …

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  • 80work — 1. noun 1) a day s work in the fields Syn: labor, toil, slog, drudgery, exertion, effort, industry, service; informal grind, sweat, elbow grease; literary travail See note at labor Ant …

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