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a piece of work; employment; a fortunate state of affairs

employment

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Cases of word usage

1) (of a job etc) not needing much effort (cushy)

2) a police officer whose job is to investigate a crime (detective)

3) to force a person to leave (a home, job etc) (oust)

4) an official group of men and women whose job is to protect people and property, catch criminals etc (police)

5) the testing of a person's conduct, abilities, qualities etc before he or she is finally accepted for a job etc; a system by which an offender is allowed to go unpunished for a first offence if he or she does not break the law again (probation)

6) a dry crust formed over a wound or sore; a worker who refuses to join a strike or who takes a striker's job (scab)

7) the condition of being older, higher in rank, longer in a job etc (seniority)

8) a wild hit at (a ball); a long and boring job (slog)

9) a poor person with no home, job etc; a sound of heavy footsteps (tramp)

10) (to cause a person, office etc) to change position, job etc; to hand over the possession of (property etc) (to a person) (transfer)

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