employment
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the state of being employed or having a job
they are looking for employment
Types & categories
- state hypernym
Related & opposite
- unemployment antonym
- hire derivation
Sense 2 noun
the occupation for which you are paid
he is looking for employment
Types & categories
- occupation hypernym
- coaching hyponym
- booking hyponym
- ministry hyponym
- sailing hyponym
- workload hyponym
- piecework hyponym
- service hyponym
- telecommuting hyponym
- services hyponym
- public service hyponym
- paper route hyponym
Related & opposite
- put to work derivation
- do work derivation
Sense 3 noun
the act of giving someone a job
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- hire derivation
Sense 4 noun
the act of using
he warned against the use of narcotic drugs
Types & categories
- activity hypernym
- practice hyponym
- play hyponym
- misuse hyponym
- exploitation hyponym
- recycling hyponym
- application hyponym
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | unemployment |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | hire |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | state |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | put to work |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | do work |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | occupation |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | coaching |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | booking |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | ministry |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | sailing |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | workload |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | piecework |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | service |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | telecommuting |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | services |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | public service |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | paper route |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | hire |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | action |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | shape-up |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | call-back |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | booking |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | use |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | habituate |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | exercise |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | practice |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | activity |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | practice |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | play |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | misuse |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | exploitation |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | recycling |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | application |