English noun: career | |||
1. | career (act) the particular occupation for which you are trained | ||
Synonyms | calling, vocation | ||
Broader (hypernym) | business, job, line, line of work, occupation | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | business life, lifework, professional life, specialisation, specialism, speciality, specialization, specialty, walk, walk of life | ||
2. | career (act) the general progression of your working or professional life | ||
Samples | The general had had a distinguished career. He had a long career in the law. | ||
Synonyms | life history | ||
Broader (hypernym) | advance, advancement, forward motion, onward motion, procession, progress, progression | ||
English verb: career | |||
1. | career (motion) move headlong at high speed | ||
Samples | The cars careered down the road. The mob careered through the streets. | ||
Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | go, locomote, move, travel | ||