Job Definition
job
noun
- the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money; "he's not in my line of business"
- a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee; "estimates of the city's loss on that job ranged as high as a million dollars"; "the job of repairing the engine took several hours"; "the endless task of classifying the samples"; "the farmer's morning chores"
- a workplace; as in the expression "on the job"
- an object worked on; a result produced by working; "he held the job in his left hand and worked on it with his right"
- the responsibility to do something; "it is their job to print the truth"
- the performance of a piece of work; "she did an outstanding job as Ophelia"; "he gave it up as a bad job"
- a damaging piece of work; "dry rot did the job of destroying the barn"; "the barber did a real job on my hair"
- a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved; "she and her husband are having problems"; "it is always a job to contact him"; "urban problems such as traffic congestion and smog"
- a Jewish hero in the Old Testament who maintained his faith in God in spite of afflictions that tested him
- any long-suffering person who withstands affliction without despairing
- (computer science) a program application that may consist of several steps but is a single logical unit
- a book in the Old Testament containing Job's pleas to God about his afflictions and God's reply
- a crime (especially a robbery); "the gang pulled off a bank job in St. Louis"
verb
- profit privately from public office and official business
- arranged for contracted work to be done by others
- work occasionally; "As a student I jobbed during the semester breaks"
- invest at a risk; "I bought this house not because I want to live in it but to sell it later at a good price, so I am speculating"
"Job" in song lyrics
See how job is used in real songs:
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"Jetting back to the lab, I'm getting back on my job"
1st Infantry f/ Prodigy, Alchemist, Twin & Evidence — Fourth of July -
"So it got a good vibe so we did a good job"
2 Hungry Bros. present 8thW1 f/ Janelle Renee — More Go -
"I remember the first time I got a blow job"
2 Live Crew — Baby Baby Please (Just a Little More Head)
Words that rhyme with job
Usage tips for "job"
Understanding the precise definition of a word helps you use it with confidence. When using "job" in your writing, consider whether you need the word itself or one of its synonyms — subtle differences in meaning can change the tone of a sentence. If you're writing poetry or song lyrics, check the rhymes for job to find words that pair well.