CAREER

career, life history

(noun) the general progression of your working or professional life; “the general had had a distinguished career”; “he had a long career in the law”

career, calling, vocation

(noun) the particular occupation for which you are trained

career

(verb) move headlong at high speed; “The cars careered down the road”; “The mob careered through the streets”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

career (plural careers)

One's calling in life; a person's occupation; one's profession.

General course of action or conduct in life, or in a particular part of it.

(archaic) Speed.

A jouster's path during a joust.

(obsolete) A short gallop of a horse. [16th-18th c.]

(falconry) The flight of a hawk.

(obsolete) A racecourse; the ground run over.

Verb

career (third-person singular simple present careers, present participle careering, simple past and past participle careered)

To move rapidly straight ahead, especially in an uncontrolled way.

Synonyms

(move rapidly straight ahead): careen

Source: Wiktionary


Ca*reer", n. Etym: [F. carrière race course, high road, street, fr. L. carrus wagon. See Car.]

1. A race course: the ground run over. To go back again the same career. Sir P. Sidney.

2. A running; full speed; a rapid course. When a horse is running in his full career. Wilkins.

3. General course of action or conduct in life, or in a particular part or calling in life, or in some special undertaking; usually applied to course or conduct which is of a pubic character; as, Washington's career as a soldier. An impartial view of his whole career. Macaulay.

4. (Falconary)

Definition: The fight of a hawk.

Ca*reer", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Careered 3; p. pr. & vb. n. Careering]

Definition: To move or run rapidly. areering gayly over the curling waves. W. Irving.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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QUANDONG

(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit


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