| Main Entry: | specialty |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | distinctive feature; concentration |
Synonyms: |
career, claim to fame, cup of tea, distinguishing feature, field of concentration, forte, game*, hobby, job, long suit, magnum opus, major, masterpiece, minor, number, object of attention, object of study, occupation, pièce de résistance, practice, profession, pursuit, racket, special, special project, speciality, thing*, vocation, weakness, work |
Antonyms: |
generalization |
| Main Entry: | business |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | job, profession |
Synonyms: |
bag*, biz, calling, career, craft, dodge*, employment, field, function, game, line, livelihood, métier, occupation, pursuit, racket, specialty, trade, vocation, what one is into, work |
| Notes: | the industry is the movie business and the business is the television industry |
Antonyms: |
avocation, recreation, unemployment |
| Main Entry: | career |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | occupation |
Synonyms: |
bag*, calling, course, dodge*, employment, field, game*, job, lifework, livelihood, number*, pilgrimage, profession, pursuit, racket, specialty, thing*, vocation, work |
Antonyms: |
amusement, avocation, entertainment, recreation |
| Main Entry: | character |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | individuality |
Synonyms: |
appearance, aspect, attribute, badge, bent, caliber, cast, complex, complexion, constitution, crasis, disposition, emotions, estimation, ethos, frame, frame of mind, genius, grain, habit, humor, kind, makeup, mettle, mood, morale, mystique, nature, personality, quality, record, reputation, repute, sense, set, shape, singularity, sort, specialty, spirit, standing, streak, style, temper, temperament, tone, trait, turn, type, vein |
| Main Entry: | characteristic |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | typical feature, trait |
Synonyms: |
affection, aspect, attribute, badge, bag, bearing, bent, caliber, cast, complexion, component, differentia, disposition, distinction, earmark, endowment, essence, essential, faculty, flavor, frame, idiosyncrasy, inclination, individuality, lineament, mannerism, mark, mood, nature, originality, particularity, peculiarity, personality, point, property, quality, singularity, specialty, streak, stripe, style, symptom, temperament, tendency, thing, thumbprint, tinge, tone, trademark, turn, virtue |
Antonyms: |
abnormality |
| Main Entry: | commodity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | merchandise, possession |
Synonyms: |
article, asset, belonging, chattel, goods, line, material, object, produce, product, property, specialty, stock, thing, vendible, ware |
| Main Entry: | department |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | area of interest, expertise |
Synonyms: |
activity, administration, assignment, avocation, bailiwick, berth, bureau, business, capacity, class, classification, domain, dominion, duty, field, function, incumbency, jurisdiction, line, niche, occupation, office, province, realm, responsibility, slot, specialty, sphere, spot, station, vocation, walk of life, wing |
| Main Entry: | detail |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | feature, specific aspect |
Synonyms: |
ABCs, accessory, article, brass tacks, chapter and verse, circumstantiality, component, count, cue, design, dope*, element, fact, factor, fine point, fraction, item, meat and potatoes, minor point, minutia, nicety, nitty-gritty, nuts and bolts, part, particular, peculiarity, plan, point, portion, respect, schedule, singularity, specialty, specification, structure, technicality, thing, trait, trivia, triviality |
Antonyms: |
whole |
| Main Entry: | discipline |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | field of study; subject of interest |
Synonyms: |
area, branch of knowledge, course, curriculum, specialty |
| Main Entry: | domain |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | area of expertise, rule |
Synonyms: |
authority, bailiwick, concern, demesne, department, discipline, district, dominion, empire, estate, field, home park, jurisdiction, land, neck of the woods, occupation, orbit*, power, province, quarter, realm, region, scope, slot, specialty, sphere, stomping grounds, terrain, territory, turf, walk, wing |