job the work that you do to earn money: My dad told me to go out and get a job . ♦ She's trying to find a full-time job . ♦ I'm only doing my job (= I'm doing what I am paid to do ) . ♦ He's looking for a job in teaching.
work the job that you do to earn money. Work is a noncount noun, so you cannot say "a work" or "works": It's very difficult to find work in this city. ♦ I've been out of work (= without a job ) for almost a year. ♦ She goes jogging every morning before work . employment the state of having a job that you are paid to do. This is a noncount noun, and is a more formal word than work and job : The company provides employment for 150 staff. ♦ I'm only looking for part-time employment right now. career the jobs that someone has in a particular area of work over a period of time. Your career often involves several jobs, which usually involve more responsibility as time passes: a teaching career ♦ a career in politics ♦ Why did you decide on a career as a vet?
profession a job that needs special training and higher education: the legal profession ♦ She hopes to enter the medical profession . ♦ He's a teacher by profession .
em • pow • er / im' pauar / verb ( em - pow - ers , em pow - er ing , em - pow - ered )
to give someone more control over their own life or the situation they are in
The feminist movement empowered women and gave them more confidence.
em • press / ' empras / noun [ count ] ( plural em . press . es )
( politics , history ) a woman who rules a group of countries (called an empire ), or the wife of an emperor (= a man who rules a group of countries )
emp .ty 1 Ф/ 'empti / adjective ( emp - ti - er , emp - ti - est )
with nothing or no one inside or on it The auditorium was almost empty. an empty box
—Look at the picture at full .
emp • ty 2 / ' empti / verb ( emp - ties , emp ty - ing , emp tied , has emp - tied )
to take everything out of something The waiter emptied the ashtrays.
We emptied our bags out onto the floor.
to become empty
The movie finished and the theater started to empty. Suffix
-en
( in verbs ) to make or become
hard en
less en
short en
weak en
en • a • ble aw / e ' neibl /
( en - a - bles , en - a - bling , en - a - bled ) ( formal )
to make it possible for someone to do something Your help enabled me to finish the work on time.
en • close / in klouz / verb ( en - clos - es , en clos ing , en - closed )
1 to put something inside a letter or package
enclose a check for $100.
to put something, for example a wall or fence, around a place on all sides
The prison is enclosed by a high wall.
en • clo • sure / in ' klou3ar / noun [ count ]
a piece of land inside a wall, fence, etc. that is used for a particular purpose a wildlife enclosure
en • coun • ter 1 AWL / in ' kauntar / verb ( en - coun - ters, en coun ter ing, en coun tered )
to experience something (a danger, difficulty, etc.) I've never encountered any discrimination at work.
en • coun • ter 2 AWL / in ' kauntar / noun [ count ]
a meeting or event, especially an unpleasant one that you were not expecting an encounter with the police
en .cour .age Ф / mы-.^/ verb
