HyperDic is a hyper-dictionary based on WordNet 2.1. This version links 147,249 word forms.
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| NOUN | 1 | office, business office | Place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed |
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| 2 | office, agency, federal agency, government agency, bureau, authority | An administrative unit of government | |
| 3 | office, function, part, role | The actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group | |
| 4 | office, power | (of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power | |
| 5 | office, office staff | Professional or clerical workers in an office | |
| 6 | office | A religious rite or service prescribed by ecclesiastical authorities | |
| 7 | office, position, post, berth, spot, billet, place, situation | A job in an organization |
| Sounds | ao'fahs |
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| Rhymes | abacus, abruptness, absoluteness, and 1127 more rhymes in ahs... |
| Meaning | Place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed. |
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| Examples | "he rented an office in the new building" |
| Synonyms | business office |
| Part of | office building, office block |
| Broader | place of business, business establishment |
| Narrower | box office, ticket office, ticket booth; countinghouse; government office; headquarters, central office, main office, home office, home base; life office; loan office; newsroom; shipping office |
| Meaning | The actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group. |
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| Synonyms | function, part, role |
| Broader | duty |
| Narrower | capacity; hat; portfolio; stead, position, place, lieu; second fiddle |
| Verbs | officiate; officiate |
| Meaning | (of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power. |
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| Examples | "being in office already gives a candidate a great advantage"; "during his first year in office" |
| Synonyms | power |
| Category | government, governing, governance, government activity |
| Broader | state |
| Narrower | executive clemency; war power |
| Adjectives | official |
| Verbs | officiate |
| Meaning | Professional or clerical workers in an office. |
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| Examples | "the whole office was late the morning of the blizzard" |
| Synonyms | office staff |
| Broader | staff |
| Meaning | A religious rite or service prescribed by ecclesiastical authorities. |
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| Examples | "the offices of the mass" |
| Broader | rite, religious rite |
| Narrower | Divine Office; Little Office; Office of the Dead |
| Adjectives | official; official |
| Verbs | officiate; officiate |
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