The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms INTRO ...

occupation, calling, vocation, appointment, pursuit, field,
trade, craft, profession, m‚tier, area: What kind of job is she
looking for? Harry has a new job. 2 assignment, responsibility,
concern, chore, task, undertaking, function, duty, role,
mission, province, contribution, charge: It is my job to see
that the machines run properly. 3 task, undertaking, procedure,
proceeding, affair, operation, project, activity, business,
matter, chore: The job of changing the gasket will take only a
few minutes. 4 problem, difficulty, burden, nuisance, bother;
toil, grind, drudgery; Colloq headache, pain (in the neck),
hassle, Slang pain in the Brit arse or US ass: It was a real
job getting them to pay for the damage. 5 crime, felony;
robbery, burglary, Slang US and Canadian caper: From the modus
operandi, I'd say that the same gang did that job in Manchester.
--v. 6 Often, job out. let out, assign, apportion, allot, share
out, contract, hire, employ, subcontract, farm out, consign,
commission: They undertake to do the work, but then they job it
out to others.
jog v. 1 trot, lope, dogtrot, run: I jog around the reservoir
every morning for exercise. 2 jar, prod, nudge, arouse, stir,
stimulate, prompt, activate, shake: I jogged his memory by
referring to the time the dog bit him. 3 bounce, shake, jolt,
joggle, jounce, jerk: I was being jogged about in the back of
the van as we sped over the rocky terrain.
join v. 1 unite, connect, couple, link, marry, yoke, combine, fasten
or tie or glue or weld or solder (together), unify: These two
pieces should be joined for greater strength. 2 ally or league
with, associate (oneself) with, team up with, throw (one's lot)
in with, enlist (in), sign (up) (with), enrol (in), enter: She
was invited to join the bridge club. 3 go or be with, associate
with, accompany, attach (oneself) to, participate with: Would
you care to join us for a game of bridge? 4 border (on or
upon), meet, touch, abut, butt, adjoin, be adjacent (to), extend
to, verge on, coincide (with), juxtapose, be contiguous or
conterminous (with), be coextensive (with): The two properties
join at the top of the ridge.
joint n. 1 seam, union, juncture, connection, junction, intersection:
The joint won't show after the whole thing's been painted. 2
Slang dive, dump, US and Canadian honky-tonk: We went into a