💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Gruntwork"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| donkeyworknoun | Alternative form of donkey work. [(idiomatic) Work that is difficult, boring, and routine.] |
| busyworknoun | Alternative form of busy work. [(idiomatic, chiefly US) Work or activity performed with the intention or result of occupying time, and not necessarily to accomplish something productive; routine work of low priority undertaken for the sake of avoiding idleness.] |
| leg-worknoun | Alternative spelling of legwork. [Work, especially research or preparation, that involves significant walking, travel, or similar effort.] |
| desk worknoun | Alternative form of deskwork. [Work done at a desk, as by an office worker.] |
| leg worknoun | Alternative spelling of legwork. [Work, especially research or preparation, that involves significant walking, travel, or similar effort.] |
| makeworknoun | Alternative form of make-work. [(chiefly US) An activity or task assigned or undertaken for the sake of activity or busy-ness, rather than because of a particular need.] |
| busy-worknoun | Alternative form of busy work. [(idiomatic, chiefly US) Work or activity performed with the intention or result of occupying time, and not necessarily to accomplish something productive; routine work of low priority undertaken for the sake of avoiding idleness.] |
| wetworknoun | Alternative form of wet work. [(espionage, euphemistic) A covert assassination performed by government operatives.] |
| tutworknoun | Alternative form of tut-work. [(mining, archaic) Work done by the piece, as in non-metalliferous rock, the amount done being usually reckoned by the fathom.] |
| stoop worknoun | Alternative form of stoopwork. [Unskilled agricultural labor that involves stooping to reach low-growing plants.] |
| road worknoun | Alternative form of roadwork. [The construction or maintenance done to roads.] |
| wand-worknoun | Alternative form of wandwork. [The use of a wand (or sometimes a similar instrument or tool, even an extended finger) in practicing magic, casting spells, or performing a mystical or religious ritual or ceremony (e.g. drawing symbols such as pentagrams in the air, as in Wicca).] |
| plainworknoun | Alternative form of plain work. [Basic, non-ornamental work; specifically (now (historical)) simple needlework.] |
| gigworknoun | Alternative form of gig work. [(economics) Income-earning activities outside of traditional, long-term employer-employee relationships.] |
| hard labournoun | Alternative form of hard labor. [Forced servitude in the form of physically difficult labor, usually as a penal punishment.] |
| work gangnoun | Alternative form of workgang. [A group of individuals assigned to, or engaged in, a common task.] |
| heavy-liftingnoun | Alternative form of heavy lifting. [(idiomatic) The most demanding part of an endeavour; work requiring the most effort, resources, or consideration.] |
| shift worknoun | Alternative spelling of shiftwork. [Scheduled work outside of customary daylight working hours.] |
| pieceworknoun | Alternative form of piece work. [Work that a worker is paid for according to the number of units produced, rather than the number of hours worked; work done and paid for by the piece or by the job.] |
| time-worknoun | Alternative form of timework. [Work for which a certain rate is paid per unit of time.] |
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