people having the same social, economic, or educational status; "the working class"; "an emerging professional class"
Used in the same subject area: History, Social history.
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Working class
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages; "there is a shortage of skilled labor in this field"
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a group of people having a religion, ethnic, profession, or other particular characteristic in common; "he was well known throughout t…
Used in the same subject area: History, Social history.commonplace and ordinary; "the familiar everyday world"
Used in the same subject area: History, Social history.primary social group; parents and children; "he wanted to have a good job before starting a family"
Used in the same subject area: History, Social history.primary social group; parents and children; "he wanted to have a good job before starting a family"
Used in the same subject area: History, Social history.a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages; "there is a shortage of skilled labor in this field"
Used in the same subject area: History, Social history.a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages; "there is a shortage of skilled labor in this field"
Used in the same subject area: History, Social history.animation and energy in action or expression; "it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it"
Used in the same subject area: History, Social history.animation and energy in action or expression; "it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it"
Used in the same subject area: History, Social history.the periodic passage of groups of animals (especially birds or fishes) from one region to another for feeding or breeding
Used in the same subject area: History, Social history.the number of inhabitants (either the total number or the number of a particular race or class) in a given place (country or city etc.…
Used in the same subject area: History, Social history.a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages; "there is a shortage of skilled labor in this field"
Used in the same subject area: History, Social history.people having the same social, economic, or educational status; "the working class"; "an emerging professional class"
Used in the same subject area: History, Social history.an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
Used in the same subject area: History, Social history.people having the same social, economic, or educational status; "the working class"; "an emerging professional class"
Used in the same subject area: History, Social history.animation and energy in action or expression; "it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it"
Used in the same subject area: History, Social history.animation and energy in action or expression; "it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it"
Used in the same subject area: History, Social history.people having the same social, economic, or educational status; "the working class"; "an emerging professional class"
Used in the same subject area: History, Social history.
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The potter's field, said to have lain south of Jerusalem, purchased with the bribe which Judas took for betraying his Master, and ther…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: social, class, comprising, manual, labor.social status or position conferred by a system based on class; "lose caste by doing work beneath one's station"
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: social, class, comprising, manual, labor.A field where corn is or has been growing; -- in England, a field of wheat, rye, barley, or oats; in America, a field of Indian corn.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: social, class, comprising, manual, labor.Art or skill; dexterity in particular manual employment; hence, the occupation or employment itself; manual art; a trade.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: social, class, comprising, manual, labor.One skilled in some trade or manual occupation; an artificer; a mechanic.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: social, class, comprising, manual, labor.a critical situation that arises because of a shortage (as a shortage of time or money or resources); "an end-of-the-year crunch"; "a…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: social, class, comprising, manual, labor.a shortage of rainfall; "farmers most affected by the drought hope that there may yet be sufficient rain early in the growing season"
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: social, class, comprising, manual, labor.a shortage of rainfall; "farmers most affected by the drought hope that there may yet be sufficient rain early in the growing season"
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: social, class, comprising, manual, labor.The region in which electric and magnetic forces act.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: social, class, comprising, manual, labor.have as a logical consequence; "The water shortage means that we have to stop taking long showers"
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: social, class, comprising, manual, labor.the primary form of thrombocytopenia (rather than a shortage of platelets caused by other conditions such as tuberculosis or chemical…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: social, class, comprising, manual, labor.have as a logical consequence; "The water shortage means that we have to stop taking long showers"
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: social, class, comprising, manual, labor.Consisting in industry; pertaining to industry, or the arts and products of industry; concerning those employed in labor, especially i…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: social, class, comprising, manual, labor.Saving labor; adapted to supersede or diminish the labor of men; as, labor-saving machinery.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: social, class, comprising, manual, labor.That labors; performing labor; esp., performing coarse, heavy work, not requiring skill also, set apart for labor; as, laboring days.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: social, class, comprising, manual, labor.the magnetic field of a planet; the volume around the planet in which charged particles are subject more to the planet's magnetic fiel…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: social, class, comprising, manual, labor.A prescribed exercise in the systematic handing of a weapon; as, the manual of arms; the manual of the sword; the manual of the piece…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: social, class, comprising, manual, labor.To cultivate by manual labor; to till; hence, to develop by culture.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: social, class, comprising, manual, labor.
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