role
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(noun) normal or customary activity; "what is your role on the team?" |
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Related Words: activity, position |
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(noun) an actor's portrayal of someone in a play; "she played the part of Desdemona" |
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Synonyms: character, part, persona, theatrical role |
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Related Words: bit part, enactment, heavy, hero, heroine, ingenue, minor role, name part, portrayal, title role, villain |
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(noun) what something is used for; "the function of an auger is to bore holes"; "ballet is beautiful but what use is it?" |
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Synonyms: function, purpose, use |
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Related Words: raison d'etre, usefulness, utility |
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(noun) the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group: "the function of a teacher"; "the government must do its part" or "play its role" or "do its duty" |
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Synonyms: function, office, part |
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Related Words: capacity, duty, hat, lieu, place, position, second fiddle, stead |
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