Office

/ˈɑfɪs/

Other words from office's letters

noun

  1. A ceremonial duty or service, particularly:
  2. A position of responsibility.
  3. Official position, particularly high employment within government; tenure in such a position.
  4. An official or group of officials; a personification of officeholders.
  5. A duty, particularly owing to one's position or station; a charge, trust, or role; moral duty.
  6. The performance of a duty; an instance of performing a duty.
  7. Function: anything typically done by or expected of something.
  8. A bodily function, urination and defecation; an act of urination or defecation.
  9. (now usually in plural) A service, a kindness.
  10. Inside information.
  11. A room, set of rooms, or building used for non-manual work, particularly:
  12. The staff of such places.
  13. (in large organizations) The administrative departments housed in such places, particularly:
  14. (now in the plural) The parts of a house or estate devoted to manual work and storage, as the kitchen, scullery, laundry, stables, etc., particularly a house or estate's facilities for urination and defecation: outhouses or lavatories.
  15. Clipping of inquest of office: an inquest undertaken on occasions when the Crown claimed the right of possession to land or property.
  16. A piece of land used for hunting; the area of land overseen by a gamekeeper.
  17. A hangout: a place where one is normally found.
  18. A plane's cockpit, particularly an observer's cockpit.
  19. A collection of business software typically including a word processor and spreadsheet and slideshow programs.

Synonyms: Divine Office, Liturgy of the Hours, breviary, canonical hours, liturgy of the hours, surgery, bureau, department, ministry, divine service, liturgy, religious service, service

verb

  1. To provide (someone) with an office.
  2. To have an office.

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Office is a 2-meaning word in English. Medium-length words often have several interesting anagrams.

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