Definitions from Wiktionary (office)
▸ noun: (religion) A ceremonial duty or service, particularly:
▸ noun: (Christianity) The authorized form of ceremonial worship of a church.
▸ noun: (Christianity) Any special liturgy, as the Office for the Dead or of the Virgin.
▸ noun: (Christianity) A daily service without the eucharist.
▸ noun: (Catholicism) The daily service of the breviary, the liturgy for each canonical hour, including psalms, collects, and lessons.
▸ noun: (Protestantism) Various prayers used with modification as a morning or evening service.
▸ noun: (Christianity) Last rites.
▸ noun: (Christianity, obsolete) Mass, (particularly) the introit sung at its beginning.
▸ noun: A position of responsibility.
▸ noun: Official position, particularly high employment within government; tenure in such a position.
▸ noun: A duty, particularly owing to one's position or station; a charge, trust, or role; (obsolete, rare) moral duty.
▸ noun: (archaic) Function: anything typically done by or expected of something.
▸ noun: (now usually in plural) A service, a kindness.
▸ noun: (figuratively, slang) Inside information.
▸ noun: A room, set of rooms, or building used for non-manual work, particularly:
▸ noun: A room, set of rooms, or building used for administration and bookkeeping.
▸ noun: A room, set of rooms, or building used for selling services or tickets to the public.
▸ noun: (chiefly US, medicine) A room, set of rooms, or building used for consultation and diagnosis, but not surgery or other major procedures.
▸ noun: (figuratively) The staff of such places.
▸ noun: (figuratively, in large organizations) The administrative departments housed in such places, particularly:
▸ noun: (UK, Australia, usually capitalized, with clarifying modifier) A ministry or other department of government.
▸ noun: A particular place of business of a larger white-collar business.
▸ noun: (now in the plural, dated) The parts of a house or estate devoted to manual work and storage, as the kitchen, scullery, laundry, stables, etc., particularly (euphemistic, dated) a house or estate's facilities for urination and defecation: outhouses or lavatories.
▸ noun: (obsolete) A piece of land used for hunting; the area of land overseen by a gamekeeper.
▸ noun: (figuratively, slang, obsolete) A hangout: a place where one is normally found.
▸ noun: (UK military slang, dated) A plane's cockpit, particularly an observer's cockpit.
▸ noun: (computing) A collection of business software typically including a word processor and spreadsheet and slideshow programs.
▸ noun: (obsolete) An official or group of officials; (figuratively) a personification of officeholders.
▸ noun: (obsolete) A bodily function, (particularly) urination and defecation; an act of urination or defecation.
▸ noun: (obsolete) The performance of a duty; an instance of performing a duty.
▸ verb: To provide (someone) with an office.
▸ verb: (intransitive) To have an office.
▸ noun: (Catholicism, usually capitalized) Short for Holy Office: the court of final appeal in cases of heresy. [The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.]
▸ noun: (UK law, historical) Clipping of inquest of office: [(UK, law, historical) An inquest undertaken on occasions when the Crown claimed the right of possession to land or property.]
▸ Also see office
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▸ noun: (religion) A ceremonial duty or service, particularly:
▸ noun: (Christianity) The authorized form of ceremonial worship of a church.
▸ noun: (Christianity) Any special liturgy, as the Office for the Dead or of the Virgin.
▸ noun: (Christianity) A daily service without the eucharist.
▸ noun: (Catholicism) The daily service of the breviary, the liturgy for each canonical hour, including psalms, collects, and lessons.
▸ noun: (Protestantism) Various prayers used with modification as a morning or evening service.
▸ noun: (Christianity) Last rites.
▸ noun: (Christianity, obsolete) Mass, (particularly) the introit sung at its beginning.
▸ noun: A position of responsibility.
▸ noun: Official position, particularly high employment within government; tenure in such a position.
▸ noun: A duty, particularly owing to one's position or station; a charge, trust, or role; (obsolete, rare) moral duty.
▸ noun: (archaic) Function: anything typically done by or expected of something.
▸ noun: (now usually in plural) A service, a kindness.
▸ noun: (figuratively, slang) Inside information.
▸ noun: A room, set of rooms, or building used for non-manual work, particularly:
▸ noun: A room, set of rooms, or building used for administration and bookkeeping.
▸ noun: A room, set of rooms, or building used for selling services or tickets to the public.
▸ noun: (chiefly US, medicine) A room, set of rooms, or building used for consultation and diagnosis, but not surgery or other major procedures.
▸ noun: (figuratively) The staff of such places.
▸ noun: (figuratively, in large organizations) The administrative departments housed in such places, particularly:
▸ noun: (UK, Australia, usually capitalized, with clarifying modifier) A ministry or other department of government.
▸ noun: A particular place of business of a larger white-collar business.
▸ noun: (now in the plural, dated) The parts of a house or estate devoted to manual work and storage, as the kitchen, scullery, laundry, stables, etc., particularly (euphemistic, dated) a house or estate's facilities for urination and defecation: outhouses or lavatories.
▸ noun: (obsolete) A piece of land used for hunting; the area of land overseen by a gamekeeper.
▸ noun: (figuratively, slang, obsolete) A hangout: a place where one is normally found.
▸ noun: (UK military slang, dated) A plane's cockpit, particularly an observer's cockpit.
▸ noun: (computing) A collection of business software typically including a word processor and spreadsheet and slideshow programs.
▸ noun: (obsolete) An official or group of officials; (figuratively) a personification of officeholders.
▸ noun: (obsolete) A bodily function, (particularly) urination and defecation; an act of urination or defecation.
▸ noun: (obsolete) The performance of a duty; an instance of performing a duty.
▸ verb: To provide (someone) with an office.
▸ verb: (intransitive) To have an office.
▸ noun: (Catholicism, usually capitalized) Short for Holy Office: the court of final appeal in cases of heresy. [The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.]
▸ noun: (UK law, historical) Clipping of inquest of office: [(UK, law, historical) An inquest undertaken on occasions when the Crown claimed the right of possession to land or property.]
▸ Also see office
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good,
public,
local,
regional,
various,
administrative,
high,
several,
important,
central,
political
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