Meaning: Very physically demanding or exhausting.

Part of speech: adjective

Example: The back breaking work left him tired.

Category: Work › Labor

Synonyms:

• exhausting
• strenuous

Antonyms: easy

Meaning: a young man working on a ranch in Australia

Part of speech: noun

Example: The jackaroo learned to ride horses and manage cattle.

Category: Work › Agriculture

Synonyms: ranch hand

Meaning: a person responsible for cleaning and maintaining a building

Part of speech: noun

Example: The janitor cleaned the school every evening.

Category: Work › Maintenance

Synonyms:

• custodian
• cleaner

Meaning: requiring a lot of effort

Part of speech: adjective

Example: The laborious task took all day to complete.

Category: Work

Synonyms: arduous

Antonyms: easy

Meaning: a person who does hard physical work

Part of speech: noun

Example: The labourer worked in the fields all day.

Category: Work

Synonyms: worker

Meaning: working hard

Part of speech: verb

Example: She is labouring to finish the project on time.

Category: Work

Synonyms: working

Meaning: a repetitive task or routine

Part of speech: noun

Example: The daily pack drill became boring after a while.

Category: Work

Synonyms: routine

Meaning: a person or machine that packs items

Part of speech: noun

Example: The packer loaded boxes onto the truck.

Category: Work

Synonyms: loader

Meaning: a period of time during which someone takes a break from work

Part of speech: noun

Example: She took a sabbatical to travel and write.

Category: Work

Meaning: the act of dismissing someone from a job

Part of speech: noun

Example: The sacking of the manager surprised everyone.

Category: Work

Meaning: hard work, often used in Australian slang

Part of speech: noun

Example: It's been a long day of yakka at the office.

Category: Work

Synonyms: work