Employ and Work

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Employ noun - The state of being provided with a paying job.

Usage example: while you're under our employ, you can't do outside work for our competitors

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Work is a synonym for employ in action topic. In some cases you can use "Work" instead the word "Employ" as a noun or a verb.

Work noun - The action for which a person or thing is specially fitted or used or for which a thing exists.

Usage example: the work of a movie director is to tell a story through a series of striking images

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Employ is a synonym for work in action topic. Sometimes you can use "Employ" instead the word "Work" as a verb or a noun. archaic substitute

Nearby Words: works, working, worked, workable, worker

power	employ power	work power
man	employ man	work man
people	employ people	work people
system	employ system	work system
Other words: time, bit, magic, version, skills, powers.

It is willing to employ or work with goblins, hobgoblins, ogres, ghasts, zombies, chimeras, mind flayers, humans, succubi, drow elves, kobolds, dwarves, half-orcs, and others.

Source: Equal-Opportunity Evil
In Napoleon Dynamite, Pedro and Napoleon employ the hard work montage when making campaign posters (designed by Napoleon), rolling rings of tape, shaking hands, and getting awesome close-ups.

Source: Hard Work Montage
Don't expect, for example, to safely work for House Liao after working against them under House Davion's employ.

Source: Video Game / BattleTech

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