desk work

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [desk wurk]
- /dɛsk wɜrk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [desk wurk]
- /dɛsk wɜrk/

Definitions of desk work words

noun desk work work done at a desk. 1
noun desk work habitual writing, as that of a clerk. 1

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Origin of desk work

First appearance:

before 1860

One of the 29% newest English words

First recorded in 1860-65

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Desk work

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Desk work

desk work popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

desk work usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for desk work

noun desk work

administration — Administration is the range of activities connected with organizing and supervising the way that an organization or institution functions.
typing — a number of things or persons sharing a particular characteristic, or set of characteristics, that causes them to be regarded as a group, more or less precisely defined or designated; class; category: a criminal of the most vicious type.

All 2 Synonyms of desk work