All pursuit synonyms

noun pursuit

• acquisition — If a company or business person makes an acquisition, they buy another company or part of a company.
• work — Henry Clay, 1832–84, U.S. songwriter.
• baccalaureate — The baccalaureate is an examination taken by students at the age of eighteen in France and some other countries.
• gym — a gymnasium.
• devoir — duty; obligation
• exercise — training, homework
• interrogatory — conveying or expressing a question; interrogative.
• interest — the feeling of a person whose attention, concern, or curiosity is particularly engaged by something: She has a great interest in the poetry of Donne.
• workings — Plural form of working.
• winnings — Plural form of winning.
• hang — to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
• importunity — the state or quality of being importunate; persistence in solicitation.
• demesne — land, esp surrounding a house or manor, retained by the owner for his or her own use
• implementation — the act of implementing, or putting into effect; fulfillment: The implementation of policies to conserve energy will involve personal sacrifice.
• alum — An alum is the same as an alumnus.
• licentiate — a person who has received a license, as from a university, to practice an art or profession.
• dos — any of several single-user, command-driven operating systems for personal computers, especially MS DOS.
• beguilement — to influence by trickery, flattery, etc.; mislead; delude.
• accomplishing — Present participle of accomplish.
• grad — one hundredth of a right angle.
• devoirs — compliments or respects; courteous attentions
• affair — If an event or a series of events has been mentioned and you want to talk about it again, you can refer to it as the affair.
• demand — If one thing demands another, the first needs the second in order to happen or be dealt with successfully.
• amusement — Amusement is the feeling that you have when you think that something is funny or amusing.
• cross-examination — to examine by questions intended to check a previous examination; examine closely or minutely.
• biz — Biz is sometimes used to refer to the entertainment business, especially pop music or films.
• inquiry — a seeking or request for truth, information, or knowledge.
• grindstone — a rotating solid stone wheel used for sharpening, shaping, etc.
• do — Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
• line — a thickness of glue, as between two veneers in a sheet of plywood.
• craft — You can refer to a boat, a spacecraft, or an aircraft as a craft.
• fire in the belly — (Idiomatic) The emotional stamina and vigor, passion, or inner drive to achieve something, to take action, etc.
• entreatment — (obsolete) entreaty; invitation.
• demesnes — possession of land as one's own: land held in demesne.
• quest — a search or pursuit made in order to find or obtain something: a quest for uranium mines; a quest for knowledge.
• aspiration — Someone's aspirations are their desire to achieve things.
• lifework — the complete or principal work, labor, or task of a lifetime.
• calisthenics — Calisthenics are simple exercises that you can do to keep fit and healthy.
• game — an amusement or pastime: children's games.
• judgment — an act or instance of judging.
• impetration — (obsolete) The act of impetrating, or obtaining by petition or entreaty.
• legwork — work or research involving extensive walking or traveling about, usually away from one's office, as in gathering data for a book, a legal action, etc.
• collegian — a current member of a college; student
• activity — Activity is a situation in which a lot of things are happening or being done.
• big idea — any plan or proposal that is grandiose, impractical, and usually unsolicited: You're always coming around here with your big ideas.
• gainings — profits or earnings
• metier — a field of work; occupation, trade, or profession.
• counterclaim — a claim set up in opposition to another, esp by the defendant in a civil action against the plaintiff
• obtainment — to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through an effort or by a request: to obtain permission; to obtain a better income.
• dragnet — a net to be drawn along the bottom of a river, pond, etc., or along the ground, to catch fish, small game, etc.