6 Work and occupation

Use this domain for general words related to working.

What general words refer to work?

work, labor, toil

6.1 Work

Use this domain for words related to working.

Louw Nida Codes:

42D Work, Toil

What general words refer to working?

work, labor, operate

6.1.1 Worker

Use this domain for words related to a worker.

What general words refer to a person who works?

worker, laborer

What words refer to a person who works in a particular place?

butler (house), field hand, farm hand (fields), ranch hand (ranch)

What words refer to a person who works for someone else?

hired hand, employee, servant, hireling, slave,

What words refer to a person who works for a day or a few days?

day laborer, temporary help, casual worker

What words refer to a person who works for only part of a day, or for the whole day?

part-time worker, full-time worker

What words refer to a person who works with a particular material or animal?

carpenter (wood), blacksmith (iron, metal), cowboy (cattle), shepherd (sheep)

6.1.1.1 Expert

Use this domain for words related to being an expert--someone who can do something well.

What words refer to an expert?

expert, professional, master, craftsman, specialist, old hand, old-timer, the best we have, leader in his field, on the cutting edge, senior, graduate, doctor, consultant, trainer, teacher, is degreed, has a degree

What words are used to refer to the knowledge or ability of an expert?

expertise, knowledge, expert knowledge, experience, ability, craftsmanship, training, understanding, proficiency

What words describe an expert?

the best we have, leader in his field, on the cutting edge, master (craftsman), expert (machinist), leading (scholar), degreed (scholar), foremost (expert), knowledgeable, experienced, able (seaman), well-trained, proficient, capable, clever, skilled, skillful,

What words are used to refer to someone who is not an expert?

student, apprentice, trainee, novice, jack-of-all-trades, greenhorn, beginner, new recruit, plebe, freshman

What words describe someone who is not an expert?

green, beginning (student), new, uninitiated, ignorant, untrained, inexperienced, unknowledgeable

6.1.2 Method

Use this domain for words related to the method of doing something.

OMC Codes:

120 Research Methods

Methodology

What words refer to a method of doing something?

method, methodology, approach, means, procedure, process, strategy, system, tactics, technique, way,

What question words ask for the way in which something is done?

how, however,

What words indicate the way in which something is done?

how, however, somehow, somehow or other,

What words describe a method of doing something?

technical, strategic, tactical,

What words refer to the way in which a person works?

work style

6.1.2.1 Try, attempt

Use this domain for words indicating that someone is trying to do something.

Louw Nida Codes:

68E Try, Attempt

What words refer to trying to do something?

try, attempt, make an attempt, experiment, test, make a stab at it, give it a go, try it out, see if it works, make an effort, aim to do something, assay, endeavor, essay, seek to do something, strain, struggle, undertake, venture, give it a whirl, have a try, try and do something, see if you can do something,

What words refer to trying hard to do something?

do your best, try your best, put your mind to it, make an effort, be at pains to do something, strive, to the best of your ability, do the best you can, as best you can, give something your best,

What words refer to doing all you can when you are trying to do something?

try for all your worth, do your utmost, do everything you can, do all you can, give your all, pull out all the stops, struggle to do something, go to great lengths to do something,

What words refer to trying to do something, even though you are unlikely to succeed?

have a go, have a stab at, give it a go, put up a good show,

What words refer to trying hard to get something that you really want?

try for, go for, try out for, shoot for, make a bid for, struggle for, go all out, go after,

What words refer to trying hard to do something for someone?

bend over backwards to do something, go out of your way to do something, take the trouble to do something,

What words refer to doing something in order to try to do something else?

try and do something, in an effort to do something, in an attempt to do something,

What words refer to an attempt to do something?

attempt (n), endeavor (n), try (n), campaign, drive,

6.1.2.2 Use

Use this domain for words related to using something to do something.

What words refer to using something?

use, employ (something), make use of, handle, manipulate, wield

What words refer to something being used for some activity or purpose?

be used to, be used for, be for, for,

What words refer to the activity that something is used for?

use (n),

What words refer to using something in the wrong way?

abuse, misuse

6.1.2.2.1 Useful

Use this domain for words related to being useful--words describing something that can be used to do something.

Louw Nida Codes:

65D Useful, Useless

65E Advantageous, Not Advantageous

What words describe something that is useful?

useful, be of use, handy, helpful, valuable, be good for, be worth, constructive, nifty,

What words describe something that is very useful?

invaluable, indispensable,

What words refer to something being useful even though it doesn't seem to be?

come in handy, come in useful, have its uses,

What words refer to the quality of being useful?

usefulness, utility,

6.1.2.2.2 Useless

Use this domain for words related to being useless--words describing something that cannot be used to do anything.

Louw Nida Codes:

65D Useful, Useless

65E Advantageous, Not Advantageous

What words describe something that is useless?

useless, be of no use, be no use, be no good, unhelpful, be of no help, be no help,

What words refer to something that is useless?

junk, garbage,

6.1.2.2.3 Available

Use this domain for words related to something being available to use.

What words refer to something being available for use?

available, obtainable, at your disposal

6.1.2.2.4 Use up

Use this domain for words related to using something up.

What words refer to using up all of something?

finish, use up, exhaust, run out of, consume, deplete, drink up, exhaust, sap, swallow, tap, use up

6.1.2.2.5 Take care of something

Use this domain for words related to taking care of something.

What words refer to taking care of something?

take care of, look after, maintain

6.1.2.2.6 Waste

Use this domain for words related to wasting something.

What words refer to wasting something?

waste, squander, dissipate, uneconomical

6.1.2.3 Work well

Use this domain for words related to working well.

OMC Codes:

555 Talent Mobility

Louw Nida Codes:

75 Adequate, Qualified

68F Do Intensely or Extensively

What words refer to working well?

work well, give it your best, do your best, skill, skillful, skillfully

What words describe someone who works well?

proficient, businesslike, practical, thorough

6.1.2.3.1 Careful

Use this domain for words related to being careful.

What words describe someone who is careful?

careful, conscientious, painstaking, deliberate, deliberately

6.1.2.3.2 Work hard

Use this domain for words related to working hard.

What words refer to working hard?

work hard, labor at, strive, try hard, give it your best, do your best, push hard, go all out, wear several hats, hard driving, make an effort

What words describe someone who works hard?

industrious, hard working, busy, devoted, devotion, diligent, diligence,

What words describe someone who works too hard?

overburdened, worn,

6.1.2.3.3 Busy

Use this domain for words related to being busy.

What words describe a person who is busy and has a lot to do?

busy, have a lot to do, have your hands full, pressure, overburdened,

6.1.2.3.4 Power, force

Use this domain for words related to the power used to do something.

OMC Codes:

370 Energy and Power

371 Power Development

379 Miscellaneous Power Production

Louw Nida Codes:

76 Power, Force

What words refer to the power used to do something?

power, force, energy

6.1.2.3.5 Complete, finish

Use this domain for words related to completing a task.

Louw Nida Codes:

68C Complete, Finish, Succeed

What words refer to completing a task?

complete, finish, finish up, accomplish, succeed, wrap up

What words refer to not completing a task?

leave undone, incomplete, unfinished

6.1.2.3.6 Ambitious

Use this domain for words related to being ambitious.

What words describe a person who is determined to be successful?

ambitious, ambition, competitive, power-hungry, pushy

6.1.2.4 Work poorly

Use this domain for words related to working poorly.

What words refer to working poorly?

work poorly, work slowly, do a bad job, mess up on the job, slipshod, sloppy,

6.1.2.4.1 Careless, irresponsible

Use this domain for words related to being careless.

What words describe someone who is careless in his work?

be careless, irresponsible

6.1.2.4.2 Lazy

Use this domain for words related to being lazy.

Louw Nida Codes:

88F' Laziness, Idleness

What words describe someone who is lazy?

be lazy, lazy person, idle, dally, idler, do-nothing, loafer

What words refer to an inappropriate rest?

loaf, goof off

6.1.2.4.3 Give up

Use this domain for words related to giving up.

What words refer to stopping work?

give up, quit, resign, offer to resign, submit your resignation, fire, dismiss, sack

6.1.2.5 Plan

Use this domain for words related to planning.

OMC Codes:

121 Theoretical Orientation in Research and Its Results

What words refer to making plans?

plan, make plans, devise a plan, come up with a plan, contrive, mastermind,

What words refer to a plan?

plan, aim, objective, goal, purpose, program, scheme,

6.1.2.5.1 Arrange an event

Use this domain for words related to arranging an event, such as a meeting.

What words refer to arranging an event?

arrange, organize, make arrangements, line up, prepare

6.1.2.5.2 Cancel an event

Use this domain for words related to canceling a plan, decision, or event.

What words refer to canceling an event?

cancel, call off, be off, scrub, shelve

6.1.2.6 Prepare

Use this domain for words related to preparing to do something.

OMC Codes:

122 Practical Preparations in Conducting Fieldwork

Louw Nida Codes:

77 Ready, Prepared

What words refer to preparing for a task?

prepare, preparations, make preparations, get ready, ready something

What words describe a person who has prepared?

prepared, ready

What words describe a person who has not prepared?

unprepared, unready

6.1.2.6.1 Prepare something for use

Use this domain for words related to preparing something so that it can be used for some purpose.

What words refer to preparing something?

prepare, get something ready,

What words describe something that has been prepared?

prepared, ready,

6.1.2.7 Effective

Use this domain for words related to being effective.

What words describe a method that is effective?

effective, work, successful

6.1.2.8 Efficient

Use this domain for words related to being efficient.

What words describe a way of working that is efficient?

efficient, productive

6.1.2.9 Opportunity

Use this domain for words related to an opportunity to do something.

What words refer to an opportunity to do something?

opportunity, chance, opening, occasion

6.1.3 Difficult, impossible

Use this domain for words describing something that is difficult or impossible to do.

What words describe a difficult task?

difficult, hard, challenging, tough, not easy, arduous, demanding

What words indicate that a task cannot be done?

be impossible, too hard, can't do it, not doable

What words refer to how difficult a job is?

difficulty

6.1.3.1 Easy, possible

Use this domain for words describing something that is easy or possible to do.

What words describe something that is easy to do?

easy, a cinch, no problem, piece of cake

What words indicate that something can be done?

be possible, not too hard, can do it, no problem, doable

6.1.3.2 Succeed

Use this domain for words related to succeeding in doing something.

Louw Nida Codes:

68C Complete, Finish, Succeed

What words refer to succeeding to do a task?

succeed, success, accomplish, achieve, manage, contrive,

What words refer to something that you have succeeded in doing?

success, accomplishment, achievement,

6.1.3.3 Fail

Use this domain for words related to failing to do something.

What words refer to failing to do a task?

fail, unsuccessful, not make it

What words refer to someone who has failed?

failure

6.1.3.4 Advantage

Use this domain for words related to having an advantage--something that helps you succeed that other people don't have.

What words refer to an advantage?

advantage, asset, privilege,

What words refer to having an advantage over other people?

have an advantage, be at an advantage, have something on your side, the odds are stacked in your favor, have a head start, have everything going for you, hold all the cards, have the upper hand, be in a strong position, be in a position of strength,

What words indicate that something gives one person an advantage over others?

give someone an advantage, give someone the edge, be to someone's advantage, be in someone's favor, favor (v),

What words refer to a disadvantage?

disadvantage, handicap, drawback, liability, limitations,

What words refer to having a disadvantage compared with other people?

have a disadvantage, be at a disadvantage, be handicapped, the odds are stacked against you, disadvantaged,

What words indicate that something gives someone a disadvantage?

be to someone's disadvantage, be against,

What words refer to the advantages and disadvantages of something?

advantages and disadvantages, pros and cons, pluses and minuses,

6.1.4 Job satisfaction

Use this domain for words related to being satisfied with your job.

What words refer to being satisfied with your job?

job satisfaction, rewarding, fulfilling, satisfying, profitable, like your job, challenging

What words refer to not being satisfied with your job?

hate your job, boring

6.1.5 Unemployed, not working

Use this domain for words related to being unemployed.

What words refer to not having a job?

unemployed, not working, out of work, idle, jobless, looking for work

6.1.6 Made by hand

Use this domain for words describing something made by hand instead of by a machine.

What words describe something made by hand?

made by hand, craft, crafted, craftsman, craftsmanship

6.1.7 Artificial

Use this domain for words describing something that is artificial--something that is made by people.

What words describe something made by people?

artificial, synthetic, man-made, processed

What words describe something not made by people?

natural, wild, raw, virgin, untamed, organic

6.1.8 Experienced

Use this domain for words related to being experienced at doing something.

What words refer to being experienced?

experienced, seasoned, practiced, veteran, pro

6.1.8.1 Accustomed to

Use this domain for words related to being accustomed to something.

What words refer to being accustomed to something?

be accustomed to, used to, familiar with

6.2 Agriculture

Use this domain for words related to agriculture--working with plants.

OMC Codes:

240 Agriculture

242 Agricultural Science

Louw Nida Codes:

43 Agriculture

What general words refer to working with plants?

agriculture, farming

6.2.1 Growing crops

Use this domain for general words related to growing crops. If one crop is cultivated extensively and there are many words related to it, set up a separate domain for it.

OMC Codes:

248 Textile Agriculture

249 Special Crops

What words refer to growing crops?

grow, cultivate, raise, farm (v), garden (v), produce,

What words refer to something that is grown?

crop, produce (n),

6.2.1.1 Growing grain

Use this domain for general words related to growing grain crops such as barley, maize (corn), millet, oats, rice, rye, sesame, sorghum, and wheat. If one crop is cultivated extensively and there are many words related to it, set up a separate domain for it. This has already been done for rice, wheat, and maize, since they are so common around the world.

OMC Codes:

243 Cereal Agriculture

What words refer to growing grain?

grow grain, sheaf, winnow

6.2.1.1.1 Growing rice

Use this domain for words related to growing rice.

What words refer to growing rice?

rice paddy, transplant seedling

6.2.1.1.2 Growing wheat

Use this domain for words related to growing wheat.

What words refer to growing wheat?

sheaf

6.2.1.1.3 Growing maize

Use this domain for words related to growing maize.

What words refer to growing maize?

ear, husk, stalk, silk

6.2.1.2 Growing roots

Use this domain for words related to growing root crops such as beets, carrots, cassava, garlic, ginger, leeks, manioc, onions, peanuts, potatoes, radishes, rutabagas, taro, turnips, and yams. If one crop is cultivated extensively and there are many words related to it, set up a separate domain for it. This has already been done for potatoes and cassava, since they are so common around the world.

What words refer to growing roots?

root, uproot

6.2.1.2.1 Growing potatoes

Use this domain for words related to growing potatoes.

What words refer to growing potatoes?

potato, potato vine, potato mound

6.2.1.2.2 Growing cassava

Use this domain for words related to growing cassava.

What words refer to growing cassava?

cassava

6.2.1.3 Growing vegetables

Use this domain for words related to growing vegetables, such as asparagus, beans, broccoli, cabbage, celery, chard, cucumbers, eggplant, melons, peas, peppers, pumpkins, spinach, squash, tomatoes, and watermelons. If one type of vegetable is cultivated extensively and there are many words related to it, set up a separate domain for it.

OMC Codes:

244 Vegetable Production

What words refer to growing vegetables?

vegetable garden, hoe, pick

6.2.1.4 Growing fruit

Use this domain for words related to growing fruit, such as berries, cranberries, grapes, raspberries, and strawberries. If one type of fruit is cultivated extensively and there are many words related to it, set up a separate domain for it. This has already been done for grapes and bananas, since they are so common around the world.

What words refer to growing fruit?

pick, press, juice, fruit juice

6.2.1.4.1 Growing grapes

Use this domain for words related to growing grapes.

What words refer to growing grapes?

grape, pick, vine, vineyard, prune, winepress, cluster, wine, grape juice

6.2.1.4.2 Growing bananas

Use this domain for words related to growing bananas.

What words refer to growing bananas?

banana, stalk, flower, finger, hand, bunch, pulp, prune, leaf, leaf stem, stem

6.2.1.5 Growing grass

Use this domain for words related to growing grass, such as sod, hay, alfalfa, bamboo, papyrus, sugarcane, and tobacco. If one type of grass is cultivated extensively and there are many words related to it, set up a separate domain for it. This has already been done for sugarcane and tobacco, since they are so common around the world.

OMC Codes:

246 Forage Crops

What words refer to growing grass?

sod, hay, alfalfa, mow, haystack, bale

6.2.1.5.1 Growing sugarcane

Use this domain for words related to growing sugarcane.

What words refer to growing sugarcane?

sugarcane, press, juice, pulp, boil, sugar

6.2.1.5.2 Growing tobacco

Use this domain for words related to growing tobacco.

What words refer to growing tobacco?

tobacco, leaf, dry, rack, cut

6.2.1.6 Growing flowers

Use this domain for words related to growing flowers. If one type of flower is cultivated extensively and there are many words related to it, set up a separate domain for it.

OMC Codes:

247 Floriculture

What words refer to growing flowers?

growing flowers, floriculture, flower, prune, pick flower, gardening, garden, flower garden, flowering plants

6.2.1.7 Growing trees

Use this domain for words related to growing trees. If one crop is cultivated extensively and there are many words related to it, set up a separate domain for it. This has already been done for coconuts and coffee, since they are so common around the world.

OMC Codes:

245 Arboriculture

What words refer to growing trees?

prune, seedling, graft

6.2.1.7.1 Growing coconuts

Use this domain for words related to growing coconuts.

What words refer to growing coconuts?

coconut, husk, shell, copra, milk, dry

6.2.1.7.2 Growing coffee

Use this domain for words related to growing coffee.

What words refer to growing coffee?

bean, dry, grind

6.2.2 Land preparation

Use this domain for words related to preparing land for planting crops.

OMC Codes:

241 Tillage

What words refer to preparing a field?

prepare field, clear field

What is a prepared field called?

(no words in English)

6.2.2.1 Clear a field

Use this domain for words related to clearing a field.

What words refer to clearing a field?

clear a field, burn grass, slash and burn, uproot weeds, cut the grass

6.2.2.2 Plow a field

Use this domain for words related to plowing a field.

What words refer to plowing a field?

plow, cultivate, dig, hoe, harrow, make a row, plow a furrow, break up soil

6.2.2.3 Fertilize a field

Use this domain for words related to fertilizing a field.

What words refer to fertilizing a field?

fertilize, add fertilizer, fertilizer, fertile, manure

6.2.3 Plant a field

Use this domain for words related to planting a field.

What words refer to planting seeds in a field?

cultivate, plant, seed (a field), sow seed,

What words refer to planting plants?

plant, plant vines, plant cuttings, transplant,

What words refer to the things that are planted?

seed, seedling, cutting

6.2.4 Tend a field

Use this domain for words related to tending a field.

What words refer to tending a field?

tend a field, cultivate, weed, hoe, pull weeds, support a banana stalk, spray, insecticide

What words refer to protecting a field from birds?

scarecrow,

6.2.4.1 Cut grass

Use this domain for words related to cutting grass.

What words refer to cutting grass?

cut grass, mow, scythe, clip

What tools are used to cut grass?

machete, sickle, scythe, lawnmower, grass clippers

6.2.4.2 Uproot plants

Use this domain for words related to uprooting plants.

What words refer to uprooting plants?

uproot, pull, dig out (stump), root out

What words refer to uprooting weeds?

weed (v), hoe weeds, weed killer, herbicide, rake weeds, weed carelessly

6.2.4.3 Irrigate

Use this domain for words related to irrigating a field.

What words refer to adding water to plants and fields?

to water, irrigate, irrigation

What tools and machines are used to water plants?

irrigate, irrigation, irrigation canal, to water

6.2.4.4 Trim plants

Use this domain for words related to trimming plants.

What words refer to trimming plants?

trim, prune, cut back, thin

What tools are used to trim plants?

pruning hook, pruning shears

6.2.4.5 Neglect plants

Use this domain for words related to neglecting plants.

What words refer to neglecting plants?

neglect, allow to grow wild, become overgrown, let the weeds grow

6.2.5 Harvest

Use this domain for words related to harvesting crops. If there is an important crop and there are a lot of words that refer to harvesting it, set up a special domain for it, such as 'Harvest rice' or 'Harvest coconuts'. If there is more than one such crop, set up a separate domain for each of them.

What words refer to harvesting?

harvest, reap, gather in the harvest

What special words are used for harvesting each crop?

harvest maize, harvest rice, harvest yams, harvest beans, pick fruit, pluck an apple, dig potatoes, pull carrots, cut vegetables

What words refer to what is harvested?

crop, harvest, yield

What tools and machines are used to harvest crops?

harvester

What is done to a field after the crops are harvested?

lie fallow, animals graze, plow under plants

What words describe a crop that is ready to harvest?

ripe

What words refer to the time of harvest?

harvest, harvest time

6.2.5.1 First fruits

Use this domain for words referring to the first fruits or crops to be harvested.

What words refer to the first fruits to be harvested?

first fruits, eat first of new crops

6.2.5.2 Crop failure

Use this domain for words related to crop failure.

What words refer to crop failure?

crop failure, poor harvest

What causes crop failure?

drought, blight, disease, locusts, insect plague, storm, exhausted soil, bad seed

What results from crop failure?

famine, lean times

6.2.5.3 Gather wild plants

Use this domain for words related to gathering wild plants. In a hunter-gatherer culture this domain might need to be extensively developed.

What words refer to gathering wild plants?

gather, collect, pick (berries)

6.2.5.4 Plant product

Use this domain for words referring to materials and substances that are taken from plants and used for various purposes. It is necessary to think through various types of plants to think of what materials are taken from each.

Louw Nida Codes:

6S Plant Products

3F Wood and Wood Products

What plant products are used for building?

wood

What plant products are used for the roof of a building?

thatch, shingle

What plant products are used for fibers, thread, and rope?

hemp, cotton

What plant products are used for chemicals?

sap, rubber

What plant products are used for burning?

firewood

6.2.6 Process harvest

Use this domain for words related to processing the harvest.

OMC Codes:

250 Food Processing

251 Preservation and Storage of Food

What words refer to processing the harvest?

process harvest, shell groundnuts, shell beans, remove beans from pods, husk corn, remove leaves from maize cob, remove maize from the cob, dry, separate bad from good

6.2.6.1 Winnow grain

Use this domain for words related to winnowing grain--to separate the chaff from the grain.

Louw Nida Codes:

7G Miscellaneous Constructions

What words refer to winnowing grain?

winnow, winnowing basket, winnowing fork, winnowing floor, chaff, grain

6.2.6.2 Mill grain

Use this domain for words related to milling grain.

Louw Nida Codes:

7G Miscellaneous Constructions

What words refer to milling grain?

mill (v), grind

What things are used to mill grain?

mill (n),

What crops are milled?

rice, wheat, maize

6.2.6.3 Thresh

Use this domain for words related to threshing grain.

What words refer to threshing grain?

thresh, beat

What crops are threshed?

beans

Where is grain threshed?

threshing floor

6.2.6.4 Store the harvest

Use this domain for words related to storing the harvest.

OMC Codes:

253 Meat Packing Industry

254 Refrigeration Industry

255 Canning Industry

256 Cereal Industry

257 Confectionery Industries

258 Miscellaneous Food Processing and Packing Industries

What words refer to storing the harvest?

store the harvest, store food, put in sacks, tie together, heap of grain, haystack, sheaf of grain

What buildings and containers are used to store the harvest?

barn, granary, silo, grain sack

6.2.7 Farm worker

Use this domain for words related to farm workers.

What words refer to a person who works on a farm?

farmer, farm worker, field hand, sharecropper, itinerant farm laborer, hired hand

6.2.8 Agricultural tool

Use this domain for words related to agricultural tools.

Louw Nida Codes:

6B Instruments Used in Agriculture and Husbandry

What tools are used for cutting plants?

pruning hook, pruning shears

What tools are used for digging?

hoe, shovel, spade

What tools are used for plowing?

plow, plow blade

What tools are used for fertilizing?

manure

What words are used with each of these tools?

to prune, to hoe, to plow, to pull a plow, to guide a plow, to use a shovel, to dig with a hoe

What are the parts of each tool?

tip, edge, handle, blade

6.2.9 Farmland

Use this domain for words related to farmland.

Louw Nida Codes:

1O Pastures and Cultivated Lands

What words refer to farmland?

farmland, farm, field, garden, cultivated land, agricultural land, plantation, plowed field, tilled field, field ready for harvest, harvested field, fallow field, ground prepared for planting

6.3 Animal husbandry

Use this domain for words related to animal husbandry--working with animals.

OMC Codes:

230 Animal Husbandry

Louw Nida Codes:

44 Animal Husbandry, Fishing

1O Pastures and Cultivated Lands

What words refer to animal husbandry?

animal husbandry, tame, spray (for insects), brand,

What words are used of animal shelters and enclosures?

shelter, barn, shed, corral, pen, stall, manger

Where do people keep birds?

birdcage, chicken coop

Where do people keep fish?

fish tank, fishbowl, aquarium, fishpond

Where do people keep insects?

beehive

What words refer to breeding animals?

breed, crossbred, crossbreed, hybrid, interbred, mongrel, stud

6.3.1 Domesticated animal

Use this domain for words related to domesticated animals. Add extra domains for specific domesticated animals in your culture such as elephants in east Asia, camels in the Middle East, and llamas in South America.

OMC Codes:

231 Domesticated Animals

What words refer to a domesticated animal?

domesticated animal, livestock, pet

What words refer to domesticating an animal?

domesticate, tame, break (horse)

What words describe an animal that has been domesticated?

domesticated, tamed, broken in

What animals are commonly domesticated?

cow, goat, sheep, horse, donkey, dog, cat, chicken, duck, goose, turkey

6.3.1.1 Cattle

Use this domain for words related to cattle and the care of cattle.

What words refer to cattle?

cattle, bovine

What words refer to male or female cattle?

bull, cow

What words refer to young cattle?

calf, bullock, heifer

What words refer to a castrated bull?

ox, steer

What types of cows are there?

Angus, aurochs, Brahma, Guernsey, Holstein, Jersey, longhorn, shorthorn

What are the parts of a cow?

udder

How do cattle eat?

graze, chew the cud

What sounds do cows make?

moo, low, bellow, snort

Where are cows kept?

cow pasture, cattle range, cow barn, cowshed, stall

What do cows produce?

milk, blood, meat

What is the meat of a cow called?

beef, steak, hamburger, minced meat, rump roast, fillet

6.3.1.2 Sheep

Use this domain for words related to sheep.

What words refer to sheep?

sheep

What words refer to male or female sheep?

ram, ewe

What words refer to young sheep?

lamb

What words refer to a castrated sheep?

wether,

What are the parts of a sheep?

wool

What words refer to shearing a sheep?

shear, fleece, karakul

What sounds do sheep make?

baa, bleat

Where are sheep kept?

pasture, range, pen, fold, sheepfold

What is a group of sheep called?

flock

6.3.1.3 Goat

Use this domain for words related to goats.

What words refer to goats?

goat

What words refer to male or female goats?

billy, he-goat, nanny, she-goat

What words refer to young goats?

kid

What sounds do goats make?

bleat,

Where are goats kept?

pasture, range, enclosure

What is a group of goats called?

flock, herd

What is a person called who takes care of goats?

goatherd

6.3.1.4 Pig

Use this domain for words related to pigs.

What words refer to pigs?

pig, hog, swine

What words refer to male or female pigs?

boar, sow

What words refer to young pigs?

piglet, suckling

What do pigs eat?

slop

What do pigs do?

wallow, root, feed

What sounds do pigs make?

grunt, squeal, snort

What is the meat of a pig called?

pork, sausage, ham, pork chop, gammon steak, pork tenderloin

Where are pigs kept?

pigsty, sty, pigpen, barn, shed, stall

6.3.1.5 Dog

Use this domain for words related to dogs.

What words refer to dogs?

dog, hound, canine, stray, cur, mangy

What words refer to male or female dogs?

bitch

What words refer to young dogs?

puppy, pup, whelp

What types of dogs are there?

basset, beagle, bloodhound, boxer, bulldog, Chihuahua, collie, dachshund, Doberman, German shepherd, greyhound, husky, Pekinese, poodle, retriever, setter, spaniel, terrier

What sounds do dogs make?

bark, howl, yap, growl

Where are dogs kept?

doghouse, kennel

6.3.1.6 Cat

Use this domain for words related to cats.

What words refer to cats?

cat, feline

What words refer to male or female cats?

tom, tomcat

What words refer to young cats?

kitten

What words refer to types of cats?

Angora, longhaired, shorthaired, Persian, Siamese, tabby

What do cats do?

wash themselves, groom, hunt, stalk

What sounds do cats make?

meow, mew, caterwaul, hiss, purr

6.3.1.7 Beast of burden

Use this domain for words related to animals that are used as a beast of burden--either to ride, to carry loads, or to pull vehicles. The questions refer to horses, but can be applied to any animal.

What types of beasts of burden are there?

beast of burden, horse, equine, donkey, burro, ass, mule, camel, llama, elephant,

What words refer to male or female horses?

stallion, mare

What words refer to young horses?

colt, foal, filly

What words refer to a castrated male horse?

gelding

What types of horses are there?

Arabian, pinto, pony, thoroughbred, racehorse

Where are horses kept?

stable, pasture, range, barn, shed, stall

What equipment is used to ride or harness a horse?

saddle, bit, bridle, reins, harness, yoke

6.3.2 Tend herds in fields

Use this domain for words related to tending a herd in the fields.

OMC Codes:

233 Pastoral Activities

What words refer to tending a herd in the fields?

tend, graze, shepherd, herd, pasture, feed, look after animals

What words refer to a person who tends animals?

herdsman, herder, cowboy, shepherd

What tools are used to tend animals?

tether, rope, prod (stick to direct cattle), cowbell

What words refer to a place where animals can eat grass?

pasture, field, range

6.3.3 Milk

Use this domain for words related to milking an animal.

OMC Codes:

234 Dairying

What words refer to milking an animal?

milk (v), milk (n), milk jug, bucket, dairy, dairy cow

6.3.4 Butcher, slaughter

Use this domain for words referring to killing animals and cutting them up for food.

What words refer to killing an animal?

kill, butcher, slaughter, destroy, put down, put away, put something out of its misery,

What words refer to skinning an animal?

skin, flay

What words refer to cutting up an animal?

butcher, butchery, dress (meat)

What words refer to a place where animals are butchered?

slaughterhouse, butchery,

6.3.5 Wool production

Use this domain for words related to wool production--cutting the hair off of a sheep.

OMC Codes:

236 Wool Production

What words refer to cutting the hair off of a sheep?

wool, shear, fleece

6.3.6 Poultry raising

Use this domain for words related to raising birds.

OMC Codes:

235 Poultry Raising

What birds are domesticated?

poultry, chicken, duck, goose, turkey, pigeon, canary, parrot, guinea fowl

Where are domesticated birds kept?

hen house, duck pond, birdcage

What words refer to collecting eggs?

gather eggs, collect eggs

What words refer to pulling the feathers off of a dead bird?

pluck

6.3.6.1 Chicken

Use this domain for words related to chickens.

What words refer to chickens?

chicken, rooster, cock, hen, chick

Where are chickens kept?

chicken coop, coop, henhouse, roost

What do chickens do?

scratch, roost

What noises do chickens make?

cluck, crow, cock-a-doodle-doo, cheep

6.3.7 Animal products

Use this domain for words related to animal products.

OMC Codes:

237 Animal By-Products

What useful things are produced by animals?

hide, meat, blood, milk, eggs, wool, skins, leather, bone meal, fat, tallow, grease, horn, blood, feathers, down, silk

6.3.8 Veterinary science

Use this domain for words related to treating animal diseases.

OMC Codes:

232 Applied Animal Science

What words refer to treating animal diseases?

veterinarian, veterinary, animal diseases

6.3.8.1 Animal diseases

Use this domain for words related to animal diseases.

What types of animal diseases are there?

hoof and mouth, cowpox

6.3.8.2 Castrate animal

Use this domain for words related to castrating animals. There are sometimes specific terms for castrated animals, such as 'steer--a male cow that has been castrated before maturity'.

What words refer to castrating an animal?

castrate, spay, neutered

What words refer to a castrated animal?

steer, ox (castrated bull), gelding

6.4 Hunt and fish

Use this domain for words related to hunting and fishing--catching and killing wild animals.

OMC Codes:

220 Food Quest

221 Annual Cycle

222 Collecting

Louw Nida Codes:

44 Animal Husbandry, Fishing

What general words refer to hunting wild animals?

hunt, trap, fish

6.4.1 Hunt

Use this domain for words related to hunting wild animals.

OMC Codes:

224 Hunting and Trapping

What words refer to hunting animals?

hunt (v), hunt (n), lay in wait, blind, decoy, animal call, bag an animal, strike to cause injury, strike hard, kill, flush an animal out of hiding, to suddenly come out of hiding, search, hide, capture, chase away, aim, miss target, shoot, hit target, nick

What weapons are used to hunt animals?

spear, hunting bow, arrow, poison for arrow, quiver, hunting net, club, gun

How are the weapons cared for?

sharpen

Where do people hunt?

hunting grounds

What words refer to hunting with dogs?

hunt with dog, hunting dog, hunting dog bell, take up the chase, catch the scent, follow the scent, corner an animal, tree an animal, bay (sound of a dog when following an animal)

6.4.1.1 Track an animal

Use this domain for words related to tracking an animal.

What words refer to following a wild animal?

track, follow, read the signs, stalk, trail, chase

What words refer to the marks left by an animal on the ground?

track, print, footprint, paw print, hoof print, sign, trail

6.4.2 Trap

Use this domain for words related to trapping an animal.

OMC Codes:

224 Hunting and Trapping

Louw Nida Codes:

6E Traps, Snares

What kinds of traps are there?

trap, snare, pit

What words refer to setting a trap?

lay a trap, set a snare, dig a pit

What words refer to catching something in a trap?

catch, trap, snare

What words refer to being caught in a trap?

fall into (a pit)

What words refer to escaping from a trap?

escape

6.4.3 Hunting birds

Use this domain for words related to hunting birds.

OMC Codes:

223 Fowling

What words refer to hunting birds?

hunt for birds, snare, fowling, look for bird's nest

6.4.4 Beekeeping

Use this domain for words related to keeping bees.

What words refer to keeping bees?

beekeeping, beekeeper, suit, hive, bee, honey, honeycomb, wax, queen, drone, worker, nectar, sting, smoke

What words refer to collecting honey?

collect honey

6.4.5 Fishing

Use this domain for words related to catching fish.

OMC Codes:

226 Fishing

225 Marine Hunting

What words refer to catching fish?

to fish, to catch (fish), a catch (of fish), fishing boat

What methods are used to catch fish?

net, hook, angle, trap, spear, arrow, harpoon, poison, dynamite, trawling, fishpond

What do people do to fish?

catch, scale, gut, clean, smoke, dry, smoked fish, dried fish

6.4.5.1 Fish with net

Use this domain for words related to fishing with a net.

What words refer to fishing with a net?

cast, throw, pull in, bring in, mend net, dry net

What equipment is used to fish with a net?

fishnet, net

What words refer to the fish that are caught?

a catch of fish

6.4.5.2 Fish with hooks

Use this domain for words related to fishing with a hook and line.

What words refer to catching fish with a hook?

fish, trawl, fly-fishing, cast, bait the hook

6.4.5.3 Fishing equipment

Use this domain for words related to fishing equipment.

OMC Codes:

227 Fishing Gear

Louw Nida Codes:

6C Instruments used in Fishing

What equipment is used to catch fish?

fishing equipment, fishing gear, net, hook, fishhook, line, sinker, float, rod, reel, tackle, boat, dam, trap, bait

6.4.6 Things done to animals

Use this domain for words related to things done to animals.

What things are done to animals?

ride

What words refer to someone moving animals?

herd, shoo away, scare off

What words refer to catching (but not killing) animals?

catch, capture, trap

What words refer to killing animals?

hunt, trap, snare, burn out,

What words are used for killing birds?

snare

What words are used for killing insects?

swat, fumigate, spray, flyswatter, bug spray

What words are used for killing fish?

fish, fish for, hook, net, spear, bait,

What words are used of killing all animals?

exterminate, become extinct, extinction, wipe out

What words are used for processing dead animals?

butcher, skin, pluck feathers, render,

What words are used for taming animals?

tame, domesticate, train, pet

What words refer to calling to an animal?

bird call

What words are used for animals that perform a special task?

watchdog, performing (animal), seeing eye dog, police dog, hunting dog

What special events feature animals?

circus, cockfight, bullfight

What special places are reserved for animals?

cage, birdcage, zoo, park, reserve, preserve

6.5 Working with buildings

Use this domain for words related to working with buildings.

OMC Codes:

330 Building and Construction

331 Construction

334 Structural Steel Work

338 Miscellaneous Building Trades

341 Architecture

Louw Nida Codes:

45 Building, Constructing

7 Constructions

7A Constructions

What general words refer to making a building?

build, construct

What are the steps in building a building?

design, draft, draw up the plans, survey, excavate (the foundation),

What are the people called who build buildings?

construction worker, architect, draftsman, builder, roofer, carpenter, plumber, electrician, bricklayer, mason, cabinetmaker, painter, landscaper, surveyor,

What special equipment is used to build a building?

scaffolding

What words refer to constructing a wall?

frame, erect a wall, put up siding, plaster, mud and wattle

What words refer to constructing a roof?

to roof, a roof, roofing material

6.5.1 Building

Use this domain for words related to buildings and other large structures that people build.

OMC Codes:

340 Structures

344 Public Structures

345 Recreational Structures

346 Religious and Educational Structures

347 Business Structures

348 Industrial Structures

349 Miscellaneous Structures

Louw Nida Codes:

7B Buildings

7D Open Constructions

What types of buildings are there?

building, structure, construction, kitchen house, bathhouse, outhouse, latrine, outbuilding, bank, elevator, gallery, garage, gazebo, hospital, library, lighthouse, mausoleum, museum, outbuilding, observatory, pavilion, pyramid, rotunda, skyscraper, tabernacle, tower,

What kinds of buildings are used by animals?

barn, shed, hen house, coop, kennel, pound, doghouse, stable,

What kinds of buildings are used for work and to make things?

office, factory, shop, laboratory, plant, greenhouse,

What kinds of buildings are used to store things?

barn, granary, grain silo, warehouse, storehouse, safe, shed, treasury,

What kinds of buildings are used to sell things?

store, shop, shopping center, mall, kiosk, supermarket,

What kinds of buildings are used by the government?

courthouse, Parliament house, government headquarters, castle, palace,

What kinds of buildings are used by the police?

police station, jail, prison, jailhouse, cell,

What kinds of buildings are used by the military?

military base, guardhouse, barracks, fort, blockhouse, bomb shelter, watchtower, lookout, bunker,

What kinds of buildings are used by travelers?

station, railroad station, bus station, gas station, petrol station, rest area, parking lot

What kinds of buildings are used by travelers for sleeping?

hotel, motel, inn, hostel, lodge,

What kinds of buildings are used by travelers for eating?

restaurant, bar, pub, tavern,

What kinds of buildings are found at airports?

hangar, control tower, terminal,

What kinds of buildings are used for meetings?

assembly hall, auditorium, center, hall, community center,

What kinds of buildings are used for watching games and shows?

theater, cinema, stadium, amphitheater, arena, ballpark, bullring, coliseum, racetrack, hippodrome,

What kinds of buildings are used for schools?

school, schoolhouse, university, library, dormitory, conservatory,

What kinds of buildings are used in religion?

church, synagogue, mosque, temple, shrine, cathedral, monastery, convent, cloister, nunnery, abbey, chapel, parsonage, sanctuary, basilica, pagoda, tabernacle,

What kinds of buildings are made to remind people of something or someone?

monument, megalith, mound, obelisk, ziggurat,

What words describe different kinds of buildings?

enclosed, open, multi-story, high-rise,

6.5.1.1 House

Use this domain for general words referring to a house where people live.

What general words refer to a house where people live?

dwelling, house, home, abode, habitation, residence, homestead, settlement, compound, place

What kinds of houses are there?

bungalow, mansion, duplex, apartment

What words refer to a description of the location of a house?

address

What words refer to the inside of a house?

inside, indoors, indoor, interior

6.5.1.2 Types of houses

Use this domain for words referring to types of houses.

OMC Codes:

342 Dwellings

343 Outbuildings

What types of houses are there?

rectangular, round, one story, two story, duplex, bungalow, apartment, apartment building, flat, duplex, ranch style, mansion, castle, man's house, wife's house,

What is a very good house called?

palace, mansion, sprawling (place)

What is a very bad house called?

dump, run down place, shack, hut, log cabin

What is a temporary house called?

tent, shelter, hut, camp

What other buildings are associated with the house and built next to it?

outhouse, bunkhouse, garage, shed, barn

6.5.1.3 Land, property

Use this domain for words related to land that a person owns or the land on which a house is built.

What words refer to the land that a person owns?

land, property, piece of property, plot, section, estate, site, building site

What words refer to the boundary of a piece of property?

property line, boundary marker

What words refer to going onto someone's property without permission?

trespass, trespasser

What words refer to the person who owns the land?

landowner, landlord, owner

What words refer to a person who sells land?

real estate agent

What words refer to the official document that shows who owns the land?

title, deed

6.5.1.4 Yard

Use this domain for words referring to the outside of a house, the area around a house, a barrier separating one house from another, and the entryway to the area around a house.

OMC Codes:

351 Grounds

What words refer to the area around a building?

premises, grounds, compound,

What words refer to the area around a house?

yard, front yard, back yard, patio, courtyard, garden, driveway, sidewalk, outside,

6.5.1.5 Fence, wall

Use this domain for words referring to a fence, wall, hedge, or other barrier separating one house from another, and a gate or entryway through a fence or wall.

Louw Nida Codes:

7F Walls and Fences

What words refer to a fence or wall?

wall, fence, hedge

What words refer to a gate?

gate, gateway, entrance,

What words refer to an area that has a fence around it?

enclosure,

What words describe an area that has a fence around it?

walled, enclosed,

6.5.2 Parts of a building

Use this domain for words referring to the parts and areas of a building.

Louw Nida Codes:

7C Parts and Areas of Buildings

What words refer to the parts of a building?

structure, section, part, wing, rotunda, pillar, column, arch, archway, tower, foundation, floor, roof, room, wall, door, window, entrance, exit, passage, hall, corridor, courtyard,

What words refer to the side of a building?

side, front, back,

What words refer to the inside or outside of a building?

inside, interior, outside, exterior,

6.5.2.1 Wall

Use this domain for words related to walls.

Louw Nida Codes:

7F Walls and Fences

What words refer to the side of a house?

wall, side of the house

What are the parts of a wall?

frame, siding, insulation, arch

6.5.2.2 Roof

Use this domain for words related to a roof.

What words refer to the top of a house?

roof, ceiling

What are the parts of a roof?

rafter, truss, center pole, ridgepole, eaves, rain gutter, peak, corner, dormer window, chimney

What is the area called formed by the sides of the roof?

attic

6.5.2.3 Floor

Use this domain for words related to a floor.

What words refer to the bottom of a house?

floor

What do people cover their floors with?

carpet, carpeted, rug, throw rug, floor mat, rushes, straw mat

6.5.2.4 Door

Use this domain for words related to a door.

What words refer to the entrance to a house?

door, doorway, entrance, entry way

What kinds of doors are there?

front door, back door, side door, screen door, double doors, glass door, sliding door

What are the parts of a door?

doorknob, door handle, lock, key, bolt, hinge, doornail, threshold, doorsill, doorstep, doormat, doorframe, lintel, doorpost, doorbell

What words are used when a visitor comes to the door?

knock, ring (the doorbell), answer (the door)

What is a person called who guards the door or gate, and answers when visitors come?

doorkeeper, doorman, butler, gatekeeper, watchman, guard

What do people do to a door?

open, close, swing close, slam, walk through, leave by, lock, unlock, bolt, block, hang, install

6.5.2.5 Window

Use this domain for words related to a window.

What words refer to a window?

window

What are the parts of a window?

window frame, windowsill, windowpane, window screen, glass, curtain, curtain rod, blind, shade, gable, shutter

What do people do to a window?

open, close, look out, view

6.5.2.6 Foundation

Use this domain for words related to the foundation of a building.

What words refer to the foundation of a building?

foundation

How does someone build a foundation?

dig a foundation, lay a foundation, build a foundation, pour a (concrete) foundation

What words describe how good a foundation is?

good foundation, firm foundation, even foundation, proper foundation, weak foundation

6.5.2.7 Room

Use this domain for words related to the rooms of a building.

What general words refer to a room in a building?

room

What kinds of rooms are there in a house?

room, living room, sitting room, parlor, dining room, bedroom, kitchen, closet, hall, passage, passageway, entry, pantry, garage, storeroom, storage room, laundry room, utility room, den, study, family room, breakfast nook, billiard room, conservatory, library, stair, stairway, stairwell, stairs, porch, front porch, back porch, patio, balcony, basement, attic, workroom, workshop, guestroom, guest bedroom,

What words refer to the room where the toilet is?

toilet, bathroom, loo, john, rest room, wash room, men's room, ladies' room, lavatory, WC,

What kinds of rooms are there in an office?

office, reception area, atrium, foyer

What kinds of rooms are there in a store?

display room, display area, storeroom, office, back room, delivery area

What kinds of rooms are there in a church?

foyer, sanctuary, meeting hall, worship center, baptistery, classroom, pastor's study, vestibule, belfry, choir loft, balcony

6.5.2.8 Floor, story

Use this domain for words related to the levels of a building.

What words refer to the levels in a building?

floor, story, level,

What words refer to particular levels in a building?

basement, ground floor, first floor, second floor, upstairs, downstairs,

What words refer to stairs and other ways of climbing to a higher level?

stair, step, rung (of a ladder), staircase, stairway, stairwell, stairs, flight of stairs, elevator, lift, escalator, fire escape, ladder, banister, handrail, landing, ramp,

6.5.3 Building materials

Use this domain for words related to the materials used to make a building.

OMC Codes:

339 Building Supplies Industries

Louw Nida Codes:

7H Building Materials

What materials are used to make a building?

rafter, pole, center pole, horizontal pole, pillar, roofing, tin sheet, thatch, leaf roof, shingle, brick, iron rod, mud, reed, wattle, paint, board, beam

What materials are used to make walls?

wood, brick, cement, plaster, drywall, mud and wattle, clay, cow dung, reinforcing sticks

What kinds of materials are used for bricks?

mud, clay, cement, straw, mortar, sun-dried, burned, fired, kiln-dried

What materials are used to paint a house?

paint, varnish, lacquer, whitewash

What materials are used to make a roof?

roofing material, tile roof, tile, tin roof, tin sheet, shingle, wooden shingle, asphalt shingle, shake, thatched roof, thatch, grass roof, grass, straw, palm leaf, sod, canvas (tent)

What materials are used to make a floor?

flooring, wooden floor, linoleum, tile floor, dirt floor, cement floor, cow dung

What materials are used to make doors and windows?

wood, glass, screen

What materials are used to make a foundation?

foundation stone, cornerstone

6.5.3.1 Building equipment and maintenance

Use this domain for words referring to the equipment and maintenance of a building.

OMC Codes:

350 Equipment and Maintenance of Buildings

358 Maintenance of Non-domestic Buildings

What words refer to taking care of a building?

maintain, maintenance

What words refer to a person who takes care of a building?

janitor

What words refer to the equipment used to take care of a building?

vacuum cleaner, broom, mop

What words describe a building that is in good condition?

solid, solidly built, sound,

What words describe a building that is not in good condition?

disrepair, derelict,

What words refer to a building falling down?

fall down, collapse, in ruins,

What words refer to repairing a building?

repair, restore, restoration, fix up,

6.5.4 Infrastructure

Use this domain for words related to infrastructure--the big things people make that many people use, such as roads, electric power lines, and water supply systems.

OMC Codes:

364 Refuse Disposal and Sanitary Facilities

365 Public Utilities

366 Commercial Facilities

367 Parks

368 Miscellaneous Facilities

What words refer to the things the government builds to provide for the needs of the public?

infrastructure, public works, park

6.5.4.1 Road

Use this domain for words related to a road.

OMC Codes:

363 Streets and Traffic

Louw Nida Codes:

1P Thoroughfares: Roads, Streets, Paths, etc.

What types of roads are there?

road, street, lane, path, footpath, way, avenue, boulevard, highway, freeway, thoroughfare, divided highway, paved road, dirt road, improved road, unimproved road

What words are used to describe when two roads come together?

corner, cross street, fork, intersection, juncture, pedestrian crossing, interchange, overpass, underpass, exit

What words refer to a bridge?

bridge,

What words refer to a tunnel?

tunnel

What are the parts of a road?

center line, shoulder, edge, median, lane, passing lane, bed, roadbed, surface, pavement, sidewalk, curb

What words are used for the signs and markers on a road?

sign, signpost, marker, line, speed bump, reflector

What words are used for making a road?

build a road, lay a new road, build up the bed, pave

What words are used to describe a bad road?

pothole, road gone to pot, rutted, washboard, dusty, rough, broken pavement, cracked pavement, worn pavement, full of holes, in need of repair

What words are used of fixing a road?

road repairs, repaving, repairing, fixing, detour, fill holes, patching holes

What words refer to people and vehicles traveling on a road?

traffic

6.5.4.2 Boundary

Use this domain for words related to the boundary of an area.

Louw Nida Codes:

80B Limits, Boundaries of Space

What words refer to the boundary of an area?

boundary, border,

6.6 Occupation

Use this domain for words related to occupations.

Louw Nida Codes:

42E Craft, Trade

What words refer to a person's occupation?

occupation, job, living, work, employment, profession, trade

What are the occupations in agriculture?

farmer, palm tree climber

What are the occupations in animal husbandry?

shepherd, herdsman,

What are the occupations in hunting and fishing?

hunter, fisherman, honey gatherer

What are the occupations in medicine?

doctor, nurse, medicine man, midwife, medical technician, pharmacist, herbalist, witchdoctor

What are the occupations in hotel management?

hotel owner, concierge, porter, desk clerk

What are the occupations in administration?

business man, secretary, treasurer, accountant

What are the occupations in manufacturing?

mechanic, potter, tailor, weaver, blacksmith

What are the occupations in building?

carpenter, bricklayer

What are the occupations in trading?

storekeeper, shopkeeper, trader, merchant

What are the occupations in food preparation?

cook, butcher, baker, restaurant owner, waiter

What are the occupations in politics?

president, MP, congressman, senator, legislator, cabinet member, minister, ambassador, civil servant, lawyer, lobbyist, tax collector, customs officer

What are the occupations in childcare?

homemaker, children's caretaker, nursery worker, nurse (for children), nanny

What are the occupations in religion?

pastor, priest, clergyman, diviner

What are the occupations in transportation?

chauffeur, driver, truck driver, cab driver, porter, loader, mover, dispatcher, captain of ship, sailor, pilot, copilot, navigator, steward, stewardess

What are the occupations in the police and military?

policeman, guard, watchman, soldier, officer

What is a person called who is very good at his job?

expert, skilled worker, master craftsman, leader in his field, specialist

What words are used of finding a job?

look for a job, find a job, find employment, job hunting

What words are used of doing a job?

do a job, make a living, perform a task

6.6.1 Working with cloth

Use this domain for words related to working with cloth.

OMC Codes:

280 Leather, Textiles and Fabrics

287 Nonwoven Fabrics

288 Textile Industry

294 Clothing Manufacture

295 Special Clothing Industries

Louw Nida Codes:

48 Activities Involving Cloth

What words are used for the craft?

tailoring, spinning, sewing, weaving, knitting, rope making, embroidery, cordage

What words are used for the activity?

sew, spin thread, embroider, knit, crochet, mend, patch

What are the steps in the process?

design, cut out, assemble, stitch, tie, hem

Who does the activity?

tailor, seamstress, weaver

What materials are used?

sisal, cotton, wool

What things are made?

thread, yarn, rope, mat, cloth, clothes

What tools are used?

needle, knitting needle, spinning wheel, sewing machine, pins, scissors, tape measure

6.6.1.1 Cloth

Use this domain for words related to cloth.

What words refer to cloth?

cloth, fabric

What words describe cloth?

soft, coarse

What words describe the material cloth is made from?

cotton, wool, nylon, polyester, silk

6.6.1.2 Spinning thread

Use this domain for words related to spinning thread.

OMC Codes:

283 Cordage

What words refer to spinning thread?

spin

What tools and machines are used to spin thread?

spinning wheel, distaff, spindle, bobbin, spool,

What types of thread are there?

fiber, thread, yarn, string, cord, rope

6.6.1.3 Knitting

Use this domain for words related to knitting.

What words refer to knitting?

knit, crochet, needlepoint, embroidery

What things are used to knit?

needle, pattern,

What words refer to a single stitch?

stitch, knit, purl,

What words refer to something that has been knitted?

knitting, knitwear,

What words described something that has been knitted?

knitted,

6.6.1.4 Weaving cloth

Use this domain for words related to weaving cloth.

OMC Codes:

286 Woven Fabrics

What words refer to weaving?

weave,

What words refer to someone who weaves?

weaver,

What tools are used to weave?

loom,

What are the parts of a loom?

shuttle,

What words describe cloth that has been made by weaving?

woven,

What words describe a woven pattern?

plaid, tartan,

6.6.2 Working with minerals

Use this domain for words related to working with minerals.

OMC Codes:

320 Processing of Basic Materials

310 Exploitative Activities

306 Jewelry Manufacture

What words refer to working with minerals?

mineral, miner

6.6.2.1 Mining

Use this domain for words related to mining.

OMC Codes:

316 Mining and Quarrying

317 Special Deposits

What words refer to digging minerals out of the ground?

mine (v), quarry (v)

What words refer to a place where minerals are mined?

mine (n), gold mine, coal mine, strip mine, quarry (n), mother lode, deposit, vein, coalfield

What are the parts of a mine?

mine shaft, tailings, entrance, head

What words refer to looking for minerals?

prospecting, pan for gold

What words refer to finding minerals?

eureka, strike it rich

What words refer to a person who mines?

miner, prospector

What tools and machines are used in mining?

pan, sluice, Geiger counter, metal detector, pick, rock hammer

6.6.2.2 Smelting

Use this domain for words related to smelting--melting rocks to get metal out of them.

OMC Codes:

325 Metallurgy

327 Iron and Steel Industry

What words refer to melting rocks to get metal out of them?

smelt (metal ore), melt

What words refer to rocks that have metal in them?

ore

What tools and equipment are used to get metal out of rocks?

furnace, forge, crucible

What words refer to the material left over after metal has been taken out of rocks?

slag, slagheap, dross

6.6.2.3 Working with metal

Use this domain for words related to working with metal. Answer each question below for each kind of smith.

OMC Codes:

326 Smiths and Their Crafts

328 Nonferrous Metal Industries

Louw Nida Codes:

7G Miscellaneous Constructions

What is a person called who works with metal?

smith, blacksmith (iron), goldsmith, silversmith, tinsmith, tinker, jeweler, welder

What does a blacksmith do?

work with (iron), forge, cast, shape, mold, heat, melt, weld, solder, hammer, work the bellows, hit with hammer, beat, plate

What raw materials does a blacksmith use?

ore, iron, steel, metal, solder, scrap metal

What does a blacksmith make?

metal work, jewelry

What tools does a blacksmith use?

hammer, anvil, tongs, forge, furnace, bellows

What words refer to a place where people work with metal?

blacksmith shop, foundry, steelworks

What words refer to a piece of metal?

nugget, bar, rod, ingot, wire

6.6.2.4 Working with clay

Use this domain for words related to working with clay.

OMC Codes:

323 Ceramic Technology

Ceramic Industries

Louw Nida Codes:

7G Miscellaneous Constructions

What does a potter do with clay?

mold, shape, form, throw a pot,

What words refer to heating clay to make it hard?

fire a pot,

What is a person called who works with clay?

potter

What words refer to clay?

clay, lump of clay

What things are made out of clay?

ceramics, pottery, clay pot, clay pipe, clay idol, brick, tile

What tools are used to work with clay?

potter's wheel, sponge, kiln, brick form, form for tile, mold

Where does a potter work?

workshop, potter's field

6.6.2.5 Working with glass

Use this domain for words related to working with glass.

OMC Codes:

323 Ceramic Technology

Ceramic Industries

Louw Nida Codes:

7G Miscellaneous Constructions

What does the potter do with the glass?

blow, mold, shape, form, anneal

What is a person called who works with glass?

glass blower

What words are used to refer to the glass?

glass, crystal

What things are made out of glass?

drinking glass, window, mirror, glasses, lens

What tools are used to work with glass?

furnace, pipe

6.6.2.6 Working with oil and gas

Use this domain for words related to working with oil and gas.

OMC Codes:

315 Oil and Gas Wells

What words refer to working with oil and gas?

petroleum industry, oil company

What words refer to drilling for oil and gas?

drill for oil, extract, strike oil, gusher

What words refer to an oil or gas well?

oil well, gas well, oil field

What words refer to refining oil?

refine

What tools and machines are used for working with oil and gas?

oil rig, oil platform, refinery

What tools and machines are used for moving oil and gas?

pipeline, pump, oil tanker, tank, tanker truck

6.6.2.7 Working with stone

Use this domain for words related to working with stone.

OMC Codes:

324 Lithic Industries

Stone Industry

What words refer to working with stone?

masonry, sculpture, carve

What words refer to a person who works with stone?

stonemason, sculptor, stone cutter

What materials does a stonemason work with?

stone, marble

What tools does a stonemason work with?

hammer, chisel

What words refer to a place where stone is dug out of the ground?

quarry

6.6.2.8 Working with bricks

Use this domain for words related to working with bricks.

OMC Codes:

333 Masonry

What words refer to working with bricks?

brickwork, lay bricks

What words refer to a person who works with bricks?

mason, bricklayer

What materials does a bricklayer work with?

cement, mortar

6.6.2.9 Working with chemicals

Use this domain for words related to working with chemicals.

OMC Codes:

303 Manufacturing of Toilet Accessories

380 Chemical Industries

381 Chemical Engineering

382 Petroleum and Coal Products Industries

383 Rubber Industry

384 Synthetics Industry

385 Industrial Chemicals

386 Paint and Dye Manufacture

387 Fertilizer Industry

388 Soap and Allied Products

389 Manufacture of Explosives

549 Art and Recreational Supplies Industries

719 Munitions Industries

What words refer to working with chemicals?

chemistry

What words refer to a person who works with chemicals?

chemist, alchemist

What tools are used to work with chemicals?

test tube, beaker, Bunsen burner, periodic table, formula, catalyst

What words refer to elements?

atom, atomic, element, electron, neutron, nuclear, proton

What words refer to chemicals?

chemical, compound, molecule, molecular, radical, valence

What types of chemicals are there?

acid, base, alkali, biochemical, organic, inorganic, synthetic, plastic

What are the names of specific chemicals?

acetate, alcohol, amino, ammonia, arsenic, asbestos, bicarbonate, butane, camphor, carbohydrate, chloride, chlorine, cleaner, cleanser, colloidal, creosote, cyanide, detergent, diesel, dioxide, emulsion, enamel, ethane, ethanol, ether, fluoride, fluorite, fuel, gas, gel, helium, hydrogen, iodine, leaven, hydrocarbon, hydrochloric, gasohol, gasoline, glycerin, kerosene, lacquer, latex, lithium, lubricant, methane, neon, nitrogen, nylon, oil, oxide, oxygen, ozone, paraffin, peroxide, phosgene, petrochemical, petrol, petrolatum, petroleum, polyester, protein, rayon, resin, rosin, yeast, silicate, silicon, sodium, solution, sol, solvent, spar, sulfuric, tallow, tannin, tartar, thinner, turpentine, varnish, vitriol, water

6.6.2.9.1 Explode

Use this domain for words related to bombs or chemicals exploding.

What words refer to bombs or chemicals exploding?

explode, blow up, detonate

6.6.3 Working with wood

Use this domain for words related to working with wood.

OMC Codes:

322 Woodworking

335 Carpentry

289 Paper Industry

What words refer to working with wood?

carpentry, to saw, to plane, to hammer, to nail, to chisel, sharpen, fit, carve, drive a screw, to screw, hollow out a log, chop in pieces

What words refer to a person who works with wood?

carpenter

What materials does a carpenter work with?

wood, sawdust, shavings, chips

What tools does a carpenter work with?

saw (n), saw kerf, saw horse, plane (n), hammer (n), nail (n), chisel (n), mortise and tenon, screwdriver, screw (n), sawhorse

Where does a carpenter work?

carpentry shop

6.6.3.1 Lumbering

Use this domain for words related to lumbering--cutting down trees and cutting them up.

OMC Codes:

313 Lumbering

What words refer to lumbering?

lumbering, forestry, lumber industry

What activities are involved in lumbering?

harvest lumber, cut down, chop down, to log, wood cutting, clear cut, fell a tree

What words refer to a person involved in lumbering?

lumberjack, woodcutter

What words refer to the trees that are cut down?

tree, timber

What are the products of lumbering?

timber, log

What tools are used in lumbering?

saw, ax, logging truck

6.6.3.2 Wood

Use this domain for words related to wood.

OMC Codes:

314 Forest Products

What words refer to wood?

lumber, wood, grain, beam, board, plank, plywood, shavings, splinter, pole, post, rod

What words describe something made of wood?

wooden

6.6.3.3 Working with paper

Use this domain for words related to paper.

OMC Codes:

289 Paper Industry

What words refer to working with paper?

paper industry

What words refer to paper?

paper, sheet, page, card, cardboard

6.6.4 Crafts

Use this domain for words related to crafts.

OMC Codes:

280 Leather, Textiles and Fabrics

What general words refer to working with materials?

craft

6.6.4.1 Cordage

Use this domain for words related to working with cords and ropes.

OMC Codes:

283 Cordage

284 Knots and Lashing

What words refer to working with cords and ropes?

cordage, knot, lashing, macramé,

What words refer to something becoming unraveled?

unravel, come unraveled, be all unraveled, ravel

6.6.4.2 Weaving baskets and mats

Use this domain for words related to weaving baskets, mats, and other things.

OMC Codes:

285 Mats and Basketry

What words refer to weaving?

weave,

What things are woven?

basket, mat, net, hat

What materials are used to weave things?

reed, palm leaf, rope, string

What words refer to woven material?

network, weaving

6.6.4.3 Working with leather

Use this domain for words related to working with leather.

OMC Codes:

282 Leather Industry

281 Work in Skins

What words refer to working with leather?

work with skins, tan leather, cure skins, taxidermy

What things are made from leather?

skin, leather, leather goods, parchment

6.6.4.4 Working with bone

Use this domain for words related to working with bone.

OMC Codes:

321 Work in Bone, Horn, and Shell

What words refer to working with bones?

What words refer to things made from bones?

bone, horn, shell

6.6.5 Art

Use this domain for words related to art.

OMC Codes:

530 Fine Arts

531 Decorative Art

5311 Visual Arts

532 Representative Art

543 Exhibitions

What words refer to art in general?

art

What types of art are there?

paint, draw, sculpture, carve, design

What words refer to producing art?

paint, draw, design, composition, brush, painting, medium

What words refer to an artist?

artist, painter

What types of paintings are there?

portrait, landscape, seascape, still life

6.6.5.1 Draw, paint

Use this domain for words related to drawing and painting pictures.

What words refer to drawing or painting?

draw, paint, sketch, doodle, scribble, trace,

What words refer to a person who draws or paints?

painter, artist,

What words refer to something that has been drawn or painted?

picture, painting, drawing, sketch, illustration, study, portrait, landscape, cartoon, caricature,

What tools and materials are used to draw a picture?

pencil, charcoal, eraser, paper

What tools and materials are used to paint a picture?

paint, brush, palette, easel, canvas, medium, tempera, distemper,

6.6.5.2 Photography

Use this domain for words related to photography.

OMC Codes:

215 Photography

What words refer to photography in general?

photography, picture taking

What words are used of taking a picture?

to photograph, take a picture, to film

What words refer to a photograph?

photograph, photo, picture, shot, mug shot, snap, portrait, landscape,

What words refer to a camera?

camera, video camera

What are the parts of a camera?

lens, body, shutter, filter, film, film canister, tripod, flash

6.6.5.3 Sculpture

Use this domain for words related to sculpture.

What words refer to carving something?

carve, sculpt, carve a sculpture, mold a figurine

What words refer to a person who carves something?

carver, sculptor

What words refer to something that has been carved?

carving, sculpture, model

What tools and materials are used to carve a sculpture?

chisel, hammer, marble, clay

6.6.6 Working with land

Use this domain for words related to working with land.

OMC Codes:

311 Land Use

332 Earth Moving

What words refer to working with land?

land use

What words refer to finding the boundaries of land?

survey, surveyor,

What words refer to moving dirt?

dig, plow, grade, level,

What tools and machines are used to move dirt?

shovel, hoe, wheelbarrow, spade, pickax, plow, grader, bulldozer, steam shovel, backhoe, steam roller, earth moving equipment,

What words refer to land that has a special use?

park

6.6.7 Working with water

Use this domain for words related to working with water.

OMC Codes:

376 Water Power

Louw Nida Codes:

7E Constructions for Holding Water

What words refer to digging a well?

dig (a well), drill (a well), sink (a bore hole)

What words are used for storing water?

reservoir, cistern, water tank, water barrel, bucket, jerry can, water tower

What words are used of a system of water transportation?

canal, water-way, navigation channel, lock, dock

What words refer to using waterpower?

water-power, water mill, water-wheel

What words are used of generating electricity using waterpower?

dam, hydroelectric power plant, electric generating plant, dynamo

What words are used of removing water from something?

sieve, drain, press, extract, strain

6.6.7.1 Plumber

Use this domain for words related to working with water pipes.

What words refer to a person who works on water pipes?

plumber

What words refer to a system of pipes?

plumbing, pipes

What are the parts of a system of pipes?

pipe, water pipe, valve, faucet, joint, elbow, sections of pipe, water main, water meter, drain, sink

What words refer to a leaky pipe?

leak, leaky pipe, dripping faucet

What words refer to working on the plumbing?

put in plumbing, fix a pipe, fix a leak, to thread a pipe

6.6.7.2 Conveying water

Use this domain for words related to conveying water--moving water from one place to another place.

What words refer to the things used to transport water?

waterworks, canal, ditch, dam, cistern, pipe, pump, siphon

What words are used for transporting clean water?

aqueduct, canal, culvert

What words are used for transporting dirty water?

ditch, drainage ditch, sewer

What words refer to drawing water from a well?

draw water, draft

What words refer to canals used to convey water?

canal, aqueduct, ditch

What means are used to raise water?

windmill, pump, pump house, pumping station, lock

What containers are used to hold water?

cistern, bucket, pitcher

What words refer to making water flow through a pipe?

pump, siphon, suck, suction

6.6.7.3 Controlling water

Use this domain for words related to controlling the movement of water.

What words refer to stopping the flow of water?

dam, block, stop up, divert, dike, flood control

What words refer to a dam used to stop the flow of water?

dam, dike, levee

6.6.7.4 Working in the sea

Use this domain for words related to working in the sea.

OMC Codes:

228 Marine Industries

312 Water Supply

336 Plumbing

376 Water Power

What other work is done in the sea?

growing seaweed, scuba diving, pearl diving, offshore drilling, fishpond

6.6.8 Working with machines

Use this domain for words related to working with machines.

OMC Codes:

390 Capital Goods Industry

391 Hardware Manufacture

392 Machine Industries

393 Electrical Supplies Industry

394 Manufacture of Heating and Lighting Appliances

395 Manufacture of Optical and Photographic Equipment

396 Shipbuilding

397 Railway Equipment Industry

398 Manufacture of Vehicles

399 Aircraft Industry

719 Munitions Industries

What words refer to working with machines?

manufacturing, operate

What words refer to machines?

machine, machinery, hardware, computer

What words refer to a person who works with machines?

mechanic, machinist, operator, engineer

6.6.8.1 Working with electricity

Use this domain for words related to working with electricity.

OMC Codes:

337 Electrical Installation

375 Thermal Power

377 Electric Power

378 Atomic Energy

379 Miscellaneous Power Production

What words refer to working with electricity?

electrical work

What words refer to a person who works with electricity?

electrician

What words refer to electricity?

electricity, electric, electronic, positive, negative, terminal, socket, plug, wire, power, pole, transformer, hydroelectric

What words refer to batteries?

battery,

6.7 Tool

Use this domain for general words for tools and machines. The domains in this section should be used for general tools and machines that are used in a variety of tasks. Specialized tools and machines should be classified under the specific work or activity for which they are used.

OMC Codes:

410 Tools and Appliances

412 General Tools

413 Special Tools

414 Miscellaneous Hardware

417 Apparatus

Louw Nida Codes:

6 Artifacts

6A Artifacts

6W Miscellaneous

What general words refer to tools?

tool, implement, utensil, device, instrument, gadget, hardware, paraphernalia,

What words refer to a set of tools?

kit, tool kit

What words refer to a container for tools?

toolbox, tool cabinet

What tools are used for climbing?

ladder, stepladder, rope ladder, rung, step,

What words refer to all the tools and other things you need to do a job?

equipment, apparatus, gear, kit, things, stuff, tools,

6.7.1 Cutting tool

Use this domain for words related to cutting tools.

What types of cutting tools are there?

knife, paring knife, butcher knife, jackknife, pocketknife, hunting knife, ax, hatchet, saw, blade, razor blade, scissors, wire-cutters

6.7.1.1 Poking tool

Use this domain for words related to poking tools--tools used to make holes in things.

What words refer to tools used for poking holes in things?

awl, drill, punch, pin

What words are used to describe the actions done with these tools?

poke, dig, jab, pierce, prick, stick

6.7.1.2 Digging tool

Use this domain for words related to digging tools.

What types of digging tools are there?

hoe, pick, shovel, spade

What words are used to describe the actions done with these tools?

6.7.2 Pounding tool

Use this domain for words related to pounding tools.

What types of pounding tools are there?

hammer, mallet, club, pestle

What words are used to describe the actions done with these tools?

pound, hit, smack, club

6.7.3 Carrying tool

Use this domain for words related to carrying tools.

What tools are used for carrying things?

pole, pack, backpack, suitcase, case, briefcase, sling, stretcher, tray, grass ring for head, carrying basket for back, rope, string, liana

What words are used to describe the actions done with these tools?

6.7.4 Lifting tool

Use this domain for words referring to tools used to lift things.

What tools are used for lifting things?

lever, pulley, block and tackle

What words are used to describe the actions done with these tools?

6.7.5 Fastening tool

Use this domain for words related to fastening tools.

Louw Nida Codes:

6D Instruments Used in Binding and Fastening

What words refer to something used to join things together?

adhesive, band, belt, binder, binding, bolt, bond, brace, bracket, brad, buckle, button, cable, cement, chain, cinch, clamp, clasp, clip, clothespin, cord, cotter, coupler, dowel, fastener, fastening, fetter, glue, gum, guy, handcuff, hasp, hemp, hinge, hitch, hook, knot, lace, lacing, lariat, lashing, lasso, latch, line, linkage, lock, loop, manacle, mooring, nail, nut, padlock, paste, peg, pin, safety pin, straight pin, plaster, putty, rivet, rope, screw, shackle, shoelace, shoestring, snap, solder, staple, stay, stitch, stocks, strap, string, tack, tape, thong, thread, thumbtack, truss, twine, wedge, wire, wrap, wrapping, yarn, zipper

What words refer to a tool used to join things together?

screwdriver,

6.7.6 Holding tool

Use this domain for words related to holding tools--tools used to grip and hold things so that they don't move, and tools used to hold things that you can't hold with your hand, such as very hot things.

What tools are used for holding things?

clamp, vise, pliers, tongs, tweezers, hot pad,

6.7.7 Container

Use this domain for words related to containers.

Louw Nida Codes:

6P Containers

What words refer to a container?

container, vessel, bowl, pot, receptacle, bottle, box, crate, barrel, bucket, can, case, suitcase, chest, chamber pot,

What words are used to describe the actions done with these tools?

contain, hold, carry

What words refer to what is in a container?

contents

What words refer to the parts of a container?

lid, lip, neck

6.7.7.1 Bag

Use this domain for words related to bags.

What words refer to bags?

bag, purse

What words are used to describe the actions done with these tools?

6.7.7.2 Sheath

Use this domain for words related to a sheath--a container for a weapon.

What words refer to sheaths?

sheath, holster

What words are used to describe the actions done with these tools?

6.7.8 Parts of tools

Use this domain for words referring to parts of tools and machines. You need to think of different tools and machines, and think of each part.

What words refer to parts of tools?

shaft, head, gear, lever, fulcrum, switch, key, spring

What are the parts of a knife?

handle, hilt, guard, blade, edge, tip, back, flat

What are the parts of a hammer?

handle, neck, head, claw

What are the parts of a saw?

handle, blade, teeth

6.7.9 Machine

Use this domain for words referring to machines.

OMC Codes:

400 Machines

401 Mechanics

402 Industrial Machinery

403 Electrical Machines and Appliances

404 Household Machines and Appliances

405 Weighing, Measuring, and Recording Machines

406 Weight-moving Machinery

407 Agricultural Machinery

408 Computer Technology

416 Appliances

What words refer to machines?

machine, mechanics, machinery, apparatus, engine, motor

What words refer to types of machines?

pump, generator, grinder, mill, computer,

What words refer to machines used in homes?

appliance, refrigerator, stove, oven

What words refer to when a machine is working?

be on, run, operate, work

What words refer to when a machine is not working?

be off, break down, broken

What words refer to starting a machine?

start, turn on, switch on, ignition

What words refer to stopping a machine?

stop, turn off, shut down

6.8 Finance

Use this domain for words related to finance.

OMC Codes:

450 Finance

Louw Nida Codes:

57 Possess, Transfer, Exchange

What words refer to finance?

finance, financial, monetary, fiscal

6.8.1 Have wealth

Use this domain for words related to having wealth.

OMC Codes:

420 Property

510 Living Standards and Routines

511 Standard of Living

Louw Nida Codes:

57A Have, Possess, Property, Owner

What words refer to having wealth?

have, possess, own

What words refer to the things a person owns?

possessions, property

What words refer to the person who owns something?

owner

6.8.1.1 Own, possess

Use this domain for words related to owning something.

OMC Codes:

421 Property System

What words refer to owning something?

own, possess, have, belong to

What words refer to the person who owns something?

owner,

What words refer to claiming something as your own?

call, claim, have dibs, lay claim to, stake a claim

6.8.1.2 Rich

Use this domain for words related to being rich.

Louw Nida Codes:

57C Be Rich, Be Wealthy

What words refer to being rich?

be wealthy, be rich, rich person, the rich, the wealth, the upper class, live comfortable, be well-off, well-to-do

What words describe someone who is rich?

rich, wealthy, affluent, prosperous, well-off, privileged,

What words describe someone who is very rich?

fabulous wealth, filthy rich, millionaire, billionaire

What words refer to someone who has enough but is not rich or poor?

middle class, bourgeois

6.8.1.3 Poor

Use this domain for words related to being poor.

OMC Codes:

735 Poverty

Louw Nida Codes:

57F Be Poor, Be Needy, Poverty

57S Be a Financial Burden

What words refer to being poor?

be poor, be below the poverty line, hardship case

What words describe someone who is poor?

poor (person, man), destitute (person), needy, bankrupt, broke, needy, underprivileged, impoverished,

What words are used for very bad poverty?

destitute, abject poverty, owns nothing but the clothes on his back

What words refer to the condition of being poor?

poverty,

What is a poor person called?

poor person, tramp, bum, hobo, beggar, homeless person

What are poor people called?

the poor, the homeless, the destitute

6.8.1.4 Store wealth

Use this domain for words related to storing wealth.

OMC Codes:

454 Saving and Investment

453 Banking

What words are used of storing wealth?

store, put it away, stash it away

What words are used of saving wealth?

save, invest

What is stored wealth called?

wealth, savings, investments

Where is wealth stored?

bank, storehouse, vault, safe, piggy bank, cookie jar, cash box, wallet, purse, money belt, under the mattress

6.8.1.5 Possession, property

Use this domain for words related to property--the things you own.

OMC Codes:

422 Property in Movables

423 Real Property

424 Incorporeal Property

Louw Nida Codes:

57D Treasure

What words refer to something that is owned?

possession,

What words refer to the things you own?

property, wealth, riches, belongings, real estate

6.8.2 Accumulate wealth

Use this domain for words related to accumulating wealth.

OMC Codes:

556 Accumulation of Wealth

Louw Nida Codes:

57G Take, Obtain, Gain, Lose

What words refer to accumulating wealth?

accumulate, acquire, get rich, prosper

6.8.2.1 Produce wealth

Use this domain for words related to producing wealth.

What words refer to producing wealth?

produce, make, manufacture, supply

6.8.2.2 Make profit

Use this domain for words related to making a profit.

Louw Nida Codes:

57P Earn, Gain, Do Business

What words refer to making a profit?

make a profit, profitable, make a killing, take in, gain

What words refer to profit?

profit, income, take (n)

6.8.2.3 Lose wealth

Use this domain for words related to losing wealth.

What words refer to losing wealth?

lose (wealth), lose your business, lose your shirt, loss, suffer loss, fail to make a profit, go bankrupt, fall behind, fall into debt, be unprofitable

6.8.2.4 Frugal

Use this domain for words related to being frugal--to not spend a lot of money.

What words refer to not wanting to spend money?

frugal, thrifty, careful with your money, economical

What words refer to spending less money?

economize, tighten your belt, budget, scrimp and save, on a shoestring, skimp by on, scrape by

6.8.2.5 Greedy

Use this domain for words related to being greedy.

What words refer to wanting more money?

greedy, greed, grasping, materialistic

6.8.2.6 Collect

Use this domain for words related to collecting things you find interesting. In some cultures people collect rare or valuable things that they think are attractive or interesting, such as art, stamps, coins, books, or antiques.

What words refer to collecting things?

collect, acquire,

What words refer to someone who collects things?

collector,

What words refer to things that someone has collected?

collection, set,

6.8.2.7 Earn

Use this domain for words related to earning money for work that you do.

Louw Nida Codes:

57P Earn, Gain, Do Business x

What words refer to earning money?

earn, be paid, get paid, make, get, be on, gross,

What words refer to earning a certain amount of money after taxes have been taken out?

take home, net, clear,

What words refer to earning enough to pay for what you need?

earn a living, make a living, support yourself, earn your keep,

What words refer to earning a lot of money?

make good money, be highly paid, be well paid, make a fortune, rake it in,

What words refer to the money you earn?

pay, salary, wages, earnings, income, wage,

What words refer to someone who earns money?

the breadwinner, wage-earner, salaried, on a salary,

6.8.3 Share wealth

Use this domain for words related to sharing wealth with others.

OMC Codes:

740 Health and Welfare

741 Philanthropic Foundations

747 Private Welfare Agencies

What words refer to sharing wealth with others?

share, hand out, give out, distribute, dish out, dole out, give away, give to charity, give to the poor, donate, make a donation

6.8.3.1 Give, donate

Use this domain for words referring to giving something to someone, in which there is a transference of ownership.

OMC Codes:

431 Gift Giving

Louw Nida Codes:

57H Give

What words refer to giving something to someone?

give, give away, donate, let someone have, offer, spare,

What words refer to officially giving something to someone?

allocate, allot, award, confer, grant, present,

What words refer to giving something to poor people?

give, give away, donate, go to, make a donation, subscribe to,

What words refer to giving many things to someone?

be generous, lavish something on, shower,

What words refer to someone who gives?

giver, benefactor, donor, philanthropist,

What words refer to something that is given?

gift, present, prize, reward,

What words refer to something that is given to poor people?

charity, donation, handout,

6.8.3.2 Generous

Use this domain for words related to being generous.

What words refer to being generous?

be generous, be kind, be gracious, be charitable, generosity, charity, charitable giving

6.8.3.3 Stingy

Use this domain for words related to being stingy.

What words refer to refusing to share?

hoard, parsimony

What words describe a person who refuses to share?

stingy, avaricious, parsimonious, miserly

What words refer to a person who refuses to share?

miser

6.8.3.4 Beg

Use this domain for words related to begging--for a poor person to ask other people to give them money, food, or other things.

What words refer to begging?

beg, beg for, panhandle, bum, mooch off, ask alms

What words refer to someone who begs?

beggar, mendicant, scrounger, parasite, panhandler, bum

What words refer to giving to a beggar?

give alms,

What words refer to something someone gives to a beggar?

alms, contribution, charity,

6.8.4 Financial transaction

Use this domain for words related to financial transactions.

OMC Codes:

425 Acquisition and Relinquishment of Property

430 Exchange

What general words refer to financial transactions?

transact, transaction

6.8.4.1 Buy

Use this domain for words related to buying something.

OMC Codes:

432 Buying and Selling

Louw Nida Codes:

57O Sell, Buy, Price

What words refer to buying something?

buy, purchase, pick up (at the store)

What words refer to someone who buys something?

buyer, customer

What words refer to something that is bought?

purchase, merchandise, goods

6.8.4.2 Sell

Use this domain for words related to selling something.

What words refer to selling something?

sell, offer (for purchase), to market

6.8.4.3 Price

Use this domain for words related to the price of something--how much money you have to pay to buy something.

OMC Codes:

435 Price and Value

What words refer to the price of something?

cost, price, value, charge, rate, wage, expense,

What words refer to setting a price for something?

price, set price, fix price, raise price, lower price, value, charge

What words do people use when they ask the price of something?

6.8.4.3.1 Expensive

Use this domain for words related to an expensive price.

What words refer to a price that seems high?

expensive, high, dear, costly

6.8.4.3.2 Cheap

Use this domain for words related to a cheap price.

What words refer to a price that seems low?

cheap, low, inexpensive, great price, bargain, on sale, deal (n)

6.8.4.3.3 Free of charge

Use this domain for words related to something being free of charge--something you can have without paying for it.

What words describe something that is free?

free, free of charge, cost nothing, complementary, no charge

6.8.4.4 Bargain

Use this domain for words related to bargaining over the price of something.

What words refer to bargaining over a price?

bargain, negotiate a price, haggle, discount,

6.8.4.5 Pay

Use this domain for words related to paying money for something.

Louw Nida Codes:

57L Pay, Price, Cost

What words refer to paying money for something?

pay, payment, remunerate, remuneration

What words refer to a piece of paper that says how much you must pay?

bill

What words refer to a piece of paper that says you have paid for something?

receipt, ticket

6.8.4.6 Hire, rent

Use this domain for words related to hiring or renting something--to pay money so that you can use something that belongs to someone else.

OMC Codes:

427 Renting and Leasing

Louw Nida Codes:

57M Hire, Rent Out

What words refer to hiring something?

hire, rent, hireling, rental, to contract out, subcontract, tenancy

What words refer to something that has been hired?

hired hand, employee

What words refer to someone who rents a house?

tenant

6.8.4.7 Spend

Use this domain for words related to spending money.

Louw Nida Codes:

57K Spend, Waste

What words refer to spending money?

spend, pay, give

What words refer to spending lots of money?

spend a lot, go to great expense, spare no expense, shell out, go through, eat up

What words refer to spending money carelessly?

squander, blow, waste, scatter

What words describe someone who spends lots of money carelessly?

extravagant, spendthrift, big spender

What words refer to not spending a lot of money?

economize, scrimp and save, budget, tighten your belt, live on a shoestring

What words describe someone who does not spend a lot of money?

thrifty, economical, frugal, careful with your money

What words describe how much you spend?

expenses, expenditure, spending, outlay, overhead, costs, budget

6.8.4.8 Store, marketplace

Use this domain for words related to a store or marketplace where things are sold.

What words refer to a place where things are sold?

marketplace, market (n), stall, booth, store, salesroom

What words refer to a person who sells things?

salesman, clerk, shopkeeper, storekeeper

6.8.4.9 Exchange, trade

Use this domain for words related to exchanging or trading things.

OMC Codes:

437 Exchange Transactions

Louw Nida Codes:

57J Exchange

What words refer to trading one thing for another?

trade (v), trade (n), exchange (v), exchange (n), swap, barter,

6.8.5 Borrow

Use this domain for words related to borrowing something.

What words refer to borrowing something?

borrow, have the use of

What words refer to borrowing money?

borrow, take out a loan

What words refer to renting something?

rent, hire, lease, charter

What words refer to the money that is borrowed?

loan, mortgage, debt

6.8.5.1 Lend

Use this domain for words related to lending something.

What words refer to lending something?

lend, loan, invest

6.8.5.2 Give pledge, bond

Use this domain for words related to giving a pledge to replay a loan.

What words refer to giving a pledge to repay a loan?

give a pledge, bond, collateral, earnest, put up collateral, promissory note, lien, credit, security, surety

6.8.5.3 Owe

Use this domain for words related to owing money.

OMC Codes:

426 Borrowing and Lending

Louw Nida Codes:

57R Owe, Debt, Cancel

57Q Lend, Loan, Interest, Borrow, Bank

What words refer to owing money?

owe, be in debt, have a debt, heavily in debt

What words refer to the money you owe?

debt, indebtedness,

6.8.5.4 Repay debt

Use this domain for words related to repaying a debt.

What words refer to repaying a debt?

repay, return, restore (to rightful owner)

6.8.5.5 Credit

Use this domain for words referring to credit--when a lending institution, such as a bank, has some of your money, so they owe you something.

OMC Codes:

452 Credit

What words refer to credit?

credit, account, place to your credit, to the account of, deposit

6.8.6 Money

Use this domain for words related to money.

OMC Codes:

436 Medium of Exchange

457 Foreign Exchange

Louw Nida Codes:

6K Money and Monetary Units

What words refer to money?

money, currency, finance, financial, bill, denomination, bread (slang), coin, bill, check, cash

6.8.6.1 Monetary units

Use this domain for words related to monetary units.

What are the units of currency?

cent, penny, nickel, dime, quarter, half dollar, dollar, silver dollar, greenback, bill, C note, pence, pound

6.8.7 Accounting

Use this domain for words related to accounting--to keep records of money.

OMC Codes:

451 Accounting

Louw Nida Codes:

57T Keep Records

What words refer to accounting?

accounting, account, accountant, CPA, ledger

6.8.8 Tax

Use this domain for words related to tax.

OMC Codes:

651 Taxation and Public Income

652 Public Finance

Louw Nida Codes:

57N Tax, Tribute

What words refer to tax?

tax, taxes, taxation, tax collector, tribute

What words refer to charging tax?

to tax, charge tax, levy taxes, taxation, impose

What words refer to owing tax?

owe tax

What words refer to paying tax?

pay taxes

What words refer to the government agency that is responsible for taxes?

Internal Revenue Service

6.8.9 Dishonest financial practices

Use this domain for words related to dishonest financial practices.

What words refer to dishonest financial practices?

dishonest, unscrupulous, fraud, corruption, graft, malfeasance, vice

What words refer to making fake money?

counterfeit, counterfeiter, counterfeit bill, bogus

6.8.9.1 Steal

Use this domain for words related to stealing something--to take something that does not belong to you.

Louw Nida Codes:

57U Steal, Rob

What words refer to stealing something?

steal, filch, help yourself to, lift, nick, pinch, purloin, rip off, rustle, take, walk off with,

What words refer to stealing something that is not very valuable?

pilfer, snitch, swipe, petty larceny,

What words refer to stealing things from a house or store?

burgle, burglarize, hold up, knock over, loot, rob (a bank), shoplift,

What words refer to stealing something from a person?

rob, mug, pickpocket, pick someone's pocket, snatch someone's purse,

What words refer to stealing money from your job?

embezzle, misappropriate, have your fingers in the till, embezzlement, corruption, abscond with the money, skim profits,

What words refer to stealing a vehicle?

carjacking, hijack, hijacked, hijacking, piracy,

What do robbers do in order to steal things?

break in, break down the door, case a joint, crack a safe, pick a lock,

What words refer to the crime of stealing?

stealing, burglary, larceny, robbery, shoplifting, theft,

What words refer to the act of stealing?

banditry, break-in, breaking and entering, embezzlement, hold-up, jewel heist, job, misappropriation, mugging, purse snatching, pick pocketing, pilferage, pilfering, racketeering, raid, robbery, snatch, stick-up, theft,

What words refer to a person who steals?

bandit, burglar, cutpurse, embezzler, gangster, highwayman, hijacker, kleptomaniac, mugger, pickpocket, pilferer, pirate, plunderer, purse-snatcher, robber, bank robber, train robber, shoplifter, stealer, thief, jewel thief,

What words describe someone who steals?

light-fingered, thieving,

What words refer to something that is stolen?

loot, the goods, stolen goods, haul, hot items, tainted money

What words describe something that is stolen?

hot, pirated, stolen,

What do robbers do with the things they steal?

fence stolen goods, launder money, bury treasure

What tools are used by robbers?

gun, knife, pick, safe cracking tools, skeleton key, mask, gloves, get away car

What words refer to catching a thief?

caught red-handed

6.8.9.2 Cheat

Use this domain for words related to cheating someone.

Louw Nida Codes:

88S Exploit

What words refer to cheating someone?

cheat, chisel, deceive, defraud, fraud, greed, impose yourself on, maneuver, scheme, swindle, take someone, trick,

6.8.9.3 Extort money

Use this domain for words related to extorting money--forcing someone to give you money on a regular basis by threatening them with some harm.

What words refer to extorting money?

extort, extortion, racket, racketeering, organized crime

6.8.9.4 Take by force

Use this domain for words related to taking something by force.

What words refer to taking something by force?

take by force, snatch, ransack, plunder, pillage

6.8.9.5 Bribe

Use this domain for money given to a person to do something bad.

What words refer to bribing someone?

bribe, offer a bribe, give a bribe, take a bribe, bribery, corrupt, corruption, kickback, money under the table

What words refer to money given to a person for betraying or murdering someone.

murder money, blood money, cursed money

6.8.9.6 Smuggle

Use this domain for words related to smuggling--taking something secretly into a country, something which is illegal or without paying duty.

What words refer to smuggling?

smuggle, smuggling

What words refer to someone who smuggles?

smuggler

What words refer to something that is smuggled?

contraband

6.9 Business organization

Use this domain for words related to business organization.

OMC Codes:

470 Business and Industrial Organization

471 Ownership and Control of Capital

472 Individual Enterprise

473 Corporate Organization

474 Cooperative Organization

475 State Enterprise

476 Mutual Aid

477 Competition

What general words refer to business?

business, organization, company, industry, industrial, enterprise, establishment, firm, institution

What words refer to part of a business?

office, department

What words refer to the place where a business works?

office, factory, plant

What words refer to the way an organization is organized?

system, structure, network, framework, apparatus, mechanism, set-up

6.9.1 Management

Use this domain for words related to managing something.

OMC Codes:

429 Administration

What words refer to managing something?

organization, management, administration, direct, manage, regulate,

6.9.2 Work for someone

Use this domain for words related to working for someone.

OMC Codes:

460 Labor

461 Labor and Leisure

462 Division of Labor by Gender

Division of Labor by Sex

463 Occupational Specialization

464 Labor Supply and Employment

465 Wages and Salaries

466 Labor Relations

467 Labor Organization

468 Collective Bargaining

890 Gender Roles and Issues

What words refer to working for someone?

work for, be employed, have a job, be in the employ of,

What words refer to a person who works for someone?

employee, hired hand, worker, labor,

What words refer to hiring someone?

hire, employ

What words refer to a person who hires someone?

employer, boss, management

What words refer to getting a job?

get a job, find work,

What words refer to a person's job?

job, employment

What words refer to the money a person receives for his work?

wages, salary, income, benefits

What words refer to the practice of having people work at special jobs?

division of labor, specialization, specialist

What words refer to an organization of workers?

labor union, farmers cooperative, collective bargaining, labor relations

What words refer to firing an employee?

fire someone, send packing, dismiss, show the door to, give the sack to, lay off, discharge, let go

What words refer to being fired from a job?

get the sack, get the ax, lose your job, be laid off

What words refer to going on strike?

strike (v), go on strike, strike (n), striker,

6.9.3 Marketing

Use this domain for words related to the promotion of trade and sales.

OMC Codes:

440 Marketing

441 Mercantile Business

442 Wholesale Marketing

443 Retail Marketing

444 Retail Businesses

445 Service Industries

446 Sales Promotion

447 Advertising

What words refer to a person who tries to get people to buy something?

salesman, merchant

What words refer to trying to get someone to buy something?

marketing, advertisement, sales promotion, slogan, wholesale, retail, service, mercantile, commerce, salesmanship, merchandising

What words refer to an organization of sellers?

guild, trade association, chamber of commerce

6.9.4 Commerce

Use this domain for words related to commerce--taking something to a place and trying to sell it there.

OMC Codes:

438 Domestic Trade

439 Foreign Trade

What words refer to commerce?

trade (v), trade (n), domestic trade, foreign trade, commerce, commercial

What words refer to a person who takes something somewhere to sell it?

merchant, trader, salesman

6.9.5 Economics

Use this domain for words related to economics--the study of the money, trade, and industry of a country.

OMC Codes:

179 Economic Planning and Development

433 Production and Supply

434 Income and Demand

454 Saving and Investment

455 Speculation

458 Business Cycles

What words refer to the study of money and wealth?

economics

What words refer to the economic system of a country?

economy

What words refer to a person who studies the economy?

economist

What words refer to different kinds of economic systems?

capitalism, capitalist, socialism, socialist, communism, communist, free enterprise, private enterprise, free-market economy

What words refer to how much money a country has?

gross national product

What words describe a good economy?

boom, prosper, prosperous, prosperity, bull market

What words describe a bad economy?

depression, recession, inflation, crash, slump, bear market

6.9.6 Insurance

Use this domain for words related to insurance.

OMC Codes:

456 Insurance

What words refer to insurance?

insure, insurance, premium