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 dock worker dock worker /dɒk ˈwɜːrkər/

noun

  1. A laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port  ( dock worker , dock-walloper , docker [British] , dockhand , dockworker , loader , lumper , stevedore , wharfie [Informal, Australian, New Zeland] , longshoreman [ N. American] )
    a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port


 billiard saloon billiard saloon /ˈbɪljərd səˈluːn/

noun

  1. A room in which billiards is played  ( billiard hall , billiard parlor [ N. American] , billiard parlour [Canadian, British] , billiard room , billiard saloon )
    a room in which billiards is played


 hyrax hyrax /ˈhaɪræks/

noun

  1. Any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes  ( coney , cony , das , dassie , hyrax , daman )
    any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes


 enterprise enterprise /ˈɛnɝˌpraɪz/

noun

  1. () A purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)  ( endeavour [Canadian, British] , endeavor [American] , enterprise )
    a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)
     He had doubts about the whole enterprise
    he had doubts about the whole enterprise
  2. () An organization created for business ventures  ( enterprise )
    an organization created for business ventures
     A growing enterprise must have a bold leader
    a growing enterprise must have a bold leader
  3. Readiness to embark on bold new ventures  ( enterprise , enterprisingness , go-ahead , initiative )
    readiness to embark on bold new ventures
      She took the initiative to organize a charity event for a good cause.
    She took the initiative to organize a charity event for a good cause.