Drudgery
51Gerald Griffin — Gerald Griffin † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Gerald Griffin A novelist, dramatist, lyricist; b. 12 December, 1803, at Limerick, Ireland; d. at Cork, 12 June, 1840. His parents came from good families in the south of Ireland. Thirteen… …
52drudgy — 1. adjective Suggestive of drudgery; being excessively hard or requiring excessive effort. We can find it nowhere so clearly as in these old journals, this collection of local historical material that makes such drudgy work to collect and catalog …
53Rip Rig + Panic — (parfois orthographié Rip Rig Panic ou Rip Rig Panic) est un groupe anglais créé en 1981. Originaire de Bristol, il était composé de Gareth Sager (guitare, claviers, saxophone, voix), Bruce Smith (batterie, percussions) et sa compagne Neneh… …
54grind — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. pulverize, crush; sharpen, whet, file, polish; masticate, chew, crunch; rasp, grate; oppress, harass. See friction, powderiness. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A difficult or tedious job] Syn. drudgery, toil …
55labor — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. work, toil, effort; travail, task; proletariat. See exertion, populace. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The act of doing work] Syn. activity, toil, operation; see work 2 . 2. [WOrk to be done] Syn. task,… …
56slavery — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. bondage; forced labor; servitude, chains, captivity; drudgery, toil; addiction, submission. See subjection. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Bondage] Syn. bondage, servitude, thralldom, enthrallment, subjection …
57sweat — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. perspire; run, exude, secrete, ooze, drip; bead, dew, wet; informal, drudge, overwork; suffer, extract; force out; exploit. n. perspiration, sudor, exudation; informal, exertion, toil, sweat of one s… …
58Activity — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Activity >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 activity activity Sgm: N 1 briskness briskness liveliness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 animation animation life vivacity spirit dash energy …
59fag — English has three distinct words fag, none of whose origins is altogether clear. The oldest is the one which denotes ‘drudgery’. It is first recorded as a verb in the 16th century, meaning ‘droop, decline’; its more common noun uses, ‘hard boring …
60Bukowski, Charles — (1920–1994) At no time did Charles Bukowski consider himself a “Beat.” Even though he shared publications, readings, and the occasional social gathering with prominent Beat figures, he set himself apart from his literary contemporaries. As he… …