deictic word
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a word specifying identity or spatial or temporal location from the perspective of a speaker or hearer in the context in which the communication occurs; "words that introduce particulars of the speaker's and hearer's shared cognitive field into the message"- R.Rommetveit
dirty word
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ an offensive or indecent word or phrase
dirty word
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a word that is considered to be unmentionable; "`failure' is a dirty word to him"
do work
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ be employed; "Is your husband working again?"; "My wife never worked"; "Do you want to work after the age of 60?"; "She never did any work because she inherited a lot of money"; "She works as a waitress to put herself through college"
detective work
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a police investigation to determine the perpetrator; "detection is hard on the feet"
dramatic work
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a play for performance on the stage or television or in a movie etc.