A task.
A thing or whatsit (often used in a vague way to refer to something whose name one cannot recall).
A sex act.
A public transaction done for private profit; something performed ostensibly as a part of official duty, but really for private gain; a corrupt official business.
An economic role for which a person is paid.
The police as a profession, act of policing, or an individual police officer.
A task, or series of tasks, carried out in batch mode (especially on a mainframe computer).
A sudden thrust or stab; a jab.
Plastic surgery.
Any affair or event which affects one, whether fortunately or unfortunately.
To subcontract a project or delivery in small portions to a number of contractors.
To buy and sell for profit, as securities; to speculate in.
To seek private gain under pretence of public service; to turn public matters to private advantage.
To strike or stab with a pointed instrument.
To thrust in, as a pointed instrument.
To work as a jobber.
To do odd jobs or occasional work for hire.
To take the loss.
To hire or let in periods of service.
The capacity of such an object
A reef, shoal or sandbar.
The part of a repository where shelvesets are stored.
A projecting ledge that resembles such an object.
A flat, rigid structure, fixed at right angles to a wall or forming a part of a cabinet, desk etc., and used to support, store or display objects.