line of work vs medium

medium vs line of work

line of work and medium both are nouns.

line of work is not an adjective while medium is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
line of work	Yes	No	No	No
medium	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, medium is a hyponym of line of work; that is, medium is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than line of work:

line of work: the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
medium: an occupation for which you are especially well suited

Other hyponyms of line of work include confectionery, sport, farming, land, biz, game, calling, career, vocation, employment, work, appointment, berth, office, place, position, post, situation, salt mine, treadmill, craft, trade, profession, metier, accountancy, accounting, photography, catering.

line of work (noun)	medium (noun)
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money	an occupation for which you are especially well suited
	an intervening substance through which signals can travel as a means for communication
	a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information
	(usually plural) transmissions that are disseminated widely to the public
	the surrounding environment
	someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead
	a state that is intermediate between extremes; a middle position
	(bacteriology) a nutrient substance (solid or liquid) that is used to cultivate micro-organisms
	(biology) a substance in which specimens are preserved or displayed
	a liquid with which pigment is mixed by a painter
	an intervening substance through which something is achieved

line of work (adjective)	medium (adjective)
	(meat) cooked until there is just a little pink meat inside
	around the middle of a scale of evaluation

Difference between line of work and medium

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