medium vs line of work

line of work vs medium

medium and line of work both are nouns.

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

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

As nouns, line of work is a hypernym of medium; that is, line of work is a word with a broader meaning than medium:

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

Other hypernyms of medium include business, job, line, occupation.

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

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

Difference between medium and line of work

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