cottage industry | small-scale industry that can be carried on at home by family members using their own equipment |
industry manufacture | the organized action of making of goods and services for sale, American industry is making increased use of computers to control production |
quest seeking | the act of searching for something, a quest for diamonds |
compromise via media | a middle way between two extremes |
great snipe woodcock snipe Gallinago media | Old World snipe larger and darker than the whole snipe |
diligence industriousness industry | persevering determination to perform a task, his diligence won him quick promotions, frugality and industry are still regarded as virtues |
middle cerebral vein vena cerebri media | either of two cerebral veins |
pursuit pursuance quest | a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria, the pursuit of love, life is more than the pursuance of fame, a quest for wealth |
print media | a medium that disseminates printed matter |
journalism news media | newspapers and magazines collectively |
industry | the people or companies engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise, each industry has its own trade publications |
aluminum business aluminum industry | manufacturers of aluminum considered as a group |
apparel industry garment industry fashion industry fashion business rag trade | makers and sellers of fashionable clothing |
banking industry banking system | banks collectively |
automobile industry | the manufacturers of automobiles considered collectively |
chemical industry | the manufacturers of chemicals considered collectively |
coal industry | the producers of coal considered collectively |
computer industry | the manufacturers of computers considered collectively |
construction industry housing industry | an industry that builds housing |
electronics industry | the manufacturers of electronic products considered collectively |
entertainment industry show business show biz | those involved in providing entertainment: radio and television and films and theater |
film industry movie industry | the entertainment industries involved in producing and distributing movies |
growth industry | an industry that is growing rapidly |
lighting industry | an industry devoted to manufacturing and selling and installing lighting |
munitions industry arms industry | an industry that manufacturers weapons of war |
oil industry refining industry oil business | an industry that produces and delivers oil and oil products |
plastics industry | an industry that manufactures plastic articles |
market securities industry | the securities markets in the aggregate, the market always frustrates the small investor |
service industry | an industry that provides services rather than tangible objects |
shipbuilding industry | an industry that builds ships |
shoe industry | an industry that manufactures and sells shoes |
sign industry | an industry that produces signs |
steel industry | the industry that makes steel and steel products |
sunrise industry | a new industry that is expanding rapidly (especially telecommunications or electronics) |
tobacco industry | an industry that manufactures and sells products containing tobacco |
toy industry toy business | an industry that manufactures and sells toys for children |
trucking industry | an industry that provides transportation for commercial products |
industry analyst | an analyst of conditions affecting a particular industry |
oil-industry analyst | an analyst of the oil industry |
media consultant media guru | someone who advises about the use of communication media |
common chickweed Stellaria media | a common low-growing annual garden weed with small white flowers, cosmopolitan, soalled because it is eaten by chickens |
hoary plantain Plantago media | widely distributed Old World perennial naturalized in North America having finely hairy leaves and inconspicuous white fragrant flowers |
otitis media | inflammation of the middle ear, common in children |
request bespeak call for quest | express the need or desire for, ask for, She requested an extra bed in her room, She called for room service |
quest | seek alms, as for religious purposes |
bay quest | bark with prolonged noises, of dogs |
quest for go after quest after pursue | go in search of or hunt for, pursue a hobby |
quest | search the trail of (game), The dog went off and quested |
quest | make a search (for), Things that die with their eyes open and questing, The animal came questing through the forest |