| absent-minded |
tending to not pay attention to a task or event because one is thinking about other things. |
| a hard row to hoe |
a very difficult task or situation. |
| a long row to hoe |
a very difficult task or situation. |
| apparatus |
tools or equipment made for a particular task. |
| appointee |
a person appointed to fill an office or position or to perform an assigned task. |
| assign |
to give as a task. [1/3 definitions] |
| assignment |
an assigned task, such as a job or lesson. [1/3 definitions] |
| block |
a state of being unable to perform a certain task. [1/19 definitions] |
| breeze |
(informal) a simple or quickly finished task. [1/3 definitions] |
| bungle |
to perform a task badly and incompetently. [2/3 definitions] |
| carry out |
to go through the steps of (something) and bring to completion; do (a task, experiment, study, or the like). [1/3 definitions] |
| challenge |
an interesting or difficult problem or task. [1/6 definitions] |
| chore |
a routine task around the house or yard. [2 definitions] |
| come forward |
to present oneself to the police or other authority and offer evidence, or to offer oneself as a volunteer for a task. |
| commission |
an order giving permission to perform a certain task. [3/7 definitions] |
| complete |
finished or concluded, as a task. [1/6 definitions] |
| confidential |
having the task of keeping another's affairs private. [1/3 definitions] |
| constitute |
to appoint to a special task or office. [1/3 definitions] |
| detail |
an assignment to a certain task. [1/8 definitions] |
| duty |
a particular task or function one is required to perform. [1/4 definitions] |
| efficiency |
the quick, accurate performance of a task, or the ability to so perform. [1/3 definitions] |