"undertaking" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

Any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted (synset 100797381)
"he prepared for great undertakings"

is a type of: work - activity directed toward making or doing something
subtypes:
- breeze, child's play, cinch, duck soup, picnic, piece of cake, pushover, snap, walkover - any undertaking that is easy to do
- adventure, dangerous undertaking, escapade, risky venture - a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
- assignment - an undertaking that you have been assigned to do (as by an instructor)
- baby - a project of personal concern to someone
- endeavor, endeavour, enterprise - a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)
- labor of love, labour of love - productive work performed voluntarily without material reward or compensation
- endurance contest, marathon - any long and arduous undertaking
- no-brainer - anything that requires little thought
- proposition - a task to be dealt with
- large order, tall order - a formidable task or requirement
- venture - any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome
specific instances: manhattan project - code name for the secret United States project set up in 1942 to develop atomic bombs for use in World War II

same as: labor, project, task
The trade of a funeral director (synset 101122580)
is a type of: craft, trade - the skilled practice of a practical occupation