Career vs. Careen — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Career and Careen
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Career
The career is an individual's metaphorical "journey" through learning, work and other aspects of life. There are a number of ways to define career and the term is used in a variety of ways.
Careen
Turn (a ship) on its side for cleaning, caulking, or repair.
Career
An occupation undertaken for a significant period of a person's life and with opportunities for progress
He seemed destined for a career as an engineer like his father
Careen
Move swiftly and in an uncontrolled way
An electric golf cart careened around the corner
Career
Move swiftly and in an uncontrolled way
The coach careered across the road and went through a hedge
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Careen
To lurch or swerve while in motion
"The Tasmanian boat was a wreck ... the stove had broken free of its mounting and was careening about with every wave" (Bryan Burrough).
Career
A chosen pursuit; a profession or occupation.
Careen
To move forward rapidly, especially with a swaying motion or with minimal control; career
"I saw my life as a car with no brakes careening down a dangerous mountain road" (Tom Perotta).
Career
The general course or progression of one's working life or one's professional achievements
An officer with a distinguished career.
A teacher in the midst of a long career.
Careen
To lean to one side, as a ship sailing in the wind.
Career
A path or course, as of the sun through the heavens.
Careen
To turn a ship on its side for cleaning, caulking, or repairing.
Career
Speed
"My hasting days fly on with full career" (John Milton).
Careen
To cause (a ship) to lean to one side; tilt.
Career
Doing what one does as a permanent occupation or lifework
Career diplomats.
A career criminal.
Careen
To lean (a ship) on one side for cleaning, caulking, or repairing.
Career
To move forward at high speed, often with minimal control
"that lordly car ... How smoothly it ran. In what style they had come careering along the country roads!" (James Joyce).
Careen
To clean, caulk, or repair (a ship in this position).
Career
One's calling in life; a person's occupation; one's profession.
Careen
The act or process of careening a ship.
Career
General course of action or conduct in life, or in a particular part of it.
Washington's career as a soldier
Careen
The position of a careened ship.
Career
(archaic) Speed.
Careen
To heave a ship down on one side so as to expose the other, in order to clean it of barnacles and weed, or to repair it below the water line.
Career
A jouster's path during a joust.
Careen
To tilt on one side.
Career
(obsolete) A short gallop of a horse.
Careen
To lurch or sway violently from side to side.
Career
(falconry) The flight of a hawk.
Careen
To tilt or lean while in motion.
Career
(obsolete) A racecourse; the ground run over.
Careen
To career, to move rapidly straight ahead, to rush carelessly.
Career
To move rapidly straight ahead, especially in an uncontrolled way.
The car careered down the road, missed the curve, and went through a hedge.
Careen
To move swiftly and in an uncontrolled way.
Career
Synonym of serial
A career criminal
Careen
(nautical) The position of a ship laid on one side.
Career
A race course: the ground run over.
To go back again the same career.
Careen
To cause (a vessel) to lean over so that she floats on one side, leaving the other side out of water and accessible for repairs below the water line; to case to be off the keel.
Career
A running; full speed; a rapid course.
When a horse is running in his full career.
Careen
To incline to one side, or lie over, as a ship when sailing on a wind; to be off the keel.
Career
General course of action or conduct in life, or in a particular part or calling in life, or in some special undertaking; usually applied to course or conduct which is of a public character; as, Washington's career as a soldier.
An impartial view of his whole career.
Careen
Pitching dangerously to one side
Career
The flight of a hawk.
Careen
Walk as if unable to control one's movements;
The drunken man staggered into the room
Career
To move or run rapidly.
Careering gayly over the curling waves.
Careen
Move sideways or in an unsteady way;
The ship careened out of control
Career
The particular occupation for which you are trained
Career
The general progression of your working or professional life;
The general had had a distinguished career
He had a long career in the law
Career
Move headlong at high speed;
The cars careered down the road
The mob careered through the streets
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