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Career vs. Careen — What's the Difference?

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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