career

noun, verb126 collocationsAvg. frequency: 6.8
successful career9.0
professional career8.8
long career8.5

Refers to a career that lasts for many years.

political career8.0

A career involving work in politics and government.

brilliant career7.8
distinguished career7.5
academic career7.5

A career in education and research, typically at a university.

promising career7.2

A career that shows signs of being successful in the future.

stellar career7.0
playing career7.0
illustrious career6.8
coaching career6.8
short career6.5
glittering career6.2
brief career6.0
storied career5.5
career path8.0
career ladder7.5
career break7.0

A period of time when you choose to stop working, for example to have children.

career takes off6.8
career begins6.5
the peak of your career7.2
the height of your career6.8
career wildly4.5

To move forward in a very fast and uncontrolled way.

start a career8.2
build a career8.0
make a career7.5
launch a career7.2
begin a career7.0
end a career7.0
carve out a career6.9
ruin a career6.5