DRUDGISMS Synonyms

• an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious

• the grade of particle fineness to which a substance is ground

• hard monotonous routine work

• the act of grinding to a powder or dust

• press or grind with a crushing noise

• make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together

• work hard

• dance by rotating the pelvis in an erotically suggestive way, often while in contact with one's partner such that the dancers' legs are interlaced

• reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading

• created by grinding

• shape or form by grinding

• a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages

• a political party formed in Great Britain in 1900; characterized by the promotion of labor's interests and formerly the socialization of key industries

• productive work (especially physical work done for wages)

• the federal department responsible for promoting the working conditions of wage earners in the United States; created in 1913

• concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child

• an organized attempt by workers to improve their status by united action (particularly via labor unions) or the leaders of this movement

• any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted

• strive and make an effort to reach a goal

• work hard

• undergo the efforts of childbirth

• work hard

• be agitated

• moisten or soil

• the act of walking with a slow heavy gait

• walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud

• the state of being under the control of another person

• the practice of owning slaves

• work done under harsh conditions for little or no pay

• work doggedly or persistently

• walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud

• strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat

• productive work (especially physical work done for wages)

• work hard

• concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child

• use of physical or mental energy; hard work

• work hard

• a long difficult walk

• walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud