role -
normal or customary activity of a person in a particular social setting; "what is your role on the team?"
activity any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity"
gender role the overt expression of attitudes that indicate to others the degree of your maleness or femaleness; "your gender role is the public expression of your gender identity"
rôle -
an actor's portrayal of someone in a play; "she played the part of Desdemona"
heroine the main good female character in a work of fiction
rôle -
the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group; "the function of a teacher"; "the government must do its part"; "play its role"
duty work that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons; "the duties of the job"
capacity a specified function; "he was employed in the capacity of director"; "he should be retained in his present capacity at a higher salary"
hat an informal term for a person's role; "he took off his politician's hat and talked frankly"
portfolio the role of the head of a government department; "he holds the portfolio for foreign affairs"
lieu,
stead,
place,
position the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another; "can you go in my stead?"; "took his place"; "in lieu of"
rôle -
what something is used for; "the function of an auger is to bore holes"; "ballet is beautiful but what use is it?"
usefulness,
utility the service (electric power or water or transportation) provided by a public utility; "the cost of utilities never decreases"; "all the utilities were lost after the hurricane"
