DEFINITIONS

homework

[ hohm-wurk ]
/ ˈhoʊmˌwɜrk /
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noun

schoolwork assigned to be done outside the classroom (distinguished from classwork).
paid work done at home, as piecework.
thorough preparatory study of a subject: to do one's homework for the next committee meeting.

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Words related to homework

practice, task, study, instruction, reading, teaching, test, lecture, education, class, exercise, duty, chore, appointment, job, drill, position, post, stint, discipline

Words nearby homework

homestyle, hometown, homeward, homeware, homewood, homework, homeworker, homey, homicidal, homicide, homicide bomber

Origin of homework

First recorded in 1675–85; home + work
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British Dictionary definitions for homework

homework
/ (ˈhəʊmˌwɜːk) /

noun

school work done out of lessons, esp at home
any preparatory study
work done at home for pay
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with homework

homework

see do one's homework.

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