Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Work, such as schoolwork or piecework, that is done at home.
- n. Preparatory or preliminary work: did their homework before coming to the meeting.
Wiktionary
- n. Work that is done at home, especially school exercises set by a teacher.
- n. Preliminary or preparatory work, such as research.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home).
- n. Studies or other preparatory work done prior to some activity; -- usually used of preparations for activities of significance or consequence for the performer.
- n. Paid work done at home, especially piecework.
WordNet 3.0
- n. preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home)
Etymologies
- From home + work. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“And in America, doing your homework is the most uncool thing in the world … chris y Says:”
“To our teacher pals: we're sorry our homework is a bit late.”
“NEW YORK Reuters - Every evening President Barack Obama is handed what he calls his "homework packet," a thin folder of 10 letters from the American people offering him an unvarnished view of the citizens he governs.”
“My heart palpitated on cue at the word "homework.”
“The rest of his "homework" is usually the sort of thing he can do and be done with quickly so we can get on to reading adult-level books or exploring dinosaurs or whatever interests him.”
“An inability to be on time or do one's homework is enough to flunk a high-schooler; why not a judge?”
The Huffington Post: Judicial Election Guide: Cook County Judges To Retain, And Judges To Send Home
“I applaud the speech and can't wait to discuss it with my children tonight over dinner – hopefully after their homework is done!”
“Voting good people out of office to avoid doing your homework is irresponsible.”
Kerry endorses in PA despite spectre of 'swift boat' tactics
“The homework is intense since she's in an accelerated program.”
“While using lawyers to check their client's homework is not novel, the type of detail required of lawyers in New York pursuing foreclosure cases is.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘homework’.
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Headlines & Newsmakers
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POL - What is Mitt talking about?
Key terms from Mitt Romney's election campaign
good and generous..., hard fought election, go back to work, optimistic and po..., confident in the ..., optimism, uniquely American, nation of immigrants, want a better life, life in that plac..., pursuit of the ri..., richness of this ... and 369 more...
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• Knuckle tattoos
Our personal suggestions for those who feel the need for knuckle tattoos. For "4+4", see also frogapplause's Candy Hearts.
venomous, unworthy, tucotuco, vrooming, mispelin, i ♥ mozart, tiramisù, fartlets, pindaric, pecorino, the f word, 3.141592 and 104 more...
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UK Usage - Find US Equivalent
All these terms have a (different) American English equivalent. Wonder if you can identify them?
abridgement (abri..., accoutrement, accoutre, acknowledgement (..., opposite, advert, adaptor, adapter, sticking plaster, advertise, adviser (advisor ..., adze, aesthete and 1196 more...
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education
kindergarten, answer, consultant, notebook, lesson, schedule, state school, diploma, pen, faculty, primary school, report card and 23 more...
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Words that Make Me Cry
geek, nerd, wishywashy, freak, issue, ticktock, school, university, uni, work, task, homework and 12 more...
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Duelistic
One-word oxymorons and dvandva (copulative compound (hot)) words with that contradictory, antonymic tension. Hyphens are fine, and neologisms are great, but I don't want any portmanteau words (I c...
bittersweet, push-pull, crosscurrent, featherweight, butthead, wholesome, firewater, homework, lovesick, nevermore, oxymoron, inside-out and 62 more...
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Basic English Vocabulary
Very basic words for ESL students.
contemplate, container, consumer, consultant, consensus, conscious, conscience, connection, confusion, confront, conflict, confident and 4334 more...
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school starts in 2 days
excited, worried, nervous, anxious, already tired, what to wear, creative, technology, homework, grading
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Apples to Apples: Red Cards
A complete list of the red cards (things) from the popular word game.
bad haircut, carnival workers, grave robbers, Chinatown, a cheap motel, killer whales, UV rays, flat tire, Japan, Michelangelo, Alfred Hitchcock, Cindy Crawford and 734 more...
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Compendium: Round 1
The game is over! Congratulations to our winner, jennarenn. Thanks for playing!
Moderating this round: uselessness
The category: Things you might find in a backpack
This ...pencil, ruler, books, lunch, lunchbox, snacks, paper, homework, hands, lip gloss, love notes, crayons and 79 more...
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Mass Nouns
From wikipedia: "In English, mass nouns are characterized by the fact that they cannot be directly modified by a numeral without specifying a unit of measurement, and that they cannot combine with ...
advice, blood, cattle, equipment, furniture, grass, information, knowledge, mathematics, meat, money, music and 31 more...
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Get Schooled
education, school, student, pupil, college, university, classroom, teaching, public school, private school, parochial school, catholic school and 52 more...
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erika's list
homework, embarassed, admire, ambition, grow up, proud, opportunity, regret, sulless
Tweets
Looking for tweets for homework.
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