Homework

//ˈhəʊmˌwɜːk// noun, slang

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Exercises assigned by a teacher to a student which review concepts studied in class. uncountable, usually

    "You must do your homework before you can watch television."

  2. 2
    work, such as schoolwork or piecework, that is done at home wordnet
  3. 3
    Exercises assigned by a teacher to a student which review concepts studied in class.; Something which one is encouraged to learn or study on one's own. broadly, uncountable, usually

    "The speaker had certainly done his homework before delivering the lecture."

  4. 4
    Any work that is done at home; housework. archaic, literally, uncountable, usually

    "Hatch perceived homework to be one tool—along with various workfare schemes and private sector training programs—that would take women off welfare and make poor women "independent.""

  5. 5
    Sexual intercourse. euphemistic, slang, uncountable, usually

    "My wife and I want a kid, and we do plenty of homework, but goddamn it, Dutch, I just can't connect."

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  1. 6
    Tasks assigned by a dominant for a submissive to perform when they are physically away from their dominant or otherwise free. uncountable, usually

Etymology

From home + work.

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