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Homework
//ˈhəʊmˌwɜːk// noun, slang
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Noun
- 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 work, such as schoolwork or piecework, that is done at home wordnet
- 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 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 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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- 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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