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homework

  • /ˈhəʊmˌwɜːk/ UK
  • /ˈhoʊmˌwɜɹk/ US

Rhymes with -əʊmwɜː(ɹ)k

noun homeworks

  1. archaic, literally, uncountable, usually Any work that is done at home. 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."

    Similar: housework

  2. uncountable, usually Exercises assigned by a teacher to a student to be completed out of class. You must do your homework before you can watch television.
  3. broadly, uncountable, usually Preliminary or preparatory work. The speaker had certainly done his homework before delivering the lecture.
  4. euphemistic, slang, uncountable, usually Sexual intercourse. My wife and I want a kid, and we do plenty of homework, but goddamn it, Dutch, I just can't connect.

    Similar: sex, sex act, sexual act

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

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: preparation, prep, schoolwork, work, lesson, task, job, copy, working, duty, research, obligation, remit, home, search, house

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noun schoolwork assigned to be done out of class

Españoldeberes, tarea
한국어숙제 sukje
日本語宿題 shukudai, 課題 kadai
中文作業 /作业 zuòyè, 家庭作業 /家庭作业 jiātíng zuòyè, 功課 /功课 gōngkè
हिन्दीगृहकार्य gŕhkārya, होमवर्क homvark
Portuguêslição de casa, dever de casa, tarefa de casa, trabalho para casa, tema de casa
Françaisdevoirs
DeutschHausaufgabe
Italianocompito, compiti
Ελληνικάεργασία για το σπίτι ergasía gia to spíti
Românătemă
Русскийдома́шнее зада́ние domášneje zadánije, дома́шняя рабо́та domášnjaja rabóta, дома́шка domáška
Tiếng Việtbài tập, bài tập về nhà
العربيةوَاجِب wājib, وَاجِب مَنْزِلِيّ wājib manziliyy
עבריתעבודת בית, שיעורי בית, שִׁעוּרֵי בַּיִת shi'uréi báyit

noun preliminary or preparatory work

Españoltarea
中文研究 yánjiū, 準備工作 /准备工作 zhǔnbèi gōngzuò
DeutschHausaufgaben
Românătemă
Русскийподготови́тельная рабо́та podgotovítelʹnaja rabóta, иссле́дование isslédovanije

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@misc{homework_2026,
  title = {homework},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/homework},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}