Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Work, such as schoolwork or piecework, that is done at home.
- noun Preparatory or preliminary work.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home).
- noun Studies or other preparatory work done prior to some activity; -- usually used of preparations for activities of significance or consequence for the performer.
- noun Paid work done at home, especially piecework.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun
Work that is done athome , especiallyschool exercises set by ateacher . - noun
Preliminary orpreparatory work, such as research.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home)
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Examples
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And in America, doing your homework is the most uncool thing in the world … chris y Says:
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To our teacher pals: we're sorry our homework is a bit late.
Archive 2004-09-01 2004
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My heart palpitated on cue at the word "homework."
NYT > Home Page By LISA BELKIN 2011
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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.
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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.
Day in the Life of an Idiot lyda222 2009
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I applaud the speech and can't wait to discuss it with my children tonight over dinner – hopefully after their homework is done!
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Voting good people out of office to avoid doing your homework is irresponsible.
Kerry endorses in PA despite spectre of 'swift boat' tactics 2010
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The homework is intense since she's in an accelerated program.
Looking back at 2008 2009
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An inability to be on time or do one's homework is enough to flunk a high-schooler; why not a judge?
Judicial Election Guide: Cook County Judges To Retain, And Judges To Send Home Will Guzzardi 2010
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An inability to be on time or do one's homework is enough to flunk a high-schooler; why not a judge?
Judicial Election Guide: Cook County Judges To Retain, And Judges To Send Home Will Guzzardi 2010
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