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homework

//ˈhəʊmˌwɜːk//

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

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Forms

Plural
homeworks

Definitions

  1. 1.Exercises assigned by a teacher to a student which review concepts studied in class.

    • You must do your homework before you can watch television.
    • Even 15-year-olds do no more than 30 minutes' homework a night.
    • The speaker had certainly done his homework before delivering the lecture.
  2. 2.Sexual intercourse.(slang)

    • My wife and I want a kid, and we do plenty of homework, but goddamn it, Dutch, I just can't connect.
  3. 3.Tasks assigned by a dominant for a submissive to perform when they are physically away from their dominant or otherwise free.

    • He's doing his homework, isn't he?
    • Have you finished your French homework yet?
    • I have finished my homework.

Frequency

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By learning goal

Everyday conversation
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General reading & writing
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Academic
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Literature
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Word family

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ḱey-

Proto-Indo-European *-mos

Proto-Indo-European *ḱóymos

Proto-Indo-European *tḱóymos

Proto-Germanic *haimaz

Proto-West Germanic *haim

Old English hām

Middle English hōm

English home

Proto-Indo-European *werǵ-

Proto-Indo-European *-om

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