homework
//ˈhəʊmˌwɜːk//
Forms
- Plural
- homeworks
Definitions
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.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.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
Overall
Rare· #4483
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Rare
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Synonyms
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