homework
/ˈhoʊmˌwɝk/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.13 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Exercises assigned by a teacher to a student which review concepts studied in class.
Uncountable
noun
Exercises assigned by a teacher to a student which review concepts studied in class.
Uncountable
noun
Tasks assigned by a dominant for a submissive to perform when they are physically away from their dominant or otherwise free.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "You must do your homework before you can watch television."
- "They will also be doing a few preparation homeworks for the practical CA during this time so it won't all be Unit1 focussed."
- "Even 15-year-olds do no more than 30 minutes' homework a night."
- "And I'm sympathetic to teachers who feel that they have enough to worry about, without adding A.I.-generated homework to the mix."
- "Under the proposals, an assurance is given that GBR (in the words of the plan) will not be marking its own homework."
- "The speaker had certainly done his homework before delivering the lecture."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱey- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *ḱóymos Proto-Indo-European *teḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *tḱéytibf. Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *tḱóymos Proto-Germanic *haimaz Proto-West Germanic *haim Old English hām Middle English hōm English home English work English homework From home + work.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈhoʊmˌwɝk/
- British English: /ˈhəʊmˌwɜːk/