housework Definition
house·work (-wʉrk′)
noun
the work involved in housekeeping, such as cleaning, cooking, and laundering
housework Synonyms
housework
n.
housework Usage Examples
Converse of object
- hate: She had a daily housekeeper stating that she " always hated housework " .
- do: Don't do any heavy housework or carry heavy loads.
- include: Examples may include housework, or division of chores.
- get: This weekend i plan to try and get some housework done.
- involve: The job involves light housework, shopping and can include washing and ironing where appliances are available.
- make: Make the invisible housework visible, and then divide fairly.
Preposition: as
work: Women viewed housework as skilled work in contrast to the low status often accorded it by social services departments and other professionals.
Adjective modifier
- heavy: Don't do any heavy housework or carry heavy loads.
- light: Wanted Once a week for three hours, someone to do light housework.
- general: I have to employ someone twice a week to help me with the general housework too.
- own: I like having my own house as I can do my own housework, buy my own food and things for my house.
- more: Women who work full time, on average do nine hours a week more housework than their partners.
- much: The children in the survey stated that they wanted: Parents who did not expect them to do too much housework.
Modifies a noun
- time: Household chores were very tedious and housework time consuming.
- etc: I feel as if I am only wanted for the general housework etc, is my body that bad?
- task: However, widows reported that their late husbands had increasingly taken on more housework tasks to help them maintain the home's appearance.
- ': Domestic Appliances We use more and more appliances to help us with the housework â and they can be very noisy.
Noun used with modifier
- light: Light housework Week 1 light housework may be resumed.
- hate: He's great value, and this is the best place to buy him: ) Hate housework?
Preposition: than
man: Women in full time work spend 38 minutes more on housework than men in full time work.
Browse dictionary entries near housework
- ‹ housewifery
- ‹ housewifely
- ‹ housewife
- ‹ housewarming
- ‹ housewares
- ‹ housetop
- ‹ housesit
- ‹ houseroom
- ‹ houseplant
- ‹ housemother
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- housing estate ›
- housing starts ›
- Housman ›
- Houston ›
- houstonia ›
- Houyhnhnm ›
- HOV ›
- hove ›
- hovel ›

