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housework Definition

house·work (-wʉrk′)

noun

the work involved in housekeeping, such as cleaning, cooking, and laundering

housework Synonyms

housework

n.

cleaning, housewifery, housecleaning, spring cleaning, window-washing, sweeping, cooking, baking, dusting, mopping, washing, laundering, bed-making, sewing, ironing, mending; see also housekeeping, job 2.

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.

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