Make-work Definition

mākwûrk
noun
Work of little value assigned or taken on only to keep someone from being idle.
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Alternative form of make-work.

Wiktionary

(chiefly US) An activity or task assigned or undertaken for the sake of activity or busy-ness, rather than because of a particular need. [from 20th c.]

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adjective
(designating) A job, project, or assignment that serves no useful purpose other than to give an otherwise idle or unemployed person something to do.
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Origin of Make-work

Make-work Sentence Examples

  • Applications which make work a bit easier, or relieve the potential tedium of a long journey.

  • The classic one piece can be difficult to make work with this body type because it may bunch unflatteringly in the middle; without enough tension, the straps tend to slip off the shoulders.

  • Take the time to select a template that you can really customize and make work for yourself and your company.

  • Molly was need deep in her make-work chore and Martha was feeding Claire.

  • We were finding make work at the office increasingly boring but I suspected our absence would produce unwanted curiosity.

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Words Starting With

MMAMAK

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KRKORK

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