housework
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1.0
- noun
- /ˈhaʊsˌwɜrk/
:
tareas domésticas
- I hurried through the housework so I could take the children outside.
- housework and chores
- housework and care
- housework and laundry
Kinda does it involve like housework, like cooking and cleaning?
- Kinda does it involve like housework, like cooking and cleaning?
- I remind my children that I take pride in doing my housework myself.
- I am lazy around housework, around logistics.
Examples
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Husbands do more housework than boyfriends.
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Gladys, the younger of Lesa's daughters, stayed at the apartment and helped with housework and the grandchildren.
Academic text (1990) -
I did all the housework early in the morning and after school at night.
Fiction book (1996) -
I remind my children that I take pride in doing my housework myself.
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We'll have to hire somebody to do the housework.
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So she works and I do the housework and take care of the babies and things like that.
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Greek women, traditionally, stay home, cook, do housework, and take care of the grandchildren.
Academic text (2007) -
For context, I do most of the housework except for vacuuming.
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Jim shares the cooking and the housework, but something is still disturbingly askew.
Fiction book (1992) -
Every Saturday, I spend the morning doing housework to keep my home clean.
Synonyms
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1.0
Work that removes dirt and rubbish from a place
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1.8
Work that keeps a home clean and running, like cleaning and cooking
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1.2
Cleaning the rooms and furniture in a house
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2.5
Care and work to keep a house and family well
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9.9
Unpleasant small jobs that no one wants to do
Work to keep a home clean and organized
Managing a home and doing daily tasks like cooking and cleaning
Managing a home's money and daily chores to keep it running
Antonyms
How Much Housework
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Housework comes from the two simple English words house ('home') and work ('jobs you do'). It simply means the regular cleaning, tidying and care you do to keep your house in order.