Busywork (original) (raw)

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I. (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Active work of little valueplay

Example:

while he was waiting he filled the days with busywork

Synonyms:

busywork; make-work

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("busywork" is a kind of...):

work (activity directed toward making or doing something)

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