BUSYWORK

Meaning of BUSYWORK in English

■ noun chiefly N. Amer. work that keeps a person busy but has little value in itself.

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BUSYWORK — noun Date: 1910 work that usually appears productive or of intrinsic value but actually only keeps one occupied
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BUSYWORK — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : work that usually appears productive or of intrinsic value but actually only keeps one occupied freshmen know …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BUSYWORK — /biz"ee werrk'/ , n. work assigned for the sake of looking or keeping busy. [ 1840-50; BUSY + WORK ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BUSYWORK — n. purposeless activity to fill time, work done to seem busy
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BUSYWORK — noun Date: 1910 : work that usually appears productive or of intrinsic value but actually only keeps one occupied
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BUSYWORK — [busy.work] n (1910): work that usu. appears productive or of intrinsic value but actually only keeps one occupied
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BUSYWORK — busywork BrE AmE ˈbɪz i wɜːk AmE \ -wɝːk
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BUSYWORK — / ˈbɪziwɜːk; NAmE -wɜːrk/ noun [ U ] ( NAmE ) work that is given to sb to keep them …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BUSYWORK — bus ‧ y ‧ work /ˈbɪziwɜːk $ -wɜːrk/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] American English work that gives someone something to …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BUSYWORK — Synonyms and related words : assignment, chare, charge, chore, commission, duty, errand, exercise, fish to fry, homework, job, job of …
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BUSYWORK — n. бессмысленное занятие; делать что-либо чтобы занять руки
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
BUSYWORK — n. бессмысленное занятие; делать что-либо чтобы занять руки
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
BUSYWORK — общ. бесполезная работа [-ые дела], работа в пустую (малопродуктивная работа, создающая видимость занятости) While he was waiting he filled the days …
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BUSYWORK — n. Pronunciation: - ˌ w ə rk Function: noun Date: 1910 : work that usually appears productive or of intrinsic …
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TASK
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STINT
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SERVICE
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PROJECT
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ODD JOB — Synonyms and related words : assignment, busywork, chare, charge, chore, commission, duty, errand, exercise, fish to fry, homework, job, job …
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MISSION — Synonyms and related words : accredit, action, activity, adventure, agency, agentship, aim, air cover, air raid, air support, allegiance, amphibious …
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LABOR
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JOB — Synonyms and related words : accomplished fact, accomplishment, achievement, act, acta, action, adventure, affair, appointment, assignment, bamboozle, be in, befool, …
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HOMEWORK — Synonyms and related words : assignment, busywork, chalk talk, chare, charge, chore, commission, discourse, disquisition, duty, errand, exercise, exposition, fish …
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EXERCISE — Synonyms and related words : Nachtmusik, abrade, absolute music, absorb, absorb the attention, act, acting, action, active use, activism, activity, …
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ERRAND — Synonyms and related words : agency, agentship, assignment, authority, authorization, brevet, busywork, care, chare, charge, chore, commission, commissioning, commitment, consignment, …
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DUTY — Synonyms and related words : Mass, VAT, accountability, active service, ad valorem duty, admiration, adoration, alcohol tax, allegiance, amenability, amusement …
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COMMISSION — Synonyms and related words : accomplishment, accredit, achievement, administration, allotment, allowance, appoint, assemblee, assembly, assign, assignation, assignment, at home, authorize, …
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CHORE
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CHARGE
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ASSIGNMENT — Synonyms and related words : abalienation, accession, accounting for, agency, agentship, alienation, allocation, allotment, amortization, amortizement, anointing, anointment, answerability, application, …
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