house ‧ work /ˈhaʊswɜːk $ -wɜːrk/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
work that you do to take care of a house, for example washing, cleaning etc ⇨ chore
do (the) housework
I spent all morning doing the housework.
I don’t like doing housework.
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GRAMMAR
Housework is an uncountable noun and has no plural form. Use a singular verb after it:
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the belief that housework is women’s work