n.
task
mission
1) to give smb. an ~
2) to carry out an ~ (the ambassador carried out her ~ brilliantly)
3) a dangerous; difficult, rough, tough; easy ~
4) an overseas; rush; special ~
5) an ~ to + inf. (an ~ to guard the president)
6) on ~ ('on a mission') (the correspondent was on ~ in the Far East)
homework
( esp. AE )
7) to give, hand out an ~
8) to do; hand in an ~ (the pupils did their ~)
9) a difficult; easy ~
appointment
( esp. AE )
10) an ~ to (an ~ to a new job)