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BUSYWORK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does busywork mean?
• BUSYWORK (noun)
The noun BUSYWORK has 1 sense:
1. active work of little value
Familiarity information: BUSYWORK used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Active work of little value
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
busywork; make-work
Context example:
while he was waiting he filled the days with busywork
Hypernyms ("busywork" is a kind of...):
work (activity directed toward making or doing something)
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