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housework

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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈhaʊswɜːrk/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈhaʊsˌwɝk/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(houswûrk′)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
house•work /ˈhaʊsˌwɜrk/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. the work of cleaning, cooking, etc., to be done in the home.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
house•work  (houswûrk′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. the work of cleaning, cooking, etc., to be done in housekeeping.
  • house + work 1570–80

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
housework /ˈhaʊsˌwɜːk/ n
  1. the work of running a home, such as cleaning, cooking, etc
'housework' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Collocations: stays at home and does the housework, have a lot of housework to get done [today, this afternoon, this weekend], have a lot of housework to do, more...

🗣️Forum discussions with the word(s) "housework" in the title:

chores/housework
different housework
do housework or do one's housework
do the housework
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He < wasn't doing / didn't do > any housework while [Past Continuous / Past Simple]
Help with <the> housework
Housechore Vs Housework
household work/housework
housework / any housework
housework / houseworks
housework or chores?
Housework vs Household chores
Housework/The housework: Definite article before Housework
How to get caught up on housework...
I am doing housework all day
I did/have done all the housework. The flat is really clean now.
I do housework as well as teaching/teach my brother maths.
I prefer doing WHATEVER????/ANY OTHER THING??? to doing the housework
I've owed so much housework to do / I'm in debt of so much housework to do
My father objects ____my mother with the housework
pitch in on the housework
the difference between housework and chores
the housework I put off
The name of a housework tool
They don't have time to study and do housework
To be at housework
Toiling at homework/housework
When/While I was doing the housework, my brother....
work hard doing housework
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