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housework

[hous-wurk] / ˈhaʊsˌwɜrk /
NOUN
cleaning, maintaining a home
Synonyms
STRONGEST
housekeeping sewing
STRONG
administration cooking homemaking housecraft ironing laundering management mopping stewardship sweeping washing
WEAK
bed-making domestic art domestic science dusting home economics

Example Sentences

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Though the ring knows when I’ve been walking, it confuses my harried morning routine for housework.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

About half of caregivers regularly assisted a parent with errands, housework and home repairs.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 26, 2026

“I help my parents, siblings and friends with odd jobs — running social media accounts, housework, pet-sitting,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2025

Amy, 36, from Norwich, bought the brush online for £4 to "make life easier" with housework, but it caught in her daughter's hair when the child took it out of the box.

From BBC • Oct. 26, 2025

This was the first part of my plan not be doing no housework.

From "Girls Like Us" by Gail Giles