HOUSEWORK

housework, housekeeping

(noun) the work of cleaning and running a house

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

housework (uncountable)

Domestic household chores such as cleaning and cooking.

(uncommon) Homework.

Anagrams

• work house, workhouse

Source: Wiktionary


House"work`, n.

Definition: The work belonging to housekeeping; especially, kitchen work, sweeping, scrubbing, bed making, and the like.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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BEATIFY

(verb) declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood; “On Sunday, the martyr will be beatified by the Vatican”


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