homework

Definition

  • noun: work that a student is given to do at home
  • noun: piecework done at home for pay
  • used in the phrase 'do your homework'
  • synonyms: prep, preparation

Examples

  • The candidate 'did his homework' [=studied the issues] before the debate.

  • She started her algebra 'homework'.

  • Please do/finish your 'homework'.

Movie quotes

  • (..) ' I hadn't even invented yet. ' Were you? ' Gretchen. ' Jealous of Eduardo? Stop typing. We're off the record. Ma'am, I know you've done your homework, and so you know that money isn't a big part of my life. But at the moment, I could buy Mount Auburn Street, take the Phoenix Club (..)
    2010 The Social Network