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housework

[ US /ˈhaʊˌswɝk/ ]
[ UK /hˈa‍ʊswɜːk/ ]
NOUN
  1. the work of cleaning and running a house

How To Use housework In A Sentence

  • My store-bought long dresses are too "dressy" and made of rayon and other finer fabrics that are not suitable for housework. Sewing Simple Clothing
  • While the article vaunts the fact that men spend nearly 3.5 hours a week more on childcare now than they did in 1985, it glosses over the fact that women's childcare load has also increased - -and says nothing about the minuscule increases in men's contribution to housework and food preparation/cleanup. Joan Williams: Chore Wars and the Value of Work
  • Even the seemingly laborious housework became enjoyable when there was no time pressure.
  • Making the fresh soda bread, getting the dinner, and doing her housework was her joy.
  • Helen always worked hard and when she came home on weekends she helped Mother with the endless housework.
  • Violent husbands offer excuses that range from the wife not doing housework, her frequent visits to her parents' home, or refusing the husband's request for sexual congress.
  • She hasn't been feeling well lately and she let the housework slide.
  • Women still do twice as much housework as men Women do twice as much housework as men, and the bulk of the most dreaded chores. Times, Sunday Times
  • kept from her housework by gabby neighbors
  • This suggests that the personal identification of women with the housewife role weights the balance in favour of a psychological involvement in housework.
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