MAKE-WORK

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Active work of little value

Example:

while he was waiting he filled the days with busywork

Synonyms:

busywork; make-work

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("make-work" is a kind of...):

work (activity directed toward making or doing something)

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