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busywork
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun busywork has 1 sense
- busywork(n = noun.act) make-work - active work of little value; "while he was waiting he filled the days with busywork" is a kind of work
CIDE DICTIONARY
busywork, n.
active work of little value, performed merely to occupy time, avoid boredom, or to look busy; as, while he was waiting he filled the days with busywork. [WordNet 1.5]
THESAURUS
busywork
assignment, chare, charge, chore, commission, duty, errand, exercise, fish to fry, homework, job, job of work, labor, make-work, matters in hand, mission, odd job, piece of work, project, service, stint, task, things to do, work
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