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make-work
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun make-work has 1 sense
- make-work(n = noun.act) busywork - active work of little value; "while he was waiting he filled the days with busywork" is a kind of work
CIDE DICTIONARY
make-work, n.
Active work of litle value, such as assignments given by teachers to students to keep them busy while the teacher performs other tasks, or chores performed to while away time; also called busywork . [WordNet 1.5]
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