📖 Definitions of "Donkeywork"
noun
- 1
Hard, boring, routine work.
"Why does everyone else get the interesting work while I have to do all the donkey work?"
🔄 Synonyms of "Donkeywork"
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💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Donkeywork"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| grindnoun | The act of reducing to powder, or of sharpening, by friction. |
| drudgerynoun | Exhausting, menial, and tedious work. |
| ploddingnoun | Slow, laborious progress. |
| gruntworknoun | Alternative spelling of grunt work. [(idiomatic) Work (especially that which is heavy, repetitive or mindless) that is considered undesirable and therefore delegated to underlings.] |
| desk worknoun | Alternative form of deskwork. [Work done at a desk, as by an office worker.] |
| busyworknoun | Alternative form of busy work. [(idiomatic, chiefly US) Work or activity performed with the intention or result of occupying time, and not necessarily to accomplish something productive; routine work of low priority undertaken for the sake of avoiding idleness.] |
| hard labournoun | Alternative form of hard labor. [Forced servitude in the form of physically difficult labor, usually as a penal punishment.] |
| work horsenoun | Alternative form of workhorse. [A horse used primarily for manual labor; a draft horse.] |
| busy-worknoun | Alternative form of busy work. [(idiomatic, chiefly US) Work or activity performed with the intention or result of occupying time, and not necessarily to accomplish something productive; routine work of low priority undertaken for the sake of avoiding idleness.] |
| road worknoun | Alternative form of roadwork. [The construction or maintenance done to roads.] |
| hand-worknoun | (rare) Alternative form of handiwork. [Work done by the hands.] |
| leg-worknoun | Alternative spelling of legwork. [Work, especially research or preparation, that involves significant walking, travel, or similar effort.] |
| makeworknoun | Alternative form of make-work. [(chiefly US) An activity or task assigned or undertaken for the sake of activity or busy-ness, rather than because of a particular need.] |
| plainworknoun | Alternative form of plain work. [Basic, non-ornamental work; specifically (now (historical)) simple needlework.] |
| leg worknoun | Alternative spelling of legwork. [Work, especially research or preparation, that involves significant walking, travel, or similar effort.] |
| stoop worknoun | Alternative form of stoopwork. [Unskilled agricultural labor that involves stooping to reach low-growing plants.] |
| tutworknoun | Alternative form of tut-work. [(mining, archaic) Work done by the piece, as in non-metalliferous rock, the amount done being usually reckoned by the fathom.] |
| night worknoun | Alternative form of nightwork. [Work which is carried out at night.] |
| workdognoun | Alternative form of work dog. [A working dog; a dog breed created to perform specific tasks (e.g. herding).] |
| time-worknoun | Alternative form of timework. [Work for which a certain rate is paid per unit of time.] |
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