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Makework
An activity or task assigned or undertaken for the sake of activity or busy-ness, rather than because of a particular need.
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An activity or task assigned or undertaken for the sake of activity or busy-ness, rather than because of a particular need.
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| 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.] |
| 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.] |
| pieceworknoun | Alternative form of piece work. [Work that a worker is paid for according to the number of units produced, rather than the number of hours worked; work done and paid for by the piece or by the job.] |
| 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.] |
| time-worknoun | Alternative form of timework. [Work for which a certain rate is paid per unit of time.] |
| donkeyworknoun | Alternative form of donkey work. [(idiomatic) Work that is difficult, boring, and routine.] |
| road worknoun | Alternative form of roadwork. [The construction or maintenance done to roads.] |
| make-shiftnoun | Alternative form of makeshift. [Made to work or suffice; improvised; substituted.] |
| desk worknoun | Alternative form of deskwork. [Work done at a desk, as by an office worker.] |
| gigworknoun | Alternative form of gig work. [(economics) Income-earning activities outside of traditional, long-term employer-employee relationships.] |
| workationnoun | Alternative form of workcation. [(Canada, US, informal) A vacation that one spends getting work done.] |
| wand-worknoun | Alternative form of wandwork. [The use of a wand (or sometimes a similar instrument or tool, even an extended finger) in practicing magic, casting spells, or performing a mystical or religious ritual or ceremony (e.g. drawing symbols such as pentagrams in the air, as in Wicca).] |
| 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.] |
| work-masternoun | Alternative form of workmaster. [(archaic) Master workman; overseer; employer of workmen.] |
| 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.] |
| guess-worknoun | Alternative form of guesswork. [An estimate, judgment or opinion made by guessing, from limited information.] |
| hand-worknoun | (rare) Alternative form of handiwork. [Work done by the hands.] |
| work gangnoun | Alternative form of workgang. [A group of individuals assigned to, or engaged in, a common task.] |
| worktoolnoun | Alternative form of work-tool. [An implement used in performing or completing a specific job or task] |
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