Busywork

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  make-work \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}.
  


     Syn: busywork.
          [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  busywork \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.
  
     Syn: make-work.
          [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  busywork
       n : active work of little value; "while he was waiting he filled
           the days with busywork" [syn: {make-work}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  24 Moby Thesaurus words for "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