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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. active work of little value;
- Example: "while he was waiting he filled the days with busywork"
[syn: busywork, make-work]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

make-work n 1: active work of little value; "while he was waiting he filled the days with busywork" [syn: busywork, make- work]