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Definition of "schoolwork" [schoolwork]

  • Lessons done at school or to be done at home. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "schoolwork" in a sentence
  • "Focus on your lessons and don't get distracted until your schoolwork is completed."
  • "Playing my last season of baseball is what kept me from completely losing what little interest in schoolwork I had at that point."
  • "She’s hipdeep in schoolwork right now and can’t run the game, but I’d love to play it sometime.)"