<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>schoolwork assigned to be done outside the classroom (distinguished from classwork).</li><li>a single assignment of such schoolwork: Homeworks are due at the beginning of class.</li><li>paid work done at home, as piecework.</li><li>thorough preparatory study of a subject: to do one's homework for the next committee meeting.</li></ul><p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>of or relating to homework.</li></ul>