Household Management Vocabulary

noun work that is unnecessary or trivial, often used to keep someone occupied or appear productive

• The students were assigned busywork to keep them occupied during the teacher's absence.
• I hate doing all this busywork, it's such a waste of time.
• I'm so over all this busywork, it's driving me crazy.
• Her mind was filled with busywork, leaving little room for creativity or innovation.

adjective Starched is an adjective that describes something that has been treated with starch to make it stiff or crisp, such as a starched shirt.

• The butler's uniform was impeccably starched and pressed.
• She always starches her husband's shirts before ironing them.
• I can't stand how stiff and starched his attitude is.
• Her words were starched with authority, leaving no room for argument.