SCHOOL ASSIGNMENT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A school task performed by a student to satisfy the teacher

Synonyms:

school assignment; schoolwork

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("school assignment" is a kind of...):

assignment (an undertaking that you have been assigned to do (as by an instructor))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "school assignment"):

classroom project (a school task requiring considerable effort)

classwork (the part of a student's work that is done in the classroom)

homework; prep; preparation (preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home))

lesson (a task assigned for individual study)