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chore

chore

195 1.0
A small, boring job you must do at home, like washing dishes
  • noun
  • /tʃɔr/
translation icon : tarea doméstica
  • Go and finish your chores now.
  • household chores
  • domestic chores
  • daily chores

I kind of dread it, honestly, because it's seems like a chore, stressful, yeah.

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Examples

  • I looked forward to getting the evening chores out of the way and sitting down to supper.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • I had some chores to do around the house.

  • And as of right now, it is chore time, so we are going to clean the house.

  • It's obviously such a chore for all of them, too.

  • We do chores around the house and clean up.

  • Can you explain why it's so hard to just get the simple chores done around the house?

  • When you wake up, you still have a lot of chores and homework to do.

  • Life was a series of endless chores, small and large, just to maintain what you had.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • Bobbie will help you with the chores.

  • Every Saturday, my family divides the chores so the house stays clean.

Synonyms

task
vschore
1.0

A piece of work someone must do, often given by another person

is specifically a routine or unpleasant duty rather than any assigned work
housework
vschore
42 1.0

Regular cleaning and small tasks to keep a home tidy

focuses on single required duties rather than broad home maintenance
grunt work
vschore
  • Informal
10 5.3

Boring, simple jobs that are necessary and take a lot of time

includes routine unpleasant duties but not necessarily heavy physical effort
household chore
vschore
8 1.2

A regular task at home like cleaning or cooking

applies to duties at both work and home rather than only home
scut work
vschore
  • Informal
3 8.1

Simple unpleasant tasks that no one wants to do

is a required duty without the strong sense of being pointless or trivial
shitwork
vschore
  • Offensive
1 9.9

Unpleasant small jobs that no one wants to do

is about necessary routine duties without the coarse vulgar tone
faena
vschore
  • US
9.9

A difficult or boring task someone must do

refers to duties done as part of one's job or home obligations
fetch-and-carry task
vschore
  • Informal
6.6

A simple, boring job doing small errands and chores

covers required duties beyond simple errands rather than only moving items

Antonyms

1.0

A feeling of enjoyment or happiness from something

Compounds

A regular task at home like cleaning or cooking

How Troublesome

ordeal
137 4.8
burden
482 3.4
duty
1.0
chore
195 1.0
task
1.0

Surface Forms

chore singular
chores plural

Etymology

Chore comes from an old English word chare that meant a 'turn' or a small 'task'. So, a chore is the regular 'turn' of work or routine job you must do, often at home.