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chore
[ chawr, chohr ]
noun
- a small or odd job; routine task.
Synonyms: , , ,
- chores, the everyday work around a house or farm.
- a hard or unpleasant task:
Solving the problem was quite a chore.
chore
1/ ʃɔː /
noun
- a small routine task, esp a domestic one
- an unpleasant task
-chore
2combining form
- (in botany) indicating a plant distributed by a certain means
anemochore
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Derived Forms
- -chorous, combining_form:in_adjective
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51Թ History and Origins
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of chore1
C19: variant of Middle English chare; related to char ³
Origin of chore2
from Greek ō to move
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Synonym Study
See task.
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It's not just because it allows women flexibility to handle domestic chores, which still fall mostly on their shoulders.
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The artist had spent time with a number of families helping with household chores in return for accommodation.
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I resented the restrictions, the chores, the discipline.
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She denied forcing the young Ugandan woman to do household chores and said she "always" treated her with love, care and patience.
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He was only let out of captivity for two hours a day to do chores while under the supervision of his stepmother.
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