chore

[ chawr, chohr ]

noun

1. a small or odd job; routine task.

   Synonyms: stint, errand, work, duty

2. chores, the everyday work around a house or farm.
3. a hard or unpleasant task:

   Solving the problem was quite a chore.

-chore

¹

combining form

1. (in botany) indicating a plant distributed by a certain means

   anemochore

chore

²

/ tʃɔː /

noun

1. a small routine task, esp a domestic one
2. an unpleasant task

Derived Forms

• -chorous, combining_form:in_adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of chore¹

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English char, Old English cyrr, variant of cierr, cerr. See char ³

Word History and Origins

Origin of chore¹

from Greek khōrein to move

Origin of chore²

C19: variant of Middle English chare; related to char ³

Synonym Study

See task.

Example Sentences

Make the chore a lot more fun with a super cute toothbrush holder.

From The Daily Beast

Instead of a chore, choose something you love so you absolutely look forward to it.

From The Daily Beast

That there was a way to tell the story and not have been leaden—not be a chore or an ordeal.

From The Daily Beast

The act of keeping faith is a demanding chore, one that quarrels with the instinct to despair rather than continue the struggle.

From The Daily Beast

But for it to double its user base from the current level will be quite a chore, and may take several years.

From The Daily Beast

Things were not so bad until the pigs grew up, but now I dread feeding them more than any chore on the place.

From Project Gutenberg

For me it was quite a chore to cut and carry up wood enough to keep our somewhat open upper room cosey and comfortable.

From Project Gutenberg

When the collection reached ten thousand words and upward, it began to be quite a chore to make a new copy.

From Project Gutenberg

Then I do put the hairpins in, to make them look like a water-wheel that the chore boy does build in the brook.

From Project Gutenberg

The chore boy does have objects to my drawing pictures on his poker-chips that he does hide in the barn.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• assignment
• burden
• duty
• errand
• housework
• routine
• workout