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

/ tʃɔː /

noun

1. a small routine task, esp a domestic one

2. an unpleasant task

-chore

²

combining form

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

   anemochore

Other Word Forms

• -chorous combining form

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

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

Origin of chore²

from Greek khōrein to move

Synonym Study

See task.

Related Words

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