chore
/t͡ʃoɹ/ noun B1- A task, especially a regularly needed task for the upkeep of a home or similar, such as housecleaning or preparing meals. · Before we moved in together, my partner and I divided up the chores: he cooks and vacuums, and I do the dishes and laundry.· The children were made to do their daily chores before being allowed to play games.
- A task that is difficult, unpleasant, or tediously routine. · I used to enjoy being self-employed, but it's become a bit of a chore recently.
Plural chores
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We decided that would be the best age--old enough to be of some use in doing chores right off and young enough to be trained up proper.
She learned her lessons at home, did her chores, and played with Diana in the chilly purple autumn twilights; but when she met Gilbert Blythe on the road or encountered him in Sunday-school she passed him by with an icy contempt that was no whit thawed by his evident desire to appease her.
I’ll do all the chores.”
Jonah added, “Maybe we should make a weekly chore chart to stay organized.”
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