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chore

chore

 
pronunciation:
chor
features:
Word Combinations (noun)
part of speech: noun
definition 1: a routine task, esp. around the house or yard.
Each of the children had specific chores to do.Mowing the lawn was his least favorite chore.
similar words:
charge, duty, job, obligation, responsibility, routine, task, work
definition 2: an unpleasant, difficult, or tedious task.
Writing essays for school was a chore for her.
synonyms:
onus
antonyms:
snap
similar words:
bother, burden, cross, grind, job, load, nuisance, ordeal, task, tedium, trial
Word Combinations  About this feature
adjective + (n.)chore administrative, agricultural, arduous, assigned, boring, burdensome, busy, daily, daunting, dirty, domestic, dreaded, driving, endless, essential, everyday, extra, laborious, menial, messy, minor, mundane, occasional, ordinary, outdoor, regular, seasonal, simple, tedious, unpleasant, usual, voluntary, weekly  [See all][See only the most frequent]
verb + (n.)chore accomplish, assign, assist, attend, busy, complete, cook, devote, dislike, distract, dock, ease, finish, handle, help, hurry, neglect, perform, pitch, relieve, resume, rotate, saddle, share, shop, skip, spare, split, tackle, tend, tie [See all][See only the most frequent]
(n.)chore + verb baby-sit, bath, clean, dust, entail, free, haul, occupy, wash, water
noun + (n.)chore Help allowance, barn, bookkeeping, breakfast, cabin, camp, care, cleaning, cleanup, computing, cooking, eating, errand, evening, farm, garden, gardening, homestead, homework, household, housekeeping, housework, hut, laundry, list, maintenance, ranch, robot, routine, sibling, task [See all][See only the most frequent]