chore
[noun]
Synonyms: task, burden, duty, errand, job

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Related Words: trial, tribulation

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

chore /tʃɔː $ tʃɔːr/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1700-1800; Origin: chare; ⇒ charwoman]

1. a small job that you have to do regularly, especially work that you do to keep a house clean:
everyday chores like shopping and housework
We share the domestic chores.

2. something you have to do that is very boring and unpleasant:
I find driving a real chore.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

chore
noun
ADJ. little, small | daily, day-to-day, routine | administrative, domestic, household
VERB + CHORE carry out, do It'll take me an hour to do the household chores.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

chore

a household chore (=a chore in the home)
household chores such as washing and ironing clothes
a daily/everyday chore
When you're working it can be hard to find time for the daily chores.
a domestic chore (=a chore such as cleaning or putting things away)
Everyone in the flat shared the cooking and domestic chores.
an administrative chore (=a chore such as writing letters or paying bills)
filling in forms and other administrative chores
routine chores (=done regularly)
Who does most of the routine chores in your house?
mundane chores (=ordinary and uninteresting)
the mundane chores of everyday life
do the chores
I stayed at home and did the chores.
perform/carry out a chore formal (=do a chore)
It's good for kids to learn how to perform household chores.
go about your chores (=do your chores)
I got up and went about my chores, feeding the cats and making tea.
help with the chores
All their children help with the chores.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲