chore

see definition of chore

nountask

Synonyms for chore

noun task

Antonyms for chore

assignments

noun. responsibility, task

drudgery

noun. hard, tedious work

duties

noun. responsibility, assignment

duty

noun. responsibility, assignment

grind

noun. tedious job

Word Origin & History

1751, American English, variant of char, from Middle English cherre "odd job," from Old English cerr, cierr "turn, change, time, occasion, affair business."

Example Sentences for chore

Somewhere on these six hundred acres was the herd and it was his chore to find it and bring it in.

"You said running errands was my chore," he reminded his mother.

The sooner he finished the sooner his mother might give him some other chore to do.

I had started for the store, but then remembered a chore I wanted him to do.

He did not force him, he did many a chore for him, always picked the best piece of the meal for him.

The Jap chore boy carried it to the teamsters, "It is a boy."

The Chinaman cook carried it to the Jap chore boy, "It is a boy."

But now the chore boy appeared to take charge of the horses.

What did I do but apply for the job of chore boy at that campand got it!

Reading had been something of a chore while he was still in high school.