26984 words

chores

3 definitions • 4 examples
1
a job or piece of work that is often boring or unpleasant but needs to be done regularly:

Examples:

I'll go shopping when I've done my chores (= done the jobs in or around the house).
I find writing reports a real chore (= very boring).
2
a job or piece of work that needs to be done regularly:

Examples:

By the time he’d finished all the household chores it was mid-afternoon.
3
A chore is also something that is difficult and unpleasant:

Examples:

It was a real chore trying to give our dog a bath.

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