chore
Plural: chores
Noun
- a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
- "the farmer's morning chores"
- A task, especially a regularly needed task for the upkeep of a home or similar, such as cleaning or preparing meals.
- A task that is a difficult, unpleasant, or tediously routine.
- A choir or chorus.
Verb
Verb Forms: chored, choring, chores
- To do household tasks or small jobs.
- To do chores.
- To steal.
Examples
- He felt like he was just choring through the game, making small, uninspired moves.
- I used to enjoy being self-employed, but it's become a bit of a chore recently.
- The children were made to do their daily chores before being allowed to play games.
- Washing dishes is a chore, but we cannot just stop eating.
Origin / Etymology
From earlier char, from Middle English charr, charre, cherre (“odd job, turn, occasion, business”), from Old English ċerr, ċierr (“a turn”), from ċierran (“to turn”), from Proto-Germanic *karzijaną (“to turn”), from Proto-Indo-European *gers- (“to bend, turn”).
Cognate with Dutch keer (“time; turn; occasion”), German Kehre (“a turn; bend; wind; back-flip; u-turn”). Also related to Saterland Frisian kiere, käire (“to turn”), Old Saxon kērian, Old High German chēran (“to turn”) (German kehren (“to turn”), Dutch keren (“to turn”)). See also char.
Scrabble Score: 10
chore: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordchore: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
chore: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary