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Chore vs Chores - What's the difference?

chore | chores |

As nouns the difference between chore and chores

is that chore is a task, especially a difficult, unpleasant, or routine one while chores is plural of lang=en.

As verbs the difference between chore and chores

is that chore is to do chores while chores is third-person singular of chore.

chore

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) ). See also char .

Noun

(chores)
  • A task, especially a difficult, unpleasant, or routine one.
  • Washing dishes is a chore , but we cannot just stop eating.

    Verb

    (chor)
  • (US, dated) To do chores.
  • References
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    Etymology 2

    Possibly derived from the (etyl) word , see also Geordie word (chor).

    Alternative forms

    * chor (Geordie)

    Verb

  • (British, informal) To steal.
  • Synonyms
    * steal (standard English) * thieve (standard English) * twoc (Geordie)

    Etymology 3

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A choir or chorus.
  • (Ben Jonson)

    Anagrams

    * ----

    chores

    English

    Noun

    (head)
  • Verb

    (head)
  • (chore)
  • Anagrams

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