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
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