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Antonyms for chores

Grammar : Noun
Spell : chawr, chohr
Phonetic Transcription : tʃɔr, tʃoʊr

Definition of chores

Origin :
  • 1751, American English, variant of char, from Middle English cherre "odd job," from Old English cerr, cierr "turn, change, time, occasion, affair business."
  • Chore, a corruption of char, is an English word, still used in many parts of England, as a char-man, a char-woman; but in America, it is perhaps confined to New England. It signifies small domestic jobs of work, and its place cannot be supplied by any other single word in the language. [Noah Webster, "Dissertations on the English Language," 1789]
  • noun task
Example sentences :
  • By the time he had finished his chores, his mother was getting breakfast as usual.
  • Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
  • Martin had done Bill's share of the chores, with unbelief in his heart.
  • Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
  • They could hardly wait for Trapper Jim to get through his chores.
  • Extract from : « With Trapper Jim in the North Woods » by Lawrence J. Leslie
  • "Chores will keep her out of mischief," Aunt Jamsiah had said.
  • Extract from : « Pee-wee Harris » by Percy Keese Fitzhugh
  • You will have a hard one, Jimmy, when you go to do the chores!
  • Extract from : « Farm Ballads » by Will Carleton
  • "You'll need a nice, trustworthy man to do chores," said Hannah.
  • Extract from : « Thankful's Inheritance » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • And the chores just had to be done, and not be forgotten as they sometimes were.
  • Extract from : « Herbert Hoover » by Vernon Kellogg
  • Every boy had his chores and every girl her household duties to perform.
  • Extract from : « Rural Life and the Rural School » by Joseph Kennedy
  • I declare, Zack, I think these chores are getting the best of ya.
  • Extract from : « The Shining Cow » by Alex James
  • Roger did the milking and the other chores, by the light of a "bug."
  • Extract from : « The Forbidden Trail » by Honor Willsie

Synonyms for chores

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