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CHORE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does chore mean? 

CHORE (noun)
  The noun CHORE has 1 sense:

1. a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific feeplay

  Familiarity information: CHORE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CHORE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

chore; job; task

Context example:

the farmer's morning chores

Hypernyms ("chore" is a kind of...):

duty (work that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "chore"):

ball-breaker; ball-buster (a job or situation that is demanding and arduous and punishing)

stint (an individual's prescribed share of work)

scut work; shitwork (trivial, unrewarding, tedious, dirty, and disagreeable chores)


 Context examples 


Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI) Does the patient contribute less to household chores?

(NPI - Contribute Less to Household Chores, NCI Thesaurus)

Is he/she more difficult to engage in conversation or in doing chores?

(NPI - Lost Interest in the World Around Him/Her, NCI Thesaurus)

Parkinson's Disease Quality of Life Scale (PDQUALIF) In the past 7 days, fatigue makes participation in activities, household chores, shopping or yard work a problem for me.

(PDQUALIF - Fatigue in Past 7 Days, NCI Thesaurus)

Physical activity may also include other daily activities such as household chores, yard work, walking the dog, etc.

(Physical Activity, NCI Thesaurus)

Health Assessment Questionnaire Disability Index (HAQ-DI) Categories usually need help from another person - Errands and chores.

(HAQ-DI - Help From Another Person - Errands and Chores, NCI Thesaurus)

Health Assessment Questionnaire Disability Index (HAQ-DI) Activities: are you able to do chores such as vacuuming or yardwork?

(HAQ-DI - Able to Do Chores - Vacuuming or Yardwork, NCI Thesaurus)

The filtered water was not safe to drink, but was usable for agricultural irrigation and household chores.

(Soil-based filter bricks clean up water for Moroccan farmers, SciDev.Net)

Disability Assessment for Dementia (DAD) Take an interest in household chores that he/she used to perform in the past?

(DAD - Take an Interest in Household Chores as in the Past, NCI Thesaurus)

Disability Assessment for Dementia (DAD) Complete household chores adequately as he/she used to perform in the past?

(DAD - Complete Household Chores Adequately as in the Past, NCI Thesaurus)

Disability Assessment for Dementia (DAD) Plan and organize adequately household chores that he/she used to perform in the past?

(DAD - Plan and Organize Adequately Household Chores as in the Past, NCI Thesaurus)



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