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All answers to “Name a household chore”
Every one of the 152 answers Icillion accepts, A to Z. 124 can be spelled more than one way. Which ones are rare stays a secret.
A
- Airing the housealso Airing out
B
- Bathing the dogalso Washing the dog
- Beating rugsalso Beating the carpet, Shaking out rugs
- Blacking the gratealso Black leading, Blackleading
- Bleeding the radiatorsalso Bleeding radiators
C
- Changing light bulbsalso Changing a light bulb
- Changing nappiesalso Changing diapers
- Changing the air filteralso Changing filters
- Changing the bin bagalso Changing the bin liner
- Changing the sheetsalso Changing the bed, Stripping the bed
- Changing the towels
- Chopping woodalso Chopping firewood, Splitting logs
- Churning butter
- Cleaningalso Housework, Cleaning the house
- Cleaning behind the fridge
- Cleaning blindsalso Dusting blinds
- Cleaning light switches
- Cleaning mirrors
- Cleaning the barbecuealso Cleaning the grill
- Cleaning the bathroomalso Bathroom cleaning
- Cleaning the cagealso Cleaning the hamster cage, Cleaning the hutch
- Cleaning the ceiling fanalso Dusting the ceiling fan
- Cleaning the dishwasher filter
- Cleaning the extractor fanalso Cleaning the cooker hood
- Cleaning the fireplacealso Emptying the ashes, Clearing the grate
- Cleaning the fish tankalso Cleaning the aquarium
- Cleaning the fridgealso Clearing out the fridge
- Cleaning the groutalso Scrubbing grout
- Cleaning the guttersalso Gutter cleaning, Clearing the gutters
- Cleaning the hairbrush
- Cleaning the hobalso Cleaning the stove, Cleaning the cooker
- Cleaning the kitchen
- Cleaning the litter trayalso Cleaning the litter box, Litter tray, Litter box, Changing the cat litter
- Cleaning the microwave
- Cleaning the ovenalso Oven cleaning
- Cleaning the pond
- Cleaning the poolalso Pool cleaning, Skimming the pool
- Cleaning the shower
- Cleaning the sink
- Cleaning the skirting boardsalso Skirting boards, Dusting skirting boards
- Cleaning the toiletalso Toilet cleaning, Cleaning the loo
- Cleaning the washing machine
- Cleaning windowsalso Window cleaning, Washing windows
- Clearing out the garagealso Tidying the garage, Cleaning the garage
- Clearing out the loftalso Cleaning the attic, Clearing the attic
- Clearing the table
- Clipping the dog's nailsalso Trimming pet nails
- Compostingalso Turning the compost
- Cookingalso Making dinner, Cook
D
- Darningalso Darning socks
- De-icing the caralso Scraping the windscreen, Scraping the windshield
- Deadheadingalso Deadheading flowers
- Declutteringalso Declutter
- Defrosting the freezeralso Defrosting
- Descaling the kettlealso Descaling
- Disinfectingalso Sanitising, Sanitizing
- Donkey stoningalso Donkey-stoning, Scrubbing the doorstep, Scrubbing the front step
- Drying clothesalso Tumble drying
- Drying upalso Drying the dishes, Drying dishes
- Dustingalso Dust
- Dusting door frames
E
- Edging the lawnalso Strimming, Lawn edging
- Emptying the crumb trayalso Cleaning the toaster
- Emptying the dehumidifier
- Emptying the dishwasheralso Unloading the dishwasher
- Emptying the hooveralso Emptying the vacuum, Changing the hoover bag
- Emptying the lint trapalso Cleaning the lint filter
F
- Feeding the chickensalso Collecting eggs
- Feeding the petsalso Feeding the cat, Feeding the dog, Feeding the fish
- Fetching wateralso Carrying water
- Filling the coal scuttlealso Bringing in the coal
- Folding laundryalso Folding clothes, Folding the washing
G
- Gardening
- Gritting the pathalso Salting the driveway, Gritting
- Grocery shoppingalso Food shopping, Doing the shopping, Shopping
- Grooming the dogalso Brushing the dog, Pet grooming
H
- Hand washingalso Handwashing clothes
- Hanging out the washingalso Hanging the washing, Pegging out
I
- Ironingalso Iron
L
- Laundryalso Washing, Doing the laundry, Washing clothes, Doing the washing
- Laying the firealso Lighting the fire
- Loading the dishwasher
M
- Making the bedalso Make the bed, Bed making
- Manglingalso Using the mangle, Wringing
- Matching socksalso Pairing socks
- Meal planning
- Meal prepalso Meal prepping, Batch cooking
- Mendingalso Sewing, Sewing on buttons, Mending clothes
- Milkingalso Milking the cow
- Moppingalso Mop, Mopping the floor
- Mowing the lawnalso Mowing, Lawn mowing, Cutting the grass
- Mucking out
O
- Organising cupboardsalso Organising, Organizing
P
- Packing lunchesalso Making packed lunches, Making lunches
- Paying the billsalso Paying bills
- Peeling potatoesalso Peeling the spuds
- Picking up dog pooalso Poop scooping, Pooper scooping
- Picking up toysalso Putting toys away, Tidying toys
- Plumping the cushionsalso Fluffing the pillows, Plumping cushions
- Polishingalso Polish, Polishing furniture
- Polishing shoesalso Shoe polishing, Shining shoes
- Polishing silveralso Silver polishing, Cleaning the silver
- Polishing the brassalso Brass polishing
- Polishing the cutlery
- Pressure washingalso Jet washing, Power washing
- Pruning
- Putting clothes awayalso Putting away laundry
- Putting the shopping awayalso Unpacking the shopping, Unpacking groceries
R
- Raking leavesalso Raking, Leaf blowing
- Recyclingalso Sorting the recycling, Taking out the recycling
- Refilling the soap dispenser
- Removing cobwebsalso Cobwebs
- Replacing the toilet rollalso Changing the toilet roll, Restocking toilet paper
S
- Scarifying the lawnalso Aerating the lawn
- School run
- Seasoning the cast ironalso Seasoning pans
- Setting the tablealso Laying the table
- Shampooing the carpetalso Carpet cleaning, Carpet shampooing
- Sharpening knivesalso Knife sharpening
- Shelling peas
- Shovelling snowalso Shoveling snow, Snow shovelling, Clearing snow
- Sorting laundryalso Sorting the washing, Separating colours, Separating colors
- Sorting the postalso Opening the post
- Spring cleaning
- Starchingalso Starching collars
- Steam cleaning
- Sweepingalso Sweep, Sweeping the floor
- Sweeping the chimneyalso Chimney sweeping
T
- Taking out the binsalso Taking out the trash, Taking out the rubbish, Bins, Trash, Rubbish, Garbage, Putting the bins out
- Testing the smoke alarmalso Checking the smoke alarm
- Tidyingalso Tidying up, Tidying your room, Cleaning your room
- Trimming the hedgealso Hedge trimming, Cutting the hedge
- Turning the mattressalso Flipping the mattress
U
- Unblocking the drainalso Unclogging the drain, Unblocking the sink, Plunging the toilet
V
- Vacuumingalso Hoovering, Vacuum, Hoover, Vacuuming the carpet
W
- Walking the dogalso Dog walking
- Washing curtainsalso Cleaning curtains
- Washing the binsalso Cleaning the bins
- Washing the caralso Car washing, Cleaning the car
- Washing the pet beddingalso Washing the dog bed
- Washing the pet bowlsalso Cleaning the pet bowls
- Washing the wallsalso Wiping the walls
- Washing upalso Doing the dishes, Dishes, Washing dishes, Washing the dishes, Dishwashing
- Watering the plantsalso Watering, Watering the garden
- Waxing the car
- Waxing the flooralso Floor waxing, Buffing the floor
- Weedingalso Pulling weeds
- Whitewashing the fencealso Painting the fence
- Winding the clocksalso Changing the clocks, Winding the clock
- Wiping plant leavesalso Dusting houseplants
- Wiping the surfacesalso Wiping the counters, Wiping down, Wiping the table
- Writing the shopping listalso Making the shopping list
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