The Clue
Tedious undertaking (4 letter answer)
The Answer
TASK
Tags
Notes
The answer TASK is common and appears about once every 250 puzzles.
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Assignment
Charge
Chore
___ force
Job
Mission
Stint
Agenda item
Agenda unit
Big to-do?
Bit of business
Job to do
Kind of force
Kind of master
Master beginner
Something to do
Take to ___ (reprimand)
Tall order
Tough job
Type of force
What to do
What to do?
Work to do
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Item on a to-do list
It's a piece of work
Word with force or master
Unpleasant thing to be taken to
Definition
TASK as a noun:
1. (undertaking, project, task, labor) = any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted; "he prepared for great undertakings"
2. (job, task, chore) = a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee; "estimates of the city's loss on that job ranged as high as a million dollars"; "the job of repairing the engine took several hours"; "the endless task of classifying the samples"; "the farmer's morning chores"
TASK as a verb:
1. assign a task to; "I tasked him with looking after the children"
2. (tax, task) = use to the limit; "you are taxing my patience"