Word: boring
Phonetic:
/ˈbɔːɹɪŋ/Listen:
To inspire boredom in somebody.
To make a hole through something.
To make a hole with, or as if with, a boring instrument; to cut a circular hole by the rotary motion of a tool. Example: An insect bores into a tree.
To form or enlarge (something) by means of a boring instrument or apparatus. Example: to bore a steam cylinder or a gun barrel; to bore a hole
To make (a passage) by laborious effort, as in boring; to force a narrow and difficult passage through. Example: to bore one's way through a crowd
To be pierced or penetrated by an instrument that cuts as it turns. Example: This timber does not bore well.
To push forward in a certain direction with laborious effort.
(of a horse) To shoot out the nose or toss it in the air.
To fool; to trick.
A pit or hole which has been bored.
Fragments thrown up when something is bored or drilled.
Any organism that bores into a hard surface
Causing boredom; unable to engage or hold the interest. Example: What a boring film that was! I almost fell asleep.
Used, or designed to be used, to drill holes. Example: boring equipment
Capable of penetrating; piercing.
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