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bore::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | drill |
| Type of | cut |
| Has types | counter-drill, spud, trepan |
| Derivation | borer |
bore::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | aegir, eager, eagre, tidal bore |
| Type of | tidal flow, tidal current |
bore::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | bore-hole, drill hole |
| Type of | excavation |
| Has types | shot hole |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | dullard |
| Type of | unpleasant person, disagreeable person |
| Has types | nudnik, platitudinarian, nudnick, stuffed shirt, gasbag, windbag |
Examples of bore
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There are no rules against dressing like a bore, but it hardly seems worthwhile.
From the stltoday.com
Speaking of the ball, that too bore little similarity to its modern incarnation.
From the independent.co.uk
He found previously hidden features that he believed bore Goya's artistic style.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Dugard, who bore two daughters to Garrido during her captivity, is in seclusion.
From the sacbee.com
Curtis'right shoulder bore the brunt of the impact, and he tore several tendons.
From the al.com
Promoting the film, Craig still bore signs of the toll the six-month shoot took.
From the kentucky.com
His comment on the Mississippi civil rights murders never quite bore full fruit.
From the orlandosentinel.com
They bore down on his seaside shack, roaring inland, taller than a coconut tree.
From the denverpost.com
In contrast, some of the proposed solutions may seem disappointingly small-bore.
From the theatlantic.com
- Cause to be bored
- A person who evokes boredom
- Make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool; "don't drill here, there's a gas pipe"; "drill a hole into the wall"; "drill for oil"; "carpenter bees are boring holes into the wall"
- Tidal bore: a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary)
- Diameter of a tube or gun barrel
- A hole or passage made by a drill; usually made for exploratory purposes
- Bore is the diameter measurement of the cylinders in a piston engine.
- Bore is a comune in the province of Parma, Emilia-Romagna, central Italy.
- The bore of a wind instrument is its interior chamber that defines a flow path through which air travels and is set into vibration to produce sounds. The shape of the bore has a strong influence on the instruments' timbre.
