bore¹ /bör/

1. To pierce (something) so as to form a hole
2. To produce (a hole) by drilling, etc
3. To weary or annoy with tediousness (perh a different word: not known before mid-18c)

1. To form a hole or borehole by drilling or piercing
2. (of a racehorse or athlete) to push against other competitors (to gain advantage in a race) (also transitive verb)

1. A hole made by boring
2. The cavity of a tube
3. The diameter of the cavity of a tube
4. An artesian well (Aust)
5. A person, thing or activity that wearies
6. Something that causes annoyance, a nuisance (informal)

bored adjective

Wearied by tedious things

boreˈdom noun

Tedium

borˈer noun

1. A person or thing that bores
2. A name common to many animals, esp insects that pierce wood, rocks, etc

borˈing adjective

Causing boredom, tedious

1. The act of making a hole in anything
2. A hole made by boring
3. (in pl) the chips produced by boring

borˈingly adverb

borˈingness noun

boreˈhole noun

A bore made in the earth's crust for geological investigation or for water, oil, etc

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