bore
noun
1. a person who evokes boredom
Similar word(s): dullard
Definition categories: person
2. a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary)
Similar word(s): aegir, eager, eagre
Definition categories: event
3. diameter of a tube or gun barrel
Similar word(s): caliber, calibre, gauge
Definition categories: attribute, diam, diameter
4. a hole or passage made by a drill; usually made for exploratory purposes
Definition categories: man–made, excavation
Sentences with bore as a noun:
- the bore of a cannon
verb
1. cause to be bored
Similar word(s): tire
Definition categories: emotion
2. make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool
Similar word(s): drill
Definition categories: contact, cut
Sentences with bore as a verb:
- to bore for water or oil
- An insect bores into a tree.
- to bore a steam cylinder or a gun barrel; to bore a hole
- to bore one's way through a crowd
- This timber does not bore well.