bore

Tiresome individual or drill

The busy word b-o-r-e has three main jobs.

One noun and verb are about making holes: When the beetle bored into the wood, the bore was small.

If you bore someone, you are a bore, and it’s because you fail at being engaging or interesting.

Finally, bore is the past tense of the verb bear: She bore her last child at the age of 41.

drilling

drill

Hole-boring device

holeAbsence in matter
shaftNarrow vertical passage
wellDug water source

excavation · auger · tunnel · piercing · core sample · penetration · subsurface · mining · geothermal · petroleum

caliber

diameter

Distance across through center

barrelHooped cylindrical vessel
gaugeStandard of measurement
cylinderCircular-based solid form

ammunition · rifle · shotgun · pistol · cartridge · bullet · firearm · 9mm · magnum · muzzle

tedium

tedious

Boring through length

dullLacking edge or interest
uninterestingFailing to hold attention
tiresomeCausing boredom or annoyance

wearisome · dreary · monotonous · humdrum · mundane · banal · stale · flat · vapid · insipid

tidal

wave

Oscillating motion through medium

surgeSudden powerful increase
tidalOf sea rhythms
riverLarge flowing watercourse

funnel · rushing · roar · wall of water · estuary · Severn

machining

lathe

Rotating shaping machine

reamerHole-enlarging cutting tool
millGrain-crushing facility
turningAct of rotating

spindle · tooling · CNC · precision · cutter · chuck · feed · carbide · metalwork · tolerance

Categories

annoying peoplepest, hecklers, nuisance, meddlers, busybodies
ballisticsballistics, bullet, bullet drop, cartridge, trajectory
CNC machiningCNC, G-code, spindle, axis, CNC machine
gun barrelsbarrel length, breech, caliber, chamber, grooves
measurementsheight, stature, meters, depth, pound
past tensewent, was, were, had, got

Opposites

emotional engagement (verb)

Attention, stake, or fee

excite · entertain · captivate · thrill · fascinate

social/personality type (noun)

boreentertainer

One who amuses others

charmer · life of the party · delight · live wire · raconteur

experiential quality (noun)

Surge of intense excitement

delight · blast · excitement · rush · kick

Phrases

full boreMaximum effort or capacity
bored stiffExtremely uninterested and restless
bored to tearsUtterly without interest
being boredState of disinterest
was boredExperienced dull disinterest
be boredExperience mental tedium

Family

boring, bored, boredom, bores, borehole

Familiarity: Top 10,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G