Noun
bore -
a person who evokes boredom
dullard
disagreeable person ,
unpleasant person a person who is not pleasant or agreeable
windbag ,
gasbag a boring person who talks a great deal about uninteresting topics
nudnick ,
nudnik (Yiddish) someone who is a boring pest
platitudinarian a bore who makes excessive use of platitudes
bore -
a hole or passage made by a drill; usually made for exploratory purposes
bore-hole ,
drill hole
excavation the act of digging; "there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton"
mining ,
excavation the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth
bore -
diameter of a tube or gun barrel
gauge ,
caliber ,
calibre
diam ,
diameter the length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference
bore -
a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary)
tidal bore ,
eagre ,
aegir ,
eager
Verb
bore -
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"
drill
cut grow through the gums; "The new tooth is cutting"
spud initiate drilling operations, as for petroleum; "The well was spudded in April"
counter-drill drill in an opposite direction
trepan cut a hole with a trepan, as in surgery
bore -
cause to be bored
tire
interest excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of
