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Synonyms for bore
bɔr, boʊrbore
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bore, dullardnoun
a person who evokes boredom
Synonyms:
tidal bore, stupid person, caliber, gauge, pudding head, dolt, eagre, eager, calibre, stupid, stupe, dullard, pillock, pudden-head, poor fish, drill hole, bore-hole, aegirAntonyms:
interesttidal bore, bore, eagre, aegir, eagernoun
a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary)
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dullard, aegir, eager, bore-hole, eagre, drill hole, calibre, caliber, tidal bore, gaugeAntonyms:
interestbore, gauge, caliber, calibrenoun
diameter of a tube or gun barrel
Synonyms:
dullard, gage, aegir, eager, bore-hole, standard of measurement, eagre, drill hole, quality, calibre, caliber, tidal bore, gaugeAntonyms:
interestbore, bore-hole, drill holeverb
a hole or passage made by a drill; usually made for exploratory purposes
Synonyms:
dullard, aegir, eager, bore-hole, eagre, drill hole, calibre, caliber, tidal bore, gaugeAntonyms:
interestbore, tireverb
cause to be bored
Synonyms:
fag out, weary, play out, wear upon, pall, drill, fatigue, run down, exhaust, tire, wear out, sap, wear, outwear, tire out, wear down, jadeAntonyms:
interestbore, drillverb
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"
Synonyms:
tire, practise, drill, practice, exerciseAntonyms:
interest
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BORE
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Words popularity by usage frequency
| ranking | word | |
|---|---|---|
| #392 | quality | |
| #956 | practice | |
| #2042 | exercise | |
| #2664 | wear | |
| #4087 | busy | |
| #4775 | stupid | |
| #5388 | diameter | |
| #6201 | gauge | |
| #6587 | tire | |
| #7143 | drill | |
| #7393 | exhaust | |
| #7500 | sap | |
| #8356 | boring | |
| #8975 | pierce | |
| #9715 | jade | |
| #9799 | gage | |
| #10055 | fatigue | |
| #11018 | piercing | |
| #11300 | eager | |
| #11904 | bore | |
| #12593 | wore | |
| #18748 | caliber | |
| #19286 | practise | |
| #19569 | boredom | |
| #19799 | weary | |
| #20422 | penetrate | |
| #20785 | annoy | |
| #23336 | disturb | |
| #28587 | boron | |
| #30316 | distract | |
| #30883 | calibre | |
| #35818 | pall | |
| #54238 | bores | |
| #93318 | disquiet | |
| #107632 | dolt | |
| #161955 | perforate | |
| #162209 | outwear | |
| #212799 | aegir | |
| #214980 | dullard |
How to use bore in a sentence?
The man who lets himself be bored is even more contemptible than the bore.
Bore: a man who is never unintentionally rude.
H. G. Wells, Preface of "The Complete Science-Fiction Treasury of H.G. Wells":
It becomes a bore doing imaginative books that do not touch imaginations, and at length one stops even planning them.
Princeton University contested the OFCCP's allegation because Princeton University was based on a flawed statistical model that grouped all full professors together regardless of department and thus bore no resemblance to how Princeton University actually hires, evaluates, and compensates Princeton University faculty.
Every hero becomes a bore at last.
Translations for bore
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- تجويفArabic
- дупка, досаден човек, отвор, вътрешен диаметърBulgarian
- perforar, avorrir, rissaga, foradar, barrinarCatalan, Valencian
- vyvrtat, vrtat, nuditCzech
- bore, kedeDanish
- bohren, langweilen, BohrungGerman
- οπήGreek
- tediEsperanto
- aburrir, taladro, agujerear, perforar, horadarSpanish
- tylsistyttää, porataFinnish
- keða, boraFaroese
- barber, ennuyer, mascaret, percerFrench
- toll, cró gunna, cró, leadránaíIrish
- towlManx
- לשעמםHebrew
- kifúr, untat, fúr, kivájHungarian
- boraIcelandic
- alesare, tediare, annoiareItalian
- いらいらさせるJapanese
- boreLatin
- wiri, ore, rōrea, poka, oreoreMāori
- vervelen, borenDutch
- bore, kjedeNorwegian
- entediar, chatear, cavar, aborrecerPortuguese
- hut'kuyQuechua
- gaurii, plictisiRomanian
- надоесть, отве́рстие, буравить, зану́да, наскучивать, сверлить, надоедатьRussian
- búšiti, дoсадњаковић, доса́дити, додијати, dosadnjaković, dodijati, бу́шити, dosađívati, dosáditi, сврдлати, svrdlati, досађи́ватиSerbo-Croatian
- tråkmåns, tråka ut, borraSwedish
- சலிக்கைTamil
- بورUrdu
- 孔Chinese
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