bores
Meaning of bores
- make (a hole) in something with a tool or by digging.
bore a hole in the wall to pass the cable through
the drill can bore through rock
his eyes bored into hers
- (of an athlete or racehorse) push another competitor out of the way.
- the hollow part inside a gun barrel or other tube.
- short for borehole.
Old English borian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to German bohren .
plural noun- a person whose talk or behaviour is dull and uninteresting.
he can be a crashing bore
- cause (someone) to feel weary and uninterested by dull talk or behaviour.
she is too polite to bore us with anecdotes
timid women quickly bore her silly
mid 18th century (as a verb): of unknown origin.
plural noun
a steep-fronted wave caused by the meeting of two tides or by the constriction of a tide rushing up a narrow estuary.
early 17th century: perhaps from Old Norse bára ‘wave’; the term was used in the general sense ‘billow, wave’ in Middle English.
Information about bores
- The singular form of bores is: bore.
- Languages in which bores is used:
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bores
- It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
- bores is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
bores synonyms
Meaning make a hole in or through something by using a drill:
Meaning (of a sharp pointed object) go into or through (something):
Meaning pierce and make a hole or holes in:
Meaning make a puncture in (something):
Meaning strike with the fist:
Meaning make an opening, incision, or wound in (something) with a sharp-edged tool or object:
Meaning dig or force a passage underground or through something:
Meaning (of an animal) make a hole or tunnel, typically for use as a dwelling:
Meaning used to refer to a thing or things belonging to or associated with the speaker:
Meaning excavate (a well) or bore (a shaft) vertically downwards:
Meaning form (something) by putting parts together or combining substances; create:
Meaning bring (something) into existence:
Meaning move to or place in a particular position:
Meaning operate and control the direction and speed of a motor vehicle:
Meaning a deep, narrow hole made in the ground, especially to locate water or oil:
Meaning a hollow place in a solid body or surface:
Meaning in a good or satisfactory way:
Meaning a long, narrow, typically vertical hole that gives access to a mine, accommodates a lift in a building, or provides ventilation:
Meaning a large hole in the ground:
Meaning the action or process of moving through or past somewhere on the way from one place to another:
Meaning a person or thing causing inconvenience or annoyance:
Meaning a person or thing that causes annoyance or difficulty:
Meaning an annoying person or thing; a nuisance:
Meaning a thing that annoys someone; a nuisance:
Meaning a person, experience, or situation that tests a person's endurance or forbearance:
Meaning the state of being annoyed, frustrated, or worried:
Meaning a boring or tiresome person or thing:
Meaning an annoying or tedious person or thing:
Meaning a nuisance:
Meaning a continuous pain in the head:
Meaning irritating inconvenience:
Meaning a pestering, nagging, or irritating person; a bore:
Meaning a police informer:
Meaning a person who is regarded with contempt, irritation, or pity:
Meaning a small bubble on the skin filled with serum and caused by friction, burning, or other damage:
Meaning a small round mass of solid medicine for swallowing whole:
Meaning cause to lose enthusiasm and initiative, especially as a result of a tedious or restrictive routine:
Meaning make (someone) unable to think or feel properly:
Meaning cause to become tired:
Meaning exhaust the patience or interest of; bore:
Meaning cause (someone) to feel exhausted:
Meaning make (someone) feel very tired:
bores antonyms
Meaning excite the curiosity or attention of (someone):
Meaning provide (someone) with amusement or enjoyment:
Anagrams of bores
Boers, boers, Boser, boser, Brose, brose, Osber, robes, sober
Words that rhyme with bores
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