EGAVE

boring

About 4.78 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun The act or process of boring holes; such practice as an area of expertise in manufacturing. Enlarging an existing hole with a single-point cutting tool or a boring head (usually with high precision and accuracy regarding the roundness and size of the hole).
    turning and boring
  2. noun Enlarging an existing hole with a single-point cutting tool or a boring head (usually with high precision and accuracy regarding the roundness and size of the hole).
    turning and boring
  3. noun Drilling.
  4. noun The act of drilling a well into an artesian basin.
  5. noun A pit or hole which has been bored.
  6. noun One of the fragments thrown up when something is bored or drilled.
  7. verb present participle and gerund of bore
  8. adjective Causing boredom or tiredness; making one feel tired and impatient.
    What a boring film that was! I almost fell asleep.

Similar words

drilling slow tiresome wearisome deadening tedious irksome dull ho-hum uninteresting

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Word family

boringly boringness boringnesses

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