bore
English Thesaurus
1. a hole or passage made by a drill; usually made for exploratory purposes (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | excavation, |
| definition | : | a hole in the ground made by excavating (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | shot hole, |
| definition | : | drill hole for a charge of an explosive (noun.artifact) |
| domain category | : | excavation, mining, |
| definition | : | the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth (noun.act) |
2. diameter of a tube or gun barrel (noun.attribute)
| hypernym | : | diam, diameter, |
| definition | : | the length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference (noun.attribute) |
3. a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary) (noun.event)
4. a person who evokes boredom (noun.person)
| hyponym | : | gasbag, windbag, |
| definition | : | a boring person who talks a great deal about uninteresting topics (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | nudnick, nudnik, |
| definition | : | (Yiddish) someone who is a boring pest (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | platitudinarian, |
| definition | : | a bore who makes excessive use of platitudes (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | stuffed shirt, |
| definition | : | a bore who is extremely formal, pompous, and old-fashioned (noun.person) |
5. make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | cut, |
| definition | : | separate with or as if with an instrument (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | spud, |
| definition | : | initiate drilling operations, as for petroleum (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | counter-drill, |
| definition | : | drill in an opposite direction (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | trepan, |
| definition | : | cut a hole with a trepan, as in surgery (verb.contact) |
6. a hole or passage made by a drill; usually made for exploratory purposes (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | bore, drill, |
| definition | : | make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool (verb.contact) |
7. diameter of a tube or gun barrel (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | calibrate, |
| definition | : | measure the caliber of (verb.cognition) |
| derivation | : | bore, drill, |
| definition | : | make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool (verb.contact) |
8. a person who evokes boredom (noun.person)
| derivation | : | dull, pall, |
| definition | : | become less interesting or attractive (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | bore, tire, |
| definition | : | cause to be bored (verb.emotion) |
9. make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | boring, drilling, oil production, |
| definition | : | the act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | boring, drilling, |
| definition | : | the act of drilling (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | borer, woodborer, |
| definition | : | any of various insects or larvae or mollusks that bore into wood (noun.animal) |
| derivation | : | bore, bore-hole, drill hole, |
| definition | : | a hole or passage made by a drill; usually made for exploratory purposes (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | drill, |
| definition | : | a tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows) (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | electric drill, |
| definition | : | a rotating power drill powered by an electric motor (noun.artifact) |
10. cause to be bored (verb.emotion)
| antonym | : | interest, |
| definition | : | excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of (verb.emotion) |
| derivation | : | bore, dullard, |
| definition | : | a person who evokes boredom (noun.person) |
11. a hole or passage made by a drill; usually made for exploratory purposes (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | bore, drill, |
| definition | : | make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool (verb.contact) |
12. diameter of a tube or gun barrel (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | calibrate, |
| definition | : | measure the caliber of (verb.cognition) |
| derivation | : | bore, drill, |
| definition | : | make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool (verb.contact) |
13. a person who evokes boredom (noun.person)
| derivation | : | dull, pall, |
| definition | : | become less interesting or attractive (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | bore, tire, |
| definition | : | cause to be bored (verb.emotion) |
14. make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | boring, drilling, oil production, |
| definition | : | the act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | boring, drilling, |
| definition | : | the act of drilling (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | borer, woodborer, |
| definition | : | any of various insects or larvae or mollusks that bore into wood (noun.animal) |
| derivation | : | bore, bore-hole, drill hole, |
| definition | : | a hole or passage made by a drill; usually made for exploratory purposes (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | drill, |
| definition | : | a tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows) (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | electric drill, |
| definition | : | a rotating power drill powered by an electric motor (noun.artifact) |
15. cause to be bored (verb.emotion)
| antonym | : | interest, |
| definition | : | excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of (verb.emotion) |
| derivation | : | bore, dullard, |
| definition | : | a person who evokes boredom (noun.person) |
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