Unscramble BORES - 41 Words Found

Complete Definitions of Bores /bɔːz/

Noun

1. A hole drilled or milled through something, or (by extension) its diameter. — “the bore of a cannon”
2. The tunnel inside of a gun's barrel through which the bullet travels when fired, or (by extension) its diameter.
3. A tool, such as an auger, for making a hole by boring.
4. A capped well drilled to tap artesian water. The place where the well exists.
5. One who inspires boredom or lack of interest; an uninteresting person.

Verb

1. To inspire boredom in somebody.
2. To make a hole through something.
3. To make a hole with, or as if with, a boring instrument; to cut a circular hole by the rotary motion of a tool. — “An insect bores into a tree.”
4. To form or enlarge (something) by means of a boring instrument or apparatus. — “to bore a steam cylinder or a gun barrel; to bore a hole”
5. To make (a passage) by laborious effort, as in boring; to force a narrow and difficult passage through. — “to bore one's way through a crowd”

Antonyms: interest

Noun

1. A sudden and rapid flow of tide occuring in certain rivers and estuaries which rolls up as a wave.

Synonyms: eagre