bore

Meanings

• Verb

  To make (someone) feel bored or uninterested; cause to feel a lack of excitement or stimulation.

  - "The long lecture bore the students."
  - "I find history boring."
  - "The movie was a bore."

• Noun

  A hole made in the ground for various purposes such as drilling for water or extracting minerals.

  - "They drilled a bore to find water."
  - "The oil company owns thousands of bores."

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Pronunciation

1. /bɔɹ/
   
   
   
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2. /bɔɹ/
   
   
   
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3. /bɔɹ/
   
   
   
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Antonyms

interest

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Synonyms

eagre , brook , endure

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with bore
moan , rone , drones , gone

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Homonyms

Words having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings and origins

1. Boreas (Greek mythology) : The Greek god of the north wind.
   

2. Boreal (Relating to the north) : Pertaining to the north, especially the northern regions of the Northern Hemisphere.
   

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Homophones

Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

1. Boreas (Greek mythology) : The Greek god of the north wind.
   

2. Boreal (Relating to the north) : Pertaining to the north, especially the northern regions of the Northern Hemisphere.
   

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Variants

List of all variants of bore that leads to same result
bore , bored , bores , boring , bear , bear a hand , bear arms , bear fruit , bear in mind , bear with , beared , bearing , bearing a hand , bearing arms , bearing fruit , bearing in mind , bearing with , bears , bears a hand , bears arms , bears fruit , bears in mind , bears with , bore a hand , bore arms , bore fruit , bore in mind , bore with , born , born fruit , borne , borne a hand , borne arms , borne fruit , borne in mind , borne with , full-bore , full bore , small-bore

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Forms

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Bores: plural form of 'bore', Boring: present participle of 'bore', Bored: past tense and past participle of 'bore'

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Etymology

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The verb 'bore' comes from the Old English 'borian' which means 'to dig'. The noun 'bore' comes from the Old English 'bor' meaning 'a hole'.

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Trivia

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1. The longest bore in the world is the Kola Superdeep Borehole in Russia, which reaches a depth of 12,262 meters (40,189 feet).

2. The word 'bore' is often used in the context of dating to describe someone who is uninteresting or lacking in charm.

3. In the United States, the term 'bored' is sometimes used to describe a person who is a member of a state legislature.

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Related Concepts

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1. Entertainment: Bore is often associated with entertainment as something that is uninteresting or lacking in excitement.

2. Attention: Bore is also associated with attention as something that causes a lack of focus or interest.

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Culture

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In literature, the word 'bore' is often used to describe a person or situation that is uninteresting or tedious. For example, in Mark Twain's 'Adventures of Huckleberry Finn', Huckleberry Finn describes Widow Douglas as a 'she-bore' who tries to civilize him. In music, the term 'bore' can refer to a musical composition that is considered uninteresting or lacking in complexity.

How to Memorize "bore"

1. visualize
   

   - To memorize the word 'bore', visualize a person or situation that is uninteresting or tedious.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'bore' with words such as 'tedious', 'uninteresting', and 'dull'.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering the Old English meaning of 'borian' which is 'to dig'. Visualize digging a hole in the ground and feeling uninterested or bored with the process.

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