Boredom vs. Bore

Boredom vs. Bore — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Boredom and Bore

Boredomnoun

(uncountable) The state of being bored.

Boreverb

(transitive) To inspire boredom in somebody.

Boredomnoun

(countable) An instance or period of being bored; A bored state.

Boreverb

(transitive) To make a hole through something.

Boredomnoun

the feeling of being bored by something tedious

Boreverb

(intransitive) To make a hole with, or as if with, a boring instrument; to cut a circular hole by the rotary motion of a tool.

to bore for water or oilAn insect bores into a tree.
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Boreverb

(transitive) 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

Boreverb

(transitive) 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

Boreverb

(intransitive) To be pierced or penetrated by an instrument that cuts as it turns.

This timber does not bore well.

Boreverb

(intransitive) To push forward in a certain direction with laborious effort.

Boreverb

(of a horse) To shoot out the nose or toss it in the air.

Boreverb

(obsolete) To fool; to trick.

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Borenoun

A hole drilled or milled through something, or (by extension) its diameter.

the bore of a cannon

Borenoun

The tunnel inside of a gun's barrel through which the bullet travels when fired, or (by extension) its diameter.

Borenoun

A tool, such as an auger, for making a hole by boring.

Borenoun

A capped well drilled to tap artesian water. The place where the well exists.

Borenoun

One who inspires boredom or lack of interest.

Borenoun

Something that wearies by prolixity or dullness; a tiresome affair.

Borenoun

Calibre; importance.

Borenoun

A sudden and rapid flow of tide in certain rivers and estuaries which rolls up as a wave; an eagre.

Borenoun

a person who evokes boredom

Borenoun

a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary)

Borenoun

diameter of a tube or gun barrel

Borenoun

a hole or passage made by a drill; usually made for exploratory purposes

Boreverb

cause to be bored

Boreverb

make a hole with a pointed power or hand tool;

don't drill here, there's a gas pipedrill a hole into the walldrill for oil