Boredom vs. Bore

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.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 holeBoreverb
(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 crowdBoreverb
(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.
Borenoun
A hole drilled or milled through something, or (by extension) its diameter.
the bore of a cannonBorenoun
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