What are some alternative words for bore?
Synonyms for bore
bɔr, boʊr
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Princeton's WordNet
bore, dullard(noun)
a person who evokes boredom
Synonyms:
tidal bore, stupid person, caliber, gauge, pudding head, dolt, eagre, eager, calibre, stupid, stupe, dullard, pillock, pudden-head, poor fish, drill hole, bore-hole, aegirAntonyms:
interesttidal bore, bore, eagre, aegir, eager(noun)
a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary)
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dullard, aegir, eager, bore-hole, eagre, drill hole, calibre, caliber, tidal bore, gaugeAntonyms:
interestbore, gauge, caliber, calibre(noun)
diameter of a tube or gun barrel
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dullard, gage, aegir, eager, bore-hole, standard of measurement, eagre, drill hole, quality, calibre, caliber, tidal bore, gaugeAntonyms:
interestbore, bore-hole, drill hole(verb)
a hole or passage made by a drill; usually made for exploratory purposes
Synonyms:
dullard, aegir, eager, bore-hole, eagre, drill hole, calibre, caliber, tidal bore, gaugeAntonyms:
interestbore, tire(verb)
cause to be bored
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fag out, weary, play out, wear upon, pall, drill, fatigue, run down, exhaust, tire, wear out, sap, wear, outwear, tire out, wear down, jadeAntonyms:
interestbore, drill(verb)
make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool
"don't drill here, there's a gas pipe"; "drill a hole into the wall"; "drill for oil"; "carpenter bees are boring holes into the wall"
Synonyms:
tire, practise, drill, practice, exerciseAntonyms:
interest
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Words popularity by usage frequency
| rank | word | |
|---|---|---|
| #392 | quality | |
| #956 | practice | |
| #2042 | exercise | |
| #2664 | wear | |
| #4087 | busy | |
| #4775 | stupid | |
| #5388 | diameter | |
| #6201 | gauge | |
| #6587 | tire | |
| #7143 | drill | |
| #7393 | exhaust | |
| #7500 | sap | |
| #8356 | boring | |
| #8975 | pierce | |
| #9715 | jade | |
| #9799 | gage | |
| #10055 | fatigue | |
| #11018 | piercing | |
| #11300 | eager | |
| #11904 | bore | |
| #12593 | wore | |
| #18748 | caliber | |
| #19286 | practise | |
| #19569 | boredom | |
| #19799 | weary | |
| #20422 | penetrate | |
| #20785 | annoy | |
| #23336 | disturb | |
| #28587 | boron | |
| #30316 | distract | |
| #30883 | calibre | |
| #35818 | pall | |
| #54238 | bores | |
| #93318 | disquiet | |
| #107632 | dolt | |
| #161955 | perforate | |
| #162209 | outwear | |
| #212799 | aegir | |
| #214980 | dullard |
Translations for bore
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- вътрешен диаметър, отвор, дупка, досаден човекBulgarian
- barrinar, foradar, rissaga, avorrir, perforarCatalan, Valencian
- vyvrtat, nudit, vrtatCzech
- kede, boreDanish
- Bohrung, bohren, langweilenGerman
- tediEsperanto
- aburrir, horadar, agujerear, perforar, taladroSpanish
- porata, tylsistyttääFinnish
- keða, boraFaroese
- ennuyer, barber, mascaret, percerFrench
- leadránaí, cró, toll, cró gunnaIrish
- towlManx
- לשעמםHebrew
- kiváj, fúr, kifúr, untatHungarian
- boraIcelandic
- tediare, alesare, annoiareItalian
- いらいらさせるJapanese
- wiri, rōrea, oreore, poka, oreMāori
- boren, vervelenDutch
- kjede, boreNorwegian
- aborrecer, cavar, chatear, entediarPortuguese
- hut'kuyQuechua
- plictisi, gauriiRomanian
- отве́рстие, надоедать, сверлить, наскучивать, зану́да, надоесть, буравитьRussian
- дoсадњаковић, досађи́вати, svrdlati, сврдлати, dosáditi, dosađívati, бу́шити, dodijati, dosadnjaković, додијати, доса́дити, búšitiSerbo-Croatian
- borra, tråka ut, tråkmånsSwedish
- بورUrdu
- 孔Chinese
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