boring

Definition of boring in English English dictionary: That which incites boredom in a person; Present participle of bore; A pit or hole which has been bored
It is common in urban areas that a great many borings exist from prior construction work.; A hole made by boring; The act or process of one who, or that which, bores; as, the boring of cannon; the boring of piles and ship timbers by certain marine mollusks; — Open-work incorporated into embroidered designs; a sharp-pointed instrument punctures, or bores, the fabric, and stitches are made around the opening to enclose the raw edges; the act of drilling; – A hole created by a drilling device; Someone or something boring is so dull and uninteresting that they make people tired and impatient. Not only are mothers not paid but also most of their boring or difficult work is unnoticed. boring television programmes. = dull, tedious interesting + boringly bor·ing·ly The meal itself was not so good -- everything was boringly brown including the vegetables. not interesting in any way; Present participle of to bore; The chips or fragments made by boring; The process of underground drilling for the placement of cables, pipes and other services See also Directional Drilling; {s} not interesting, dull; Open-work incorporated into embroidered designs; a sharp-pointed instrument punctures or bores the fabric, and stitches are made around the opening to enclose the raw edges; so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; "a boring evening with uninteresting people"; "the deadening effect of some routine tasks"; "a dull play"; "his competent but dull performance"; "a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention"; "what an irksome task the writing of long letters is"- Edmund Burke; "tedious days on the train"; "the tiresome chirping of a cricket"- Mark Twain; "other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome"; the act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; "a boring evening with uninteresting people"; "the deadening effect of some routine tasks"; "a dull play"; "his competent but dull performance"; "a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention"; "what an irksome task the writing of long letters is"- Edmund Burke; "tedious days on the train"; "the tiresome chirping of a cricket"- Mark Twain; "other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome; Openwork incorporated into embroidered designs A sharp-pointed instrument punctures, or bores, the fabric, and stitches are made around the opening to enclose the raw edges; That causes boredom in somebody; Rotary drilling; the act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum; not at all interesting
boring clam: A clam, Tridacna crocea, capable of burrowing even through rock
boring clams: plural form of boring clam
boring machine: Machine tool for producing smooth and accurate holes in a workpiece by enlarging existing holes with a cutting tool, which may bear a single tip of steel, cemented carbide, or diamond or may be a small grinding wheel
boring stuff: tedious material, dull things
bore: One who inspires boredom or lack of interest
bore: To make a hole through something
bore: A sudden and rapid flow of tide in certain rivers and estuaries which rolls up as a wave; an eagre
boringness: The state or condition of being boring
tongue-boring: In the past, a punishment whereby a hole or bore was made onto someone's tongue
bore: to weary by tediousness or dullness
bore: The size of a hole; the interior diameter of a tube or gun barrel; the caliber
bore: A tidal flood which regularly or occasionally rushes into certain rivers of peculiar configuration or location, in one or more waves which present a very abrupt front of considerable height, dangerous to shipping, as at the mouth of the Amazon, in South America, the Hoogly and Indus, in India, and the Tsien- tang, in China
bore: A person or thing that wearies by prolixity or dullness; a tiresome person or affair; any person or thing which causes ennui
bore: Caliber; importance
bore: {n} a hole made by boring, the size of a hole
bore: {v} to make a hole, to push forward or out
directional boring: Directional boring, commonly called horizontal directional drilling or HDD, is a steerable trenchless method of installing underground pipes, conduits and cables in a shallow arc along a prescribed bore path by using a surface launched drilling rig, with minimal impact on the surrounding area. Directional boring is used when trenching or excavating is not practical. Directional boring minimizes environmental disruption. It is suitable for a variety of soil conditions and jobs including road, landscape and river crossings. Installation lengths up to 6,500’ (2,000m) have been completed, and diameters up to 48” (1,200mm) have been installed in shorter runs. Pipes can be made of materials such as PVC, polyethylene, Ductile iron, and steel if the pipes can be pulled through the drilled hole
bore: In a piston engine, the diameter of the cylinder, usually measured in either inches or millimeters
bore: A capped well drilled to tap artesian water. The place where the well exists
bore: the inside diameter of the cylinder
bore: A well drilled into rock or sediment body for the purposes of monitoring or extracting groundwater
bore: inside diameter of a cylinder such as a bushing or a bearing
bore: simple past of bear
bore: The smallest internal dimension of inner or outer ring or separator Also, the surface of the inner ring that fits against the shaft
bore: (tidal): A tidal type wave which propagates up certain rivers, especially in wedge-shaped shoaling estuaries, at times of spring tides as a solitary wave with a steep leading edge Common in the estuaries discharging into the Gulf of Papua Also known elsewhere as eagre (England), pororóca (Brazil) or mascaret (France)
bore: To perforate or penetrate, as a solid body, by turning an auger, gimlet, drill, or other instrument; to make a round hole in or through; to pierce; as, to bore a plank
bore: {i} hole; diameter, caliber; cylindrical hollow (gun barrel, etc.); surge of water
bore: Bore is the diameter of the hole drilled in a door for a knob, lever or deadbolt
bore: make a hole 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"
bore: of 1st & 2d Bear
bore: diameter of a tube or gun barrel
bore: You describe someone as a bore when you think that they talk in a very uninteresting way. There is every reason why I shouldn't enjoy his company -- he's a bore and a fool
bore: A hole drilled or milled through something, as in the bore of a cannon
bore: The interior of a firearm's barrel excluding the chamber
bore: To make (a passage) by laborious effort, as in boring; as, to bore one's way through a crowd; to force a narrow and difficult passage through
bore: A person who talks when you wish him to listen
bore: To inspire boredom in somebody; to disinterest
bore: The internal cylindrical cavity of a gun, cannon, pistol, or other firearm, or of a pipe or tube
bore: To weary by tedious iteration or by dullness; to tire; to trouble; to vex; to annoy; to pester
bore: Interior of cannon barrel
bore: a person who evokes boredom
bore: cause to be bored
bore: If someone or something bores you, you find them dull and uninteresting. Dickie bored him all through the meal with stories of the Navy Life in the country bores me
bore: is the diameter of a piston is the diameter of a piston
bore: Less properly, a very high and rapid tidal flow, when not so abrupt, such as occurs at the Bay of Fundy and in the British Channel
bore: Traveling wave with an abrupt vertical front or wall of water Under certain conditions, the leading edge of a tsunami wave may form a bore as it approaches and runs onshore A bore may also be formed when a tsunami wave enters a river channel, and may travel upstream penetrating to a greater distance inland than the general inundation
bore: or Cylinder Bore: The internal surface of a cylindrical volume used to retain and seal a moving piston and ring assembly "Bore" is commonly used to refer to the cylinder bore diameter, unusually measured in inches or millimeters Bore surfaces are machined or ground precisely to afford an optimum ring seal and minimum friction with the moving piston and rings
bore: a hole or passage made by a drill; usually made for exploratory purposes a person who evokes boredom make a hole 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"
bore: To push forward in a certain direction with laborious effort
bore: To be pierced or penetrated by an instrument that cuts as it turns; as, this timber does not bore well, or is hard to bore
bore: The diameter of an engine cylinder or bearing
bore: the diameter of the tube of a wind instrument
bore: To shoot out the nose or toss it in the air; said of a horse
bore: (1) an internal cylindrical passageway, as of a tube, hose or pipe; (2) the internal diameter of a tube, hose, or pipe
bore: The cylindrical hole, opening at the muzzle, into which the charge and projectile are inserted
bore: You can describe a situation as a bore when you find it annoying. It's a bore to be sick, and the novelty of lying in bed all day wears off quickly. = drag
bore: {f} drill a hole; advance, progress; cause boredom, make weary
bore: To make a hole or perforation with, or as with, a boring instrument; to cut a circular hole by the rotary motion of a tool; as, to bore for water or oil i
bore: Inside diameter of a cylinder
bore: To befool; to trick
bore: Inner Diameter (ID) of the barrel
bore: To form or enlarge by means of a boring instrument or apparatus; as, to bore a steam cylinder or a gun barrel; to bore a hole
bore: The inside diameter of the barrel which houses the screw
bore: Same as tidal bore
bore: The diameter of the hole drilled in a door for an entry set knob, lever or deadbolt (Standard cylinder bore - see Machining)
bore: A tool for making a hole by boring, as an auger
bore: a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary)
bore: Bore is the past tense of bear. see also bored, boring. One that is wearingly dull, repetitive, or tedious. A high, often dangerous wave caused by the surge of a flood tide upstream in a narrowing estuary or by colliding tidal currents. Also called eagre. Past tense of bear. the past tense of bear
bore: emphasis If someone or something bores you to tears, bores you to death, or bores you stiff, they bore you very much indeed. a handsome engineer who bored me to tears with his tales of motorway maintenance
bore: The interior of a gun barrel, from the chamber forward to the muzzle
bore: If you bore a hole in something, you make a deep round hole in it using a special tool. Get the special drill bit to bore the correct-size hole for the job
bore: The width or diameter of the cylinder hole where gas is burned and pistons are pushed
bore: a hole or passage made by a drill; usually made for exploratory purposes
bore: to sink a well by boring for water or oil); to bore with a gimlet; to bore into a tree (as insects)
bore: A hole made by boring; a perforation
bore: Very rapid rise of the tide, in which the advancing flood waters form a wave with an abrupt front
boringly: in a boring manner, tediously, monotonously
boringly: in a tedious manner; "boringly slow work"; "he plodded tediously forward
boringly: In a boring manner
boringness: {i} state of being boring, tediousness, monotonousness
boringness: extreme dullness