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11boring — boring1 /bawr ing, bohr /, n. 1. Mach. a. the act or process of making or enlarging a hole. b. the hole so made. 2. Geol. a cylindrical sample of earth strata obtained by boring a vertical hole. 3. borings, the chips, fragments, or dust produced… …
12boring — adj. boring to + inf. (it was boring to sit there without anything to do) * * * [ bɔːrɪŋ] boring to + int. (it was boring to sit there without anything to do) …
13Boring — Bore Bore, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bored}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Boring}.] [OE. borien, AS. borian; akin to Icel. bora, Dan. bore, D. boren, OHG. por?n, G. bohren, L. forare, Gr. ? to plow, Zend bar. [root]91.] 1. To perforate or penetrate, as a solid… …
14boring — bor|ing [ bɔrıŋ ] adjective ** not at all interesting, and making you feel impatient or dissatisfied: a boring badly paid job It gets boring just being at home all day. Our math teacher is so boring. ╾ bor|ing|ly adverb => BORED …
15boring — [[t]bɔ͟ːrɪŋ[/t]] ADJ GRADED 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… …
16boring */*/ — UK [ˈbɔːrɪŋ] / US [ˈbɔrɪŋ] adjective not at all interesting, and making you feel impatient or dissatisfied a boring badly paid job It gets boring just being at home all day. Our maths teacher is so boring! • See: bored Derived word: boringly… …
17Boring —  Cette page d’homonymie répertorie des personnes (réelles ou fictives) partageant un même patronyme. Alice Middleton Boring (1883 1955), biologiste et une zoologiste américaine ; Edwin Garrigues Boring (1886 1968), psychologue américain …
18boring*/*/ — [ˈbɔːrɪŋ] adj not at all interesting a boring badly paid job[/ex] Our maths teacher is so boring![/ex] • See: bored …
19boring — adjective Date: 1785 causing boredom ; tiresome < a boring lecture > • boringly adverb • boringness noun …
20boring — Synonyms and related words: acupunctuation, acupuncture, arid, bore, boresome, broach, dead, drab, dreary, drill hole, drudging, dry, dull, empiercement, exhausting, fatiguing, fixing, flat, goring, gray, humdrum, impalement, irksome, lancing,… …
