1. bore

verb. ['ˈbɔr'] cause to be bored.

Words that Rhyme with Bore

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How do you pronounce bore?

Pronounce bore as bɔr.

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Example sentences of the word bore

1. Noun, singular or mass
Continue to slowly tighten the tool by hand until the caliper piston is fully retracted into the bore.

2. Verb, base form
But if they are properly secured, you can easily bore holes into them with a power drill.

3. Preposition or subordinating conjunction
A September 2018 study in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition bore this out.

Quotes containing the word bore

1. The basic fact about human existence is not that it is a tragedy, but that it is a bore. It is not so much a war as an endless standing in line.
- H. L. Mencken

2. The secret of being a bore is to tell everything.
- Voltaire

3. Is life not a thousand times too short for us to bore ourselves?
- Friedrich Nietzsche

2. bore-hole

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

3. bore

verb. ['ˈbɔr'] make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool.

4. bore

noun. ['ˈbɔr'] diameter of a tube or gun barrel.

5. bore

noun. ['ˈbɔr'] a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary).

6. bore

noun. ['ˈbɔr'] a hole or passage made by a drill; usually made for exploratory purposes.

7. bore

noun. ['ˈbɔr'] a person who evokes boredom.