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bor·ing1
 boring1
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- pronunciation:
- bo
rIng
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noun |
| definition 1: |
the act or process of making a hole or other opening with a drill or similar tool.
- synonyms:
- drilling, holing, perforation, piercing, puncture
- similar words:
- digging, gimleting, mining, punching
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| definition 2: |
the hole or other opening made by such a process.
- synonyms:
- hole, mine, puncture, tunnel
- similar words:
- cavity, perforation
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| definition 3: |
(pl.) the refuse, such as chips or dust, produced as the result of boring something.
metal borings- synonyms:
- tailings
- similar words:
- chips, refuse, scrapings, scraps, shavings
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| related words: |
broach |
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