bores
/bɔːz//bɔɹz/noun
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A hole drilled or milled through something, or (by extension) its diameter.
Example: the bore of a cannon
The tunnel inside of a gun's barrel through which the bullet travels when fired, or (by extension) its diameter.
A tool, such as an auger, for making a hole by boring.
A capped well drilled to tap artesian water. The place where the well exists.
verb
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To inspire boredom in somebody.
To make a hole through something.
To make a hole with, or as if with, a boring instrument; to cut a circular hole by the rotary motion of a tool.
Example: An insect bores into a tree.
To form or enlarge (something) by means of a boring instrument or apparatus.
Example: to bore a steam cylinder or a gun barrel; to bore a hole
noun
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A sudden and rapid flow of tide occuring in certain rivers and estuaries which rolls up as a wave.