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Boring Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Boring? [n] the act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum [n] the act of drilling [adj] 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" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Boring: deadening \| drilling \| dull \| ho-hum \| irksome \| oil production \| slow \| tedious \| tiresome \| uninteresting \| wearisome Related Terms \| Find terms related to Boring: 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 \| long-drawn-out \| monotonous \| penetration \| perforation \| piercing \| pricking \| prolix \| punching \| puncture \| puncturing \| repetitious \| repetitive \| same \| samely \| skewering \| soporific \| stale \| stupefyingly boring \| stuporific \| tedious \| terebration \| tired \| tiresome \| tiring \| transfixation \| transfixion \| transforation \| trepanning \| trephining \| unending \| unexciting \| uninteresting \| unrelieved \| weariful \| wearing \| wearisome \| wearying \| wordy \| yawny See Also \| creating by removal \| production Boring In Webster's Dictionary \Bor"ing\, n. 1. 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. One of the most important applications of boring is in the formation of artesian wells. --Tomlinson. 2. A hole made by boring. 3. pl. The chips or fragments made by boring. {Boring bar}, a revolving or stationary bar, carrying one or more cutting tools for dressing round holes. {Boring tool} (Metal Working), a cutting tool placed in a cutter head to dress round holes. --Knight.

Boring Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Boring?

[n] the act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum
[n] the act of drilling
[adj] 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"

See Also | creating by removal | production

Boring In Webster's Dictionary

\Bor"ing\, n.
1. 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.

         One of the most important applications of boring is
         in the formation of artesian wells.   --Tomlinson.

2. A hole made by boring.

3. pl. The chips or fragments made by boring.

{Boring bar}, a revolving or stationary bar, carrying one or
   more cutting tools for dressing round holes.

{Boring tool} (Metal Working), a cutting tool placed in a
   cutter head to dress round holes. --Knight.

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