Boring
['bɔːrɪŋ] or ['bɔrɪŋ]
Definition
(noun.) the act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum.
(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' .
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Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bore
(n.) 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.
(n.) A hole made by boring.
(n.) The chips or fragments made by boring.
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Examples
- The machines for drilling and boring are the best that money can buy, and the operatives the most skilful to be found anywhere. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Formerly augers and similar boring tools had merely a curved sharpened end and a concavity to hold the chips, and the whole tool had to be withdrawn to empty the chips. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Although by far the largest undertaking yet made, the improvement in rock-boring machinery enabled it to be constructed much more rapidly and at less expense. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- It is too boring, just boring. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- When it is remembered that most of the 7? miles of tunnel was cut through solid rock, by boring and blasting, the immensity of the undertaking can be appreciated. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Paris was dry, and essentially boring. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- This punching of the cold metal without cutting, boring, drilling, hammering, or otherwise shaping the metal, was indeed a revelation. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Rupert is quite right, human beings are boring, painting the universe with their own image. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Nothing is so boring, so inherently stupid and stupidly conceited. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- In choke-boring your shotgun, for example, the final reamer took off only 2/1000 of an inch. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- In the midst of his studies in the construction of his inventions Blanchard's attention was drawn to the operations of a boring worm upon an old oak log. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- For boring by rotary action the diamond drill is most effective. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- The boring bit is a steel thimble about four inches in length, having two rows of Brazilian black diamonds firmly embedded therein, the edges projecting slightly. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- As a location is chosen where the source of supply is higher than the mouth of the boring, the water rises to the opening at the top. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- His machines, and subsequent improvements by others, for boring, mortising and turning, display wonderful ingenuity. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Artesian borings have been made in West Queensland 4,000 feet deep. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- They are perpendicular borings into the ground through which water rises to the surface of the soil, producing a constant flow or stream. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The hollows in which London and Paris lie are both perforated in many places by borings of this nature. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
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