bores

A hole drilled or milled through something, or (by extension) its diameter.

“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.

One who inspires boredom or lack of interest; an uninteresting person.

Something dull or uninteresting

Calibre; importance.

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.

“An insect bores into a tree.”

To form or enlarge (something) by means of a boring instrument or apparatus.

“to bore a steam cylinder or a gun barrel; to bore a hole”

To make (a passage) by laborious effort, as in boring; to force a narrow and difficult passage through.

“to bore one's way through a crowd”

To be pierced or penetrated by an instrument that cuts as it turns.

“This timber does not bore well.”

To push forward in a certain direction with laborious effort.

(of a horse) To shoot out the nose or toss it in the air.

To fool; to trick.

A sudden and rapid flow of tide occuring in certain rivers and estuaries which rolls up as a wave.