- boring
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Boring — 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. [1913 Webster] One of the most important applications of boring is in the formation of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Boring — ist der Name mehrerer Orte Boring (Maryland), Ort in den Vereinigten Staaten Boring (Oregon), Ort in den Vereinigten Staaten Personen Edwin Boring (1886–1969), US amerikanischer Experimentalpsychologe und Psychologie Historiker Wayne Boring… … Deutsch Wikipedia
boring — [bôr′iŋ] adj. 1. for making holes 2. dull, tiresome, etc. n. 1. the action of one that bores 2. a hole made by boring 3. [pl.] chips, flakes, etc. made by boring boringly adv … English World dictionary
Boring — Boring. См. Расточка. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) … Словарь металлургических терминов
boring — index insipid, irksome, jejune (dull), lifeless (dull), nondescript, ordinary, pedestrian … Law dictionary
boring — mid 15c., action of piercing, from BORE (Cf. bore) (v.). From 1853 in reference to animals that bore; 1840 in the sense wearying, causing ennui … Etymology dictionary
boring — *irksome, tiresome, wearisome, tedious Analogous words: *dull, humdrum, monotonous, dreary, stodgy, pedestrian Contrasted words: *interesting, absorbing, engrossing, intriguing: exciting, stimulating, provoking or provocative (see corresponding… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
boring — [adj] uninteresting arid, bomb*, bromidic, bummer*, characterless, cloying, colorless, commonplace, dead*, drab, drag*, drudging, dull, flat*, ho hum*, humdrum, insipid, interminable, irksome, lifeless, monotonous, moth eaten*, mundane, nothing,… … New thesaurus
boring — adj. VERBS ▪ be, look, seem, sound ▪ become, get ▪ make sth ▪ Try not to make the diet boring … Collocations dictionary
boring — bor|ing S2 [ˈbo:rıŋ] adj not interesting in any way ▪ Her husband is about the most boring person I ve ever met. ▪ The job was dull and boring. dead/incredibly/terribly etc boring (=very boring) ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ WORD FOCUS: boring similar words: not very… … Dictionary of contemporary English
boring — boring1 /bawr ing, bohr /, n. 1. Mach. a. the act or process of making or enlarging a hole. b. the hole so made. 2. Geol. a cylindrical sample of earth strata obtained by boring a vertical hole. 3. borings, the chips, fragments, or dust produced… … Universalium
