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BORING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum
Synonyms:
boring; drilling; oil production
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("boring" is a kind of...):
production ((economics) manufacturing or mining or growing something (usually in large quantities) for sale)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The act of drilling
Synonyms:
boring; drilling
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("boring" is a kind of...):
creating by removal (the act of creating by removing something)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
So lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
Example:
other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome
Synonyms:
boring; deadening; dull; ho-hum; irksome; slow; tedious; tiresome; wearisome
Classified under:
Similar:
uninteresting (arousing no interest or attention or curiosity or excitement)
Derivation:
boringness (extreme dullness; lacking spirit or interest)
III. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb bore
