Definition of boring

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Boring (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..

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Jar :: "Jar (n.) In deep well boring, a device resembling two long chain links, for connecting a percussion drill to the rod or rope which works it, so that the drill is driven down by impact and is jerked loose when jammed..
Saxicavous :: Saxicavous (a.) Boring, or hollowing out, rocks; -- said of certain mollusks which live in holes which they burrow in rocks. See Illust. of Lithodomus..
Apron Man :: Apron man () A man who wears an apron; a laboring man; a mechanic.
Rhinoscleroma :: Rhinoscleroma (n.) A rare disease of the skin, characterized by the development of very hard, more or less flattened, prominences, appearing first upon the nose and subsequently upon the neighboring parts, esp. the lips, palate, and throat..
Saxicava :: Saxicava (n.) Any species of marine bivalve shells of the genus Saxicava. Some of the species are noted for their power of boring holes in limestone and similar rocks.
Vicine :: Vicine (a.) Near; neighboring; vicinal.
Bird''s-nest :: Bird's-nest (n.) The nest of a small swallow (Collocalia nidifica and several allied species), of China and the neighboring countries, which is mixed with soups..
Neighboring :: Neighboring (p. pr. & vb. n) of neighbo.
Perforate :: Perforate (v.) To bore through; to pierce through with a pointed instrument; to make a hole or holes through by boring or piercing; to pierce or penetrate the surface of.
Wimble :: Wimble (n.) An auger used for boring in earth.
Contiguous :: Contiguous (a.) In actual contact; touching; also, adjacent; near; neighboring; adjoining..
Neighbor :: Neighbor (a.) Near to another; adjoining; adjacent; next; neighboring.
Lowland :: Lowland (n.) Land which is low with respect to the neighboring country; a low or level country; -- opposed to highland.
Neighboring :: Neighboring (a.) Living or being near; adjacent; as, the neighboring nations or countries..
Outlabor :: Outlabor (v. t.) To surpass in laboring.
Boring :: Boring (n.) A hole made by boring.
Gimlet :: Gimlet (n.) A small tool for boring holes. It has a leading screw, a grooved body, and a cross handle..
Auger :: Auger (n.) A carpenter's tool for boring holes larger than those bored by a gimlet. It has a handle placed crosswise by which it is turned with both hands. A pod auger is one with a straight channel or groove, like the half of a bean pod. A screw auger has a twisted blade, by the spiral groove of which the chips are discharge..
Force :: Force (n.) Strength or power for war; hence, a body of land or naval combatants, with their appurtenances, ready for action; -- an armament; troops; warlike array; -- often in the plural; hence, a body of men prepared for action in other ways; as, the laboring force of a plantation..
Bit :: Bit (v.) A tool for boring, of various forms and sizes, usually turned by means of a brace or bitstock. See Bitstock..
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