Word "BORE" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Verb
Definition:
make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool
Synonyms:
drill

Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary)
Synonyms:
aegir, eager, eagre, tidal bore

Part of Speech:
Verb
Definition:
cause to be bored
Synonyms:
tire

Crossword Clues for BORE

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Yawner Universal 02 Jun 2023
Tedious person; drill The Times Concise 15 May 2023
Make yawn New York Times 04 Apr 2023
Drill Eugene Sheffer 30 Mar 2023
Tedious sort New York Times 12 Mar 2023
Tiresome person USA Today 26 Feb 2023
Put to sleep Wall Street Journal 23 Jan 2023
Snoozefest LA Times Daily 09 Jan 2023
Assumed to be tedious person The Times Cryptic 16 Nov 2022
Fail to entertain USA Today 21 Sep 2022
Yawn inducer Wall Street Journal 13 Sep 2022
Make a hole in second rock that may hold gold The Guardian Cryptic 31 Aug 2022
Make a hole in second rock that may hold gold
Snoozefest USA Today 09 Aug 2022
Drip New York Times 06 Aug 2022
Be obnoxiously repetitious? Extremely, initially The Telegraph Cryptic 04 Aug 2022
Tedious person USA Today 09 Jul 2022
Drill Eugene Sheffer 25 Jun 2022
Drill Eugene Sheffer 15 Jun 2022
Tiresome person Newsday 13 Jun 2022
Tolerated swine in conversation The Telegraph Toughie 27 May 2022
Fail to interest LA Times Daily 24 May 2022
Drill jade The Times Cryptic 19 May 2022
Put to sleep, so to speak Wall Street Journal 10 May 2022
Make weary The Telegraph Quick 08 May 2022
Put to sleep, perhaps Universal 03 May 2022
Tedious fellow Thomas Joseph 23 Mar 2022
Snoozefest Universal 21 Mar 2022
Tedious speaker Newsday 01 Mar 2022
Snoozefest USA Today 06 Feb 2022
Drill Eugene Sheffer 01 Feb 2022
Deliver a dull speech to, say Universal 21 Jan 2022
Snoozefest Universal 20 Jan 2022
Make holes Family Time 27 Dec 2021
Make yawn, say USA Today 18 Dec 2021
Diameter of a tube or gun barrel Irish Times Simplex 06 Nov 2021
Wild animal said to be nuisance The Telegraph Cryptic 15 Oct 2021
Inside diameter of a pistol Family Time 11 Oct 2021
Tidal flood The Telegraph Quick 10 Oct 2021
Tidal river wave The Times Concise 04 Oct 2021
Dull movie, say LA Times Daily 04 Oct 2021
Dull movie, say The Washington Post 04 Oct 2021
Tiresome one Newsday 27 Sep 2021
Tiresome person USA Today 26 Sep 2021
Fail to excite USA Today 30 Aug 2021
Made a deep, round hole Family Time 29 Aug 2021
Make yawn, perhaps USA Today 24 Aug 2021
Tedious sort Thomas Joseph 23 Aug 2021
Drill (into) Newsday 22 Aug 2021
Tedious sort Thomas Joseph 11 Aug 2021
Cause to yawn USA Today 01 Aug 2021
Drill Eugene Sheffer 08 Jul 2021
Make yawn New York Times 27 Jun 2021
Put up with pain in the neck
Tiresome sort giving wave The Telegraph Cryptic 23 Apr 2021
Drill Eugene Sheffer 07 Apr 2021
Put through tedium Newsday 27 Mar 2021
Drill holes Family Time 08 Mar 2021
Snooze inducer The Washington Post 17 Feb 2021
Snooze inducer LA Times Daily 17 Feb 2021
Snoozefest USA Today 15 Jan 2021
Put to sleep New York Times 09 Jan 2021
Tiresome speaker Newsday 27 Dec 2020
Windbag, say Universal 26 Nov 2020
Religious graduate hides hole in wet blanket Irish Times Crosaire 23 Nov 2020
Wearisome speaker Newsday 23 Nov 2020
Make people yawn Family Time 04 Oct 2020
Drill The Sun Two Speed 07 Sep 2020
Tedious person gives wave The Sun Two Speed 07 Sep 2020
Tedious person USA Today 30 Aug 2020
Put up with drill
Snoozefest Newsday 23 Aug 2020
Snoozer Wall Street Journal 15 Aug 2020
Stuck first of borrowed money in Oslo
Snoozefest Wall Street Journal 08 Aug 2020
Unfortunate neighbor at a dinner party Universal 08 Aug 2020
Cause to yawn USA Today 31 Jul 2020
Dull person in tunnel The Sun Two Speed 29 Jun 2020
Uninteresting sort Universal 23 Jun 2020
Move to tears, say? Universal 10 Jun 2020
Wave, one that may be crashing?
Tiresome person Newsday 28 Apr 2020
Use a drill Universal 26 Apr 2020
Put up with someone hard to put up with
Cause extensive yawning Family Time 06 Apr 2020
Sleep-inducing pill? New York Times 23 Mar 2020
Tiresome person gives wave The Sun Two Speed 06 Jan 2020
Yawn inducer LA Times Daily 23 Dec 2019
Yawn inducer The Washington Post 23 Dec 2019
Yawn-evoking person USA Today 19 Dec 2019
Soldiers stand around for drill
Snoozer of a speaker Newsday 22 Nov 2019
___ someone to tears New York Times 18 Nov 2019
___ someone to tears
Tedious sort Thomas Joseph 21 Oct 2019
Snoozefest Family Time 13 Oct 2019
Tedious speaker Newsday 01 Oct 2019
Drill into wood Family Time 09 Sep 2019
One eliciting yawns The Washington Post 25 Aug 2019
One eliciting yawns LA Times Daily 25 Aug 2019
Cause of some nodding LA Times Daily 04 Aug 2019
Cause of some nodding The Washington Post 04 Aug 2019
Drag Wall Street Journal 03 Aug 2019
Make a tunnel Wall Street Journal 02 Jul 2019
Put up with irritating person
Fast-running water: such a tedious thing The Telegraph Cryptic 25 Jun 2019
Monotone lecturer, say USA Today 23 Jun 2019
Tedious fellow Thomas Joseph 11 Jun 2019
Snoozefest New York Times 11 Jun 2019
Male animal on air is weary
Tedious person; steep wave The Times Concise 06 Jun 2019
Yawn-inducing sort USA Today 27 May 2019
Make a tunnel Jonesin 21 May 2019
Causing yawning Family Time 13 May 2019
Drag LA Times Daily 02 May 2019
Drag The Washington Post 02 May 2019
Bother about robe
I go on live to be probed by old Republican
Party pooper LA Times Daily 22 Apr 2019
Party pooper The Washington Post 22 Apr 2019
Yawner Wall Street Journal 16 Apr 2019
Cause to yawn Newsday 24 Mar 2019
Yawn inducer USA Today 23 Mar 2019
Tedious person Universal 26 Feb 2019
Party pooper USA Today 17 Feb 2019
Yawner New York Times 05 Feb 2019
''Feats in mouth'' person, per Henry Ford Newsday 02 Feb 2019
Tedious talker Wall Street Journal 24 Jan 2019
One eliciting yawns
Snoozefest
Yawner
Yawn inducer
Drag
Tedious person
Party pooper
Yawner
Snoozefest
Drag
Monotone lecturer, say
Yawn-inducing sort
Party pooper
Cause of some nodding
Make a tunnel
Tedious talker
Tiresome talker Wall Street Journal 13 Nov 2018
Cause to yawn, maybe USA Today 20 Oct 2018
Gun barrel feature USA Today 04 Oct 2018
Dig into Universal 19 Sep 2018
Real snoozefest LA Times Daily 09 Sep 2018
Real snoozefest The Washington Post 09 Sep 2018
Induce yawns from Newsday 15 Aug 2018
A drill bit will do it Family Time 29 Jul 2018
Put to sleep LA Times Daily 29 Jun 2018
Put to sleep The Washington Post 29 Jun 2018
Bind book of Scripture
Dull person can be a pig by the sound of it
Drill a hole in Family Time 13 May 2018
Snoozefest Premier Sunday 01 Apr 2018
Displayed calibre
Do tunneling Newsday 16 Feb 2018
Induce ennui in New York Times 11 Feb 2018
Droning lecture, e.g The Washington Post 23 Jan 2018
Droning lecture, e.g LA Times Daily 23 Jan 2018
A person who talks when you wish him to listen The Times Specialist Sunday 07 Jan 2018
Dig into
Droning lecture, e.g.
Real snoozefest
Put to sleep
Cause to yawn, maybe
Gun barrel feature
Induce ennui in
Tiresome talker
Dull speaker Universal 30 Nov 2017
Drill; dull person The Times Concise 22 Nov 2017
Snoozefest Universal 10 Sep 2017
Put up with pain in the neck The Telegraph Toughie 31 Aug 2017
Put to sleep, perhaps The Washington Post 18 Jun 2017
Put to sleep, perhaps LA Times Daily 18 Jun 2017
Drill a hole in The Times Concise 18 May 2017
Tidal flood is a nuisance The Telegraph Toughie 16 May 2017
Leave yawning Newsday 30 Apr 2017
Dry-as-dust sort USA Today 27 Mar 2017
Tiresome one Newsday 15 Mar 2017
Cause someone to yawn Family Time 26 Feb 2017
Snoozer New York Times 23 Feb 2017
Cause to yawn Family Time 12 Feb 2017
Tiresome talker Newsday 22 Jan 2017
Snoozefest
Snoozefest
Snoozer
Dull speaker
Put to sleep, perhaps
Total snoozefest Wall Street Journal 03 Dec 2016
Droning lecturer, say USA Today 25 Nov 2016
Droning lecturer, e.g USA Today 20 Nov 2016
Ho-hum sort USA Today 08 Oct 2016
... endured pain? The Telegraph Toughie 06 Oct 2016
Drill — dull activity
Cause of much yawning LA Times Daily 25 Jul 2016
Use a gimlet USA Today 10 Jul 2016
Gun measure New York Times 30 Jun 2016
Make yawn Family Time 02 May 2016
Droning lecturer Universal 15 Apr 2016
Severn phenomenon that fails to generate interest? The Telegraph Cryptic 25 Mar 2016
Dull one LA Times Daily 14 Mar 2016
Use an auger Family Time 21 Feb 2016
Live around gold mine
Tiresome person Eugene Sheffer 29 Jan 2016
Wearingly dull one The Washington Post 28 Jan 2016
Dull person; hole The Times Concise 19 Jan 2016
Wearisome one Newsday 10 Jan 2016
Use a gimlet
Droning lecturer, e.g.
Speaker that makes one cry? The Washington Post 01 Jan 2016
Gun measure
Cause of much yawning
Cause to yawn
Yawner LA Times Daily 30 Dec 2015
Gun barrel measure LA Times Daily 26 Dec 2015
Endured weary drill
Produced, as fruit LA Times Daily 02 Dec 2015
Stood and gave birth
Make yawn Universal 01 Nov 2015
Endured weary drill
The mayor of Dullsville? The Chronicle of Higher Education 30 Oct 2015
Put up with tedious character
Tolerated back in Esher obviously
Tire The Telegraph Quick 17 Sep 2015
Cause yawns USA Today 10 Sep 2015
Do some drills? New York Times 29 Aug 2015
Tunnel of Love run through live
Tiresome person Universal 20 Jul 2015
Ear bender Newsday 17 Jul 2015
Do drilling Newsday 10 Jul 2015
Carried by a wave? The Telegraph Cryptic 24 Jun 2015
Snoozefest The Chronicle of Higher Education 12 Jun 2015
Reduce to tears, in a way USA Today 04 Jun 2015
Barrel diameter New York Times 20 May 2015
Drill (into) New York Times 22 Mar 2015
Tiresome one Eugene Sheffer 03 Mar 2015
Yawn inducer Newsday 01 Feb 2015
Tolerated LA Times Daily 03 Jan 2015
Cause yawns
Snoozefest
Dullsville dweller
The mayor of Dullsville?
Hardly the life of the party
Gun barrel measure
Produced, as fruit
Tolerated
Yawner
Do drilling
Ear bender
Tiresome one
Tiresome person
Yawn inducer
Barrel diameter
Do some drills?
Drill (into)
Make yawn
Tiresome person
Reduce to tears, in a way
Lea Michele "Mama Who ___ Me"
Gasbag
Tiresome sort to make a hole
Use an auger
Tiresome sort
Drill
Yawner
Drill
Hollow out
Endured
Grandaddy "Kim You ___ Me to Death"
"A person who talks when you wish him to listen," per Ambrose Bierce
Auger
Dull person
Homophone for 55-Down
Supported
Barrel measure
"Zzz" inducer
Inner diameter
Sidearm's stat
Predictable person
Auger
Snoozefest
"Every hero becomes a ___ at last": Emerson
Use an auger
Yawn producer
Cylinder diameter
Snoozefest
Cylinder diameter
Drill a hole
Tiresome speaker
Drill (into)
What lame band will do
Drill
Gun barrel measurement
Yawner
Gun barrel measurement
Tiresome sort
Party pooper
Yawn inducer
Yawn inducer
Yawn inducer
Tedious type
Barrel's inside diameter
Yawn-inducing speaker
Induce yawns
Drill
Windbag
Person droning on about tax law, probably
Drill
Put to sleep
Windbag
Cause yawns
Induce yawns
Drill
Put to sleep, so to speak
Gun measurement
Carried
Leave yawning
Lame show
Yawn-inducing type
Produced, as fruit
Make yawn
Party pooper
Cause to yawn
Drill a hole
One who talks only about himself, say
Make a hole
Bring to tears?
Put to sleep
Bring to tears?
Wet blanket
Make yawn
Make a tunnel
Drag
Use an auger
Yawn inducer
Yawn-inducing speaker, e.g.
One who's easier to pray for than to visit, according to C. S. Lewis
Ho-hum sort
Dullsville denizen
Yawn-inducing speaker
Use a shop tool
Make weary by being dull
Droner, usually
Put to sleep
Put to sleep, so to speak
Put to sleep, so to speak
Drill holes
Yawn-inducing speaker
One causing ennui
Use a drill
Use an auger
Yawn producer, perhaps
Put to sleep, perhaps
Dullsville resident
Drill
Dull fellow
Put to sleep, perhaps
Party pariah
Inner diameter
Drone, e.g.
Gasbag
Gasbag
Make yawn
Gun barrel diameter
Droner, often
Put to sleep, perhaps
Interest-reduction cause?
Hollow out
What unexciting drillers do?
Barrel diameter
See 25-Across
Dullsville denizen
Partygoer to avoid
Drill
See 25-Across
Yawn-inducing speaker, say
Barrel statistic
Induce ennui
Yawn-inducing speaker, say
Real drag
Gun-barrel diameter
Had on one's back
Tube diameter
Bloviator, often
Yawn producer
Was worthy of
Tiresome sort
Real drag
Drag
Induce yawning
Inside tube diameter
Tube's inner diameter
Dullsville denizen
Yawn producer
Was worthy of
Dullsville resident?
Drag
Ear bender
Inside diameter, as of a gun
Tedious type
The death of the party?
Put to sleep
Reduce to tears, in a way
Yawn inducer
Yawn producer
Wet blanket
Tiresome person
Real drag
Wearisome speaker
Put to sleep
Make a tunnel
Uninteresting one
Uninteresting one
Put to sleep, in a way
Crashing sort
Ho-hum character
Inner diameter
Wearisome one
Schmo
Dull person
Dullard
Cause of ennui
Drip
"A person who talks when you wish him to listen": Ambrose Bierce
Turn off
Party pariah
Cause of some yawns
Put to sleep, in a way
Long speech, often
One who makes you yawn
Long speech, often
Cause of some yawns
Stomached
Make a tunnel
Do drilling
One who makes you yawn
One who goes on and on and on...
Wet blanket
Evoke yawns
Cylinder diameter
Induce yawns in
Party pooper
Word defined by Ambrose Bierce in 17-, 39-, and 61-Across
Hollow out
Gave birth to
Dull guest
Droner, often
Put to sleep, maybe
Resident of Dullsville
Gun barrel diameter
Yielded
See 33A
Tedious one
Brought forth
One who causes eyes to glaze over
Gun stat
Use a drill
Yawn producer
Yawn inducer, perhaps
Yawn inducer
Yawner
Cause to yawn
Cause ennui
Dull person
Inside diameter
Hardly the life of the party
Unwanted guest
Tunnel
Crashing type?
Wet blanket
Cause yawns
Drilling tool
Fail as a raconteur
Crashing type?
Word with crashing or tidal
Tube's inner diameter
Reduce to tears, maybe
Inside diameter of a gun
Use an auger
Yawn causer
Tedious person
Cylinder diameter
Brought forth
Drill a hole
Drip
Crashing type?
Partypooper
Tidal wave
Tears provoker?
Dull fellow
Endured
Caliber
Induce yawns
Use a gimlet
Cause a ho-hum
Gauge
Kimono is a dull one
Eagre
Afflict with ennui
Tidal wave
Tunnel
Windbag
Source of "ear-itation"
Dull speaker
Nudnik
Cause to nod
Crashing __
High wave
Tire
Carried
Long-winded speaker
Yawn maker
Stood
Auger
Cause ennui
Prolix person
Buttonholer
Tidal flood
Nonstop talker
He makes you yawn
Evoke yawns
Induce ennui
Dull one
Windbag, e.g.
Party drag
Party pooper
Tidal or colossal
Dispenser of ennui
Abrupt tidal rise
Tidal flow
Tiresome one
___ from within
Stuffed shirt
Dull lecturer
Social menace
Perforate
Cause of 66 Across.
Drill.
Endured.
Hole size.
Nonstop talker.
Long-winded one.
Type of talker.
Hollow out.
Tidal wave.
Man of many words.
Tire.
Cylinder diameter.
Prolix one.
Carried or supported.
Dry-as-dust one.
Humdrum one.
Caliber.
Long-winded.
Tedious one.
Weary.
No asset to a party.
Carried.
Hollow part of a tube.
Use a gimlet.
Hollow part of a pipe.
Prosy talker.
Dull conversationalist.
Yawn provoker.
Tiresome person.
Tiresome affair.
Evoke yawns.
Nuisance.
An unwelcome guest.
Person to be avoided.
Cause of ennui.
Deadly company.
Annoying drip
"It's such a ___ Being always Poor" (Langston Hughes)
20-Across, e.g., especially during solving
"A person who opens his mouth and puts his feats in it," according to Henry Ford
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