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Word entry · 4 letters

bore

Best crossword clue

"Dull speaker"

4 letters · collected on this word page

4 lettersPronunciation /bɔː(ɹ)/Part of speech verb, nounSorted beorStarts with BEnds with E2 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. A dull or tiresome person; also to make a hole.

Word origin

From Middle English boren, from Old English borian (“to pierce”), from Proto-West Germanic *borōn, from Proto-Germanic *burōną.

Used in a sentence

  • “to bore someone to death”
  • “Reading books really bores me; films are much more exciting.”
  • “He bores me with some trick.”

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01“Dull speaker”4 letters
02“Make a hole”4 letters

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