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(verb) drill a hole into |
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Synonyms: drill |
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Related Words: counter-drill, cut, trepan |
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(verb) cause to be bored |
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Synonyms: tire |
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Antonyms: interest |
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(noun) (mining terms) a hole or passage made by a drill; usually made for exploratory purposes |
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Synonyms: bore-hole, drill hole |
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Related Words: excavation, hole in the ground, shot hole |
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(noun) diameter of a tube or gun barrel |
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Synonyms: caliber, calibre |
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Related Words: diam, diameter |
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(noun) a person who evokes boredom |
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Synonyms: dullard |
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Related Words: disagreeable person, fuddy-duddy, gasbag, stuffed shirt, unpleasant person, windbag |
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(noun) a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary) |
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Synonyms: aegir, eager, eagre, tidal bore |
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Related Words: tidal current, tidal flow |
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