boringn.¹

Brit.

/ˈbɔːrɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈbɔrɪŋ/

Etymology: < bore v.¹ +-ing suffix¹.

a. The action of piercing, perforating, making a bore-hole, etc.; also concrete = bore-hole n. at bore n.¹ Compounds.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > making holes or becoming holed > [noun] > by boring, piercing, or perforating

thirling?c1225

piercingc1390

boringc1440

perforationa1500

terebration1623

wimbling1623

perfossion1695

drilling1698

pertusion1727

punching1815

pre-drilling1938

the world > the earth > land > landscape > low land > hole or pit > [noun] > deep

fosse?a1425

bisme1664

bore1674

bore-hole1708

boring1860

blowhole1891

c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 44 Borynge, or percynge, perforacio, cavatura.

1544 Accts. St. John's Hosp., Canterbury (Canterbury Cathedral Archives: CCA-U13/4) Payd for boryng of a ladder ijd.

1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §352 The Boring of holes in that kinde of wood.

1708 J. C. Compl. Collier 3 in T. Nourse Mistery of Husbandry Discover'd (ed. 3) Do you not use Boreing sometime in (or with) Sinking?

1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps ii. §19. 328 Count Rumford boiled water by the heat developed in the boring of a cannon.

1862 W. Fairbairn in Rep. 31st Meeting Brit. Assoc. Advancem. Sci. 1861 p. lvi In various mines, borings, and Artesian wells.

b. plural. The chips or dust produced in boring; also called boring-dust.

ΚΠ

1847 in Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang.

Compounds

attributive and in other combinations, as boring-apparatus, boring-bench, boring-block, boring-machinery, boring-mill, boring-room, boring-tool; also boring-bar n. the suspended bar which carries the bit for boring cannon. boring-bit n. = bore-bit n. at bore n.¹ Compounds. boring-gauge n. an appliance for limiting the action of the boring tool to the required depth. boring-rod n. = bore-rod n. at bore n.¹ Compounds.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > piercing or boring tools > [noun] > boring tool > for boring in the ground

auger1532

borer1572

boring-rod?1677

wimble1693

well borer1780

rock drill1836

miser1842

bore-rod1849

header1863

well drill1866

rig1875

well rig1875

trepan1877

broaching-bit1881

heading machine1897

society > occupation and work > workplace > place where specific jobs are done > [noun] > others

cutting room1700

pearl fishery1702

refinery1716

gin house1796

dressing shed1802

ginning house1819

boring-mill1833

sorting office1851

gut-scrapery1854

conditioning house1858

packery1861

washery1875

try-house1891

wet room1901

pump-out1935

society > occupation and work > equipment > work-benches, seats, etc. > [noun] > work-bench > for boring

boring-bench1833

society > occupation and work > equipment > cutting tool > chisel > [noun] > boring chisel

boring-bit1844

bore-bit1870

cross-mouth chisel1874

straight bit1883

society > occupation and work > equipment > piercing or boring tools > [noun] > boring tool > part of cannon-boring tool

boring-bar1844

?1677 S. Primatt City & Covntry Purchaser & Builder 26 You find by your Boring-rods that you have a good seam of Coles.

1833 J. Holland Treat. Manuf. Metal II. 102 The boring-bench is composed of two stout beams of timber.

1833 J. Holland Treat. Manuf. Metal II. 102 The [gun-] barrel is in the next place transferred to the boring-mill.

1844 J. H. Stocqueler Hand-bk. India 341 The instrument-room, in which are arranged the various boring bars, bits, and knives.

1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps ii. §9. 271 M. Agassiz had iron boring-rods carried up the glacier, with which he pierced the ice.

1884 C. Marvin Region Eternal Fire xii. 196 The pump draws the oil as freely..as when the basin was first tapped by the boring bit.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

boringn.²

Brit.

/ˈbɔːrɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈbɔrɪŋ/

Etymology: < bore v.² +-ing suffix¹.

The practice of annoying and wearying others; behaving as a bore.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > feeling of weariness or tedium > [noun] > state or quality of being wearisome or tedious > action of boring

tedification1616

boring1867

1867 A. Helps Realmah iii, in Macmillan's Mag. Nov. 17/2 Boring has become a fine art.

1880 R. G. White Every-day Eng. 304 It [interviewing]..makes boring a paid profession.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

† boringn.³

Etymology: < boree n.¹, French bourrée, as ‘chasing’ < chassée.

Obsolete. rare.

A certain step in dancing.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > dancing > movements or steps > [noun] > step > other steps

reprise1521

double1531

reprinse1531

single1531

hop1579

cross-pointa1592

trip1601

back-tricka1616

inturna1627

shorta1652

coupee1673

cut1676

fleuret1677

bourrée step or pas de bourrée1706

contretemps1706

cross-step1728

boring1775

pigeon wing1807

pas de basque1818

cross-cut1842

flicflac1852

buckle-covering1859

reverse1888

reversing1892

cross-stepping1893

box step1914

jump turn1924

moonwalk1969

coupé-

1775 R. B. Sheridan Rivals iii. iv. 54 I must rub up my balancing, and chasing, and boring.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

boringadj.¹

Brit.

/ˈbɔːrɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈbɔrɪŋ/

Etymology: < bore v.¹ + -ing suffix².

1. That bores or perforates; esp. applied to certain insects and molluscs. boring sponge n. a saltwater sponge of the genus Cliona, which bores shells.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > by habits or actions > [adjective] > that bores

boring1853

the world > animals > invertebrates > [adjective] > that bores or perforates

boring1853

the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Parazoa > phylum Porifera > class Demospongiae > [noun] > order Monactellida > member of sub-order Monactinellidae > member of genus Cliona

boring sponge1885

1853 H. T. De la Beche Geol. Observer (ed. 2) xxvi. 485 There were bare patches of carboniferous limestone in the sea, and into these the boring animals of the time burrowed.

1878 T. H. Huxley Physiography (ed. 2) 208 The perforations in the column of the temple are the work of boring shell-fish.

1881 in Cassell's Encycl. Dict. I.

1885 Encycl. Brit. XVIII. 107/2 Cliona, the boring sponge, destroys the shells and so injures the oyster.

2. Of a horse: That thrusts his head forward.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > habits and actions of horse > [adjective] > that moves its head

boring1875

1875 ‘Stonehenge’ Man. Brit. Rural Sports (ed. 12) ii. iii. i. §3. 523 In every way, therefore, it acts well with a boring horse.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

boringadj.²

Brit.

/ˈbɔːrɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈbɔrɪŋ/

Etymology: < bore v.² + -ing suffix².

That annoys, wearies, or causes ennui.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > feeling of weariness or tedium > [adjective] > wearisome or tedious

dreicha1300

alangec1330

joylessa1400

tedious1412

wearifulc1454

weary1465

laboriousa1475

tiresome?a1513

irksome1513

wearisome1530

woodena1566

irkful1570

flat1573

leaden1593

barren1600

soaked1600

unlively1608

dulla1616

irking1629

drearisome1633

drear1645

plumbous1651

fatigable1656

dreary1667

uncurious1685

unenlivened1692

blank1726

disinteresting1737

stupid1748

stagnant1749

trist?1756

vegetable1757

borish1766

uninteresting1769

unenlivening1774

oorie1787

wearying1796

subjectless1803

yawny1805

wearing1811

stuffy1813

sloomy1820

tediousome1823

arid1827

lacklustrous1834

boring1839

featureless1839

slow1840

sodden1853

ennuying1858

dusty1860

cabbagy1861

old1864

mouldy1876

yawnful1878

drab1880

dehydrated1884

interestless1886

jay1889

boresome1895

stodgy1895

stuffy1895

yawnsome1900

sludgy1901

draggy1922

blah1937

nowhere1940

drack1945

stupefactive1970

schleppy1978

wack1986

1839 T. Hood in Comic Ann. 35 Burn all bores and boring topics.

1840 T. Hook Fitzherbert III. iv. 66 Emily was patiently enduring..Miss Matthews's boring vanities.

Derivatives

ˈboringly adv.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > feeling of weariness or tedium > [adverb] > in wearisome or tedious manner

irksomely1549

tediously1557

leaden-like1574

drearily1579

dully1600

Welshly1629

unlively1641

woodenly1653

stupidly1723

uninterestingly1793

soporifically1807

sloomy1820

wearyingly1829

boringly1840

tiresomely1847

aridly1883

drably1891

stuffily1894

stodgily1904

yawnsomely1908

yawnfully1914

1840 T. Hook in New Monthly Mag. 60 429 Frank's attempts to moralize, not tediously, boringly or cantingly.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

n.¹c1440

n.²1867

n.³1775

adj.¹1853

adj.²1839

单词	boring
释义	boringn.¹ Brit. /ˈbɔːrɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈbɔrɪŋ/ Etymology: < bore v.¹ +-ing suffix¹. a. The action of piercing, perforating, making a bore-hole, etc.; also concrete = bore-hole n. at bore n.¹ Compounds. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > making holes or becoming holed > [noun] > by boring, piercing, or perforating thirling?c1225 piercingc1390 boringc1440 perforationa1500 terebration1623 wimbling1623 perfossion1695 drilling1698 pertusion1727 punching1815 pre-drilling1938 the world > the earth > land > landscape > low land > hole or pit > [noun] > deep fosse?a1425 bisme1664 bore1674 bore-hole1708 boring1860 blowhole1891 c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 44 Borynge, or percynge, perforacio, cavatura. 1544 Accts. St. John's Hosp., Canterbury (Canterbury Cathedral Archives: CCA-U13/4) Payd for boryng of a ladder ijd. 1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §352 The Boring of holes in that kinde of wood. 1708 J. C. Compl. Collier 3 in T. Nourse Mistery of Husbandry Discover'd (ed. 3) Do you not use Boreing sometime in (or with) Sinking? 1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps ii. §19. 328 Count Rumford boiled water by the heat developed in the boring of a cannon. 1862 W. Fairbairn in Rep. 31st Meeting Brit. Assoc. Advancem. Sci. 1861 p. lvi In various mines, borings, and Artesian wells. b. plural. The chips or dust produced in boring; also called boring-dust. ΚΠ 1847 in Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Compounds attributive and in other combinations, as boring-apparatus, boring-bench, boring-block, boring-machinery, boring-mill, boring-room, boring-tool; also boring-bar n. the suspended bar which carries the bit for boring cannon. boring-bit n. = bore-bit n. at bore n.¹ Compounds. boring-gauge n. an appliance for limiting the action of the boring tool to the required depth. boring-rod n. = bore-rod n. at bore n.¹ Compounds. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > piercing or boring tools > [noun] > boring tool > for boring in the ground auger1532 borer1572 boring-rod?1677 wimble1693 well borer1780 rock drill1836 miser1842 bore-rod1849 header1863 well drill1866 rig1875 well rig1875 trepan1877 broaching-bit1881 heading machine1897 society > occupation and work > workplace > place where specific jobs are done > [noun] > others cutting room1700 pearl fishery1702 refinery1716 gin house1796 dressing shed1802 ginning house1819 boring-mill1833 sorting office1851 gut-scrapery1854 conditioning house1858 packery1861 washery1875 try-house1891 wet room1901 pump-out1935 society > occupation and work > equipment > work-benches, seats, etc. > [noun] > work-bench > for boring boring-bench1833 society > occupation and work > equipment > cutting tool > chisel > [noun] > boring chisel boring-bit1844 bore-bit1870 cross-mouth chisel1874 straight bit1883 society > occupation and work > equipment > piercing or boring tools > [noun] > boring tool > part of cannon-boring tool boring-bar1844 ?1677 S. Primatt City & Covntry Purchaser & Builder 26 You find by your Boring-rods that you have a good seam of Coles. 1833 J. Holland Treat. Manuf. Metal II. 102 The boring-bench is composed of two stout beams of timber. 1833 J. Holland Treat. Manuf. Metal II. 102 The [gun-] barrel is in the next place transferred to the boring-mill. 1844 J. H. Stocqueler Hand-bk. India 341 The instrument-room, in which are arranged the various boring bars, bits, and knives. 1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps ii. §9. 271 M. Agassiz had iron boring-rods carried up the glacier, with which he pierced the ice. 1884 C. Marvin Region Eternal Fire xii. 196 The pump draws the oil as freely..as when the basin was first tapped by the boring bit. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online December 2021). boringn.² Brit. /ˈbɔːrɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈbɔrɪŋ/ Etymology: < bore v.² +-ing suffix¹. The practice of annoying and wearying others; behaving as a bore. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > feeling of weariness or tedium > [noun] > state or quality of being wearisome or tedious > action of boring tedification1616 boring1867 1867 A. Helps Realmah iii, in Macmillan's Mag. Nov. 17/2 Boring has become a fine art. 1880 R. G. White Every-day Eng. 304 It [interviewing]..makes boring a paid profession. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online December 2021). † boringn.³ Etymology: < boree n.¹, French bourrée, as ‘chasing’ < chassée. Obsolete. rare. A certain step in dancing. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > dancing > movements or steps > [noun] > step > other steps reprise1521 double1531 reprinse1531 single1531 hop1579 cross-pointa1592 trip1601 back-tricka1616 inturna1627 shorta1652 coupee1673 cut1676 fleuret1677 bourrée step or pas de bourrée1706 contretemps1706 cross-step1728 boring1775 pigeon wing1807 pas de basque1818 cross-cut1842 flicflac1852 buckle-covering1859 reverse1888 reversing1892 cross-stepping1893 box step1914 jump turn1924 moonwalk1969 coupé- 1775 R. B. Sheridan Rivals iii. iv. 54 I must rub up my balancing, and chasing, and boring. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online June 2021). boringadj.¹ Brit. /ˈbɔːrɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈbɔrɪŋ/ Etymology: < bore v.¹ + -ing suffix². 1. That bores or perforates; esp. applied to certain insects and molluscs. boring sponge n. a saltwater sponge of the genus Cliona, which bores shells. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > by habits or actions > [adjective] > that bores boring1853 the world > animals > invertebrates > [adjective] > that bores or perforates boring1853 the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Parazoa > phylum Porifera > class Demospongiae > [noun] > order Monactellida > member of sub-order Monactinellidae > member of genus Cliona boring sponge1885 1853 H. T. De la Beche Geol. Observer (ed. 2) xxvi. 485 There were bare patches of carboniferous limestone in the sea, and into these the boring animals of the time burrowed. 1878 T. H. Huxley Physiography (ed. 2) 208 The perforations in the column of the temple are the work of boring shell-fish. 1881 in Cassell's Encycl. Dict. I. 1885 Encycl. Brit. XVIII. 107/2 Cliona, the boring sponge, destroys the shells and so injures the oyster. 2. Of a horse: That thrusts his head forward. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > habits and actions of horse > [adjective] > that moves its head boring1875 1875 ‘Stonehenge’ Man. Brit. Rural Sports (ed. 12) ii. iii. i. §3. 523 In every way, therefore, it acts well with a boring horse. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online December 2021). boringadj.² Brit. /ˈbɔːrɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈbɔrɪŋ/ Etymology: < bore v.² + -ing suffix². That annoys, wearies, or causes ennui. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > feeling of weariness or tedium > [adjective] > wearisome or tedious dreicha1300 alangec1330 joylessa1400 tedious1412 wearifulc1454 weary1465 laboriousa1475 tiresome?a1513 irksome1513 wearisome1530 woodena1566 irkful1570 flat1573 leaden1593 barren1600 soaked1600 unlively1608 dulla1616 irking1629 drearisome1633 drear1645 plumbous1651 fatigable1656 dreary1667 uncurious1685 unenlivened1692 blank1726 disinteresting1737 stupid1748 stagnant1749 trist?1756 vegetable1757 borish1766 uninteresting1769 unenlivening1774 oorie1787 wearying1796 subjectless1803 yawny1805 wearing1811 stuffy1813 sloomy1820 tediousome1823 arid1827 lacklustrous1834 boring1839 featureless1839 slow1840 sodden1853 ennuying1858 dusty1860 cabbagy1861 old1864 mouldy1876 yawnful1878 drab1880 dehydrated1884 interestless1886 jay1889 boresome1895 stodgy1895 stuffy1895 yawnsome1900 sludgy1901 draggy1922 blah1937 nowhere1940 drack1945 stupefactive1970 schleppy1978 wack1986 1839 T. Hood in Comic Ann. 35 Burn all bores and boring topics. 1840 T. Hook Fitzherbert III. iv. 66 Emily was patiently enduring..Miss Matthews's boring vanities. Derivatives ˈboringly adv. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > feeling of weariness or tedium > [adverb] > in wearisome or tedious manner irksomely1549 tediously1557 leaden-like1574 drearily1579 dully1600 Welshly1629 unlively1641 woodenly1653 stupidly1723 uninterestingly1793 soporifically1807 sloomy1820 wearyingly1829 boringly1840 tiresomely1847 aridly1883 drably1891 stuffily1894 stodgily1904 yawnsomely1908 yawnfully1914 1840 T. Hook in New Monthly Mag. 60 429 Frank's attempts to moralize, not tediously, boringly or cantingly. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.¹c1440n.²1867n.³1775adj.¹1853adj.²1839
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Compounds

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Derivatives

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boringn.²

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