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bore, dullard

n. a person who evokes boredom

bore, bore-hole, drill hole

n. a hole or passage made by a drill; usually made for exploratory purposes

bore, gauge, caliber, calibre

n. diameter of a tube or gun barrel

tidal bore, bore, eagre, aegir, eager

n. a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary)

bore, drill

v. make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool; "don't drill here, there's a gas pipe"; "drill a hole into the wall"; "drill for oil"; "carpenter bees are boring holes into the wall"

bore, tire

v. cause to be bored

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pest

n. any unwanted and destructive insect or other animal that attacks food or crops or livestock etc.; "he sprayed the garden to get rid of pests"; "many pests have developed resistance to the common pesticides"

pierce

v. move or affect (a person's emotions or bodily feelings) deeply or sharply; "The cold pierced her bones"; "Her words pierced the students"

pierce

v. make a hole into; "The needle pierced her flesh"

dig, delve, cut into, turn over

v. turn up, loosen, or remove earth; "Dig we must"; "turn over the soil for aeration"

penetrate, perforate

v. pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance; "The bullet penetrated her chest"

burrow, tunnel

v. move through by or as by digging; "burrow through the forest"

punch, perforate

v. make a hole into or between, as for ease of separation; "perforate the sheets of paper"

puncture

v. pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into; "puncture a tire"

sink

v. cause to sink; "The Japanese sank American ships in Pearl Harbor"

jab, prod, stab, poke, dig

v. poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs"

drive

v. hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally; "drive a ball"

check, chink

v. make cracks or chinks in; "The heat checked the paint"

rehearse, practise, practice

v. engage in a rehearsal (of)

reprise, reprize, repeat, recapitulate

v. repeat an earlier theme of a composition

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interest

v. excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of

absorb, engross, engage, occupy

v. consume all of one's attention or time; "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely"

arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke

v. call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"

fascinate, transfix, grip, spellbind

v. to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe; "The snake charmer fascinates the cobra"

agitate, rouse, turn on, charge, commove, excite, charge up

v. cause to be agitated, excited, or roused; "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks"

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