Associations to the word «Boring»

BORING, noun. A pit or hole which has been bored.

BORING, noun. Fragments thrown up when something is bored or drilled.

BORING, verb. Present participle of bore

BORING, adjective. Causing boredom.

BORING CLAM, noun. A clam, Tridacna crocea, capable of burrowing even through rock.

BORING CLAMS, noun. Plural of boring clam

BORING, noun. The act of drilling.

BORING, noun. The act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum.

BORING, adjective. So lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; "a boring evening with uninteresting people"; "the deadening effect of some routine tasks"; "a dull play"; "his competent but dull performance"; "a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention"; "what an irksome task the writing of long letters is"- Edmund Burke; "tedious days on the train"; "the tiresome chirping of a cricket"- Mark Twain; "other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome".