boring

Letters that make boring

o, b, g, n, r, i are letters that make 'boring'

Words within boring

OR, ng, RI, in, ring, IN, In are words within 'boring'

Anagrams of boring

orbing, robing are anagrams of 'boring'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of boring

borings is a word created by adding a letter to 'boring'


3 possible definitions for 'boring'

Boring as "the act of drilling"

Under this definition, boring is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

drilling has the same meaning as boring

boring as a type

'boring' can be a type of creating by removal.

Derivatives of boring

drill, bore are derivatives of 'boring'.


Boring as "so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness"

Under this definition, boring is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

dull, slow, tedious, deadening, ho-hum, irksome, tiresome, wearisome have the same meaning as 'boring'

Derivatives of boring

boredom, ennui, dullness, insipidity, boringness, dreariness, insipidness, tediousness, tedium, tiresomeness are derivatives of 'boring'.

Similar to boring

uninteresting is similar to boring.

Example of boring used within this context

"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"


Boring as "the act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum"

Under this definition, boring is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

drilling, oil production have the same meaning as 'boring'

boring as a type

'boring' can be a type of production.

Derivatives of boring

drill, bore are derivatives of 'boring'.



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