- 2. Approach, come near to, approximate, almost reach, want but little of, border upon.
Border upon. See border on.
Bore, v. a.
- 1. Perforate, pierce, drill.
- 2. Weary (by tedious repetition), fatigue, tire, tire out, plague, trouble, vex, worry, annoy.
Bore, n.
- 1. Hole, calibre.
- 2. Proser, button-holer.
- 3. Eagre, eger or eygre, great tidal flood.
Boreal, a. Northern, northerly, arctic.
Boreas, n. The north wind.
Boredom, n.
- 1. Realm of bores, domain of bores, land of bores.
- 2. Bores, the aggregate of bores, all the bores.
- 3. Being bored, ennui, tedium, weariness, dulness.
- 4. Tiresomeness.
Born again. Regenerated, regenerate, converted, renewed in spirit.
Borough, n. Town (in England, a town represented in Parliament), township, corporate town, corporation.
Borrow, v. a.
- 1. Take or receive as a loan, get on credit, obtain on trust.
- 2. Take, appropriate, adopt, imitate, make use of.
- 3. Take on, simulate, dissemble, feign.