BORES

noun

1. A hole drilled or milled through something, or (by extension) its diameter.
2. The tunnel inside of a gun's barrel through which the bullet travels when fired, or (by extension) its diameter.
3. A tool, such as an auger, for making a hole by boring.

verb

1. To inspire boredom in somebody.
2. To make a hole through something.
3. To make a hole with, or as if with, a boring instrument; to cut a circular hole by the rotary motion of a tool.

noun

1. A sudden and rapid flow of tide occuring in certain rivers and estuaries which rolls up as a wave.