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- English Word Bore Definition of Bear
- English Word Boreal Definition Northern; pertaining to the north, or to the north wind; as, a boreal bird; a boreal blast.
- English Word Boreas Definition The north wind; -- usually a personification.
- English Word Borecole Definition A brassicaceous plant of many varieties, cultivated for its leaves, which are not formed into a compact head like the cabbage, but are loose, and are generally curled or wrinkled; kale.
- English Word Bored Definition of Bore
- English Word Boredom Definition The state of being bored, or pestered; a state of ennui.
- English Word Boredom Definition The realm of bores; bores, collectively.
- English Word Boree Definition Same as BourrEe.
- English Word Borel Definition See Borrel.
- English Word Borele Definition The smaller two-horned rhinoceros of South Africa (Atelodus bicornis).
- English Word Borer Definition One that bores; an instrument for boring.
- English Word Borer Definition A marine, bivalve mollusk, of the genus Teredo and allies, which burrows in wood. See Teredo.
- English Word Borer Definition Any bivalve mollusk (Saxicava, Lithodomus, etc.) which bores into limestone and similar substances.
- English Word Borer Definition One of the larvae of many species of insects, which penetrate trees, as the apple, peach, pine, etc. See Apple borer, under Apple.
- English Word Borer Definition The hagfish (Myxine).
- English Word Boric Definition Of, pertaining to, or containing, boron.
- English Word Boride Definition A binary compound of boron with a more positive or basic element or radical; -- formerly called boruret.
- English Word Boring Definition of Bore
- English Word Boring Definition The act or process of one who, or that which, bores; as, the boring of cannon; the boring of piles and ship timbers by certain marine mollusks.
- English Word Boring Definition A hole made by boring.
- English Word Boring Definition The chips or fragments made by boring.
- English Word Born Definition Brought forth, as an animal; brought into life; introduced by birth.
- English Word Born Definition Having from birth a certain character; by or from birth; by nature; innate; as, a born liar.
- English Word Born Definition of Bear
- English Word Borne Definition of Bear
- English Word Borne Definition Carried; conveyed; supported; defrayed. See Bear, v. t.
- English Word Borneol Definition A rare variety of camphor, C10H17.OH, resembling ordinary camphor, from which it can be produced by reduction. It is said to occur in the camphor tree of Borneo and Sumatra (Dryobalanops camphora), but the natural borneol is rarely found in European or American commerce, being in great request by the Chinese. Called also Borneo camphor, Malay camphor, and camphol.
- English Word Bornite Definition A valuable ore of copper, containing copper, iron, and sulphur; -- also called purple copper ore (or erubescite), in allusion to the colors shown upon the slightly tarnished surface.
- English Word Borofluoride Definition A double fluoride of boron and hydrogen, or some other positive element, or radical; -- called also fluoboride, and formerly fluoborate.
- English Word Boroglyceride Definition A compound of boric acid and glycerin, used as an antiseptic.