Borer

  • 21borer — n. [A.S. borian, bore] 1. An invertebrate that bores. 2. (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) An adult or larva that makes channels in woody or vegetable tissue. 3. (MOLLUSCA: Bivalvia) A pelecypod that burrows in stone or wood. 4. (MOLLUSCA: Gastropoda) One… …

    Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • 22borer — /bawr euhr, bohr /, n. 1. a person or thing that bores or pierces. 2. Mach. a tool used for boring; auger. 3. Zool. a. any of several insects that bore into trees, fruits, etc., esp. a beetle that bores into the woody part of plants. b. any of… …

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  • 23borer — noun /ˈbɔːrə,ˈbɔːrɚ/ a) A person who bores, who drills b) A tool used for drilling …

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  • 24borer — n British a knife, especially when carried or used as a weapon. An item of black street talk used especially by males, recorded in 2003 …

    Contemporary slang

  • 25borer — bor·er || bɔːrÉ™ n. tool used to make holes, auger, tool that resembles a drill …

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  • 26borer — noun 1》 a worm, mollusc, or insect which bores into plant material or rock. 2》 a tool for boring …

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  • 27borer — bor•er [[t]ˈbɔr ər, ˈboʊr [/t]] n. 1) a person or thing that bores or pierces 2) mac a tool used for boring; auger 3) ent ivt ent any of various insects or their larvae that bore into trees, fruit, etc 4) ich shipworm • Etymology: 1275–1325 …

    From formal English to slang

  • 28borer — /ˈbɔrə / (say bawruh) noun 1. someone or something that bores or pierces. 2. Machinery a tool used for boring; an auger. 3. Entomology any insect that burrows in trees, fruits, etc., especially any beetle of certain groups. 4. Zoology any of… …

  • 29borer — n. 1 any of several worms, molluscs, insects, or insect larvae which bore into wood, other plant material, and rock. 2 a tool for boring …

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  • 30borer bomb — noun a device used to eradicate pests, especially boring insects, by releasing toxic fumes …

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