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BORER

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of various insects or larvae or mollusks that bore into wood

Synonyms:

borer; woodborer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("borer" is a kind of...):

invertebrate (any animal lacking a backbone or notochord; the term is not used as a scientific classification)

Derivation:

bore (make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A drill for penetrating rock

Synonyms:

bore bit; borer; rock drill; stone drill

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("borer" is a kind of...):

drill (a tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "borer"):

cross bit (a rock drill having cruciform cutting edges; used in mining)

star drill (a steel rock drill with a star-shaped point that is used for making holes in stones or masonry; it is operated by hitting the end with a hammer while rotating it between blows)

straight-fluted drill; straight flute (a rock drill with flutes that are straight)

Derivation:

bore (make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool)

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