bore vs spark

bore

verb
  • To push or drive (a boxer into the ropes, a boat out of its course, etc.). 

  • simple past tense of bear 

  • To make (a passage) by laborious effort, as in boring; to force a narrow and difficult passage through. 

  • To make a hole with, or as if with, a boring instrument; to cut a circular hole by the rotary motion of a tool. 

  • To push forward in a certain direction with laborious effort. 

  • To be pierced or penetrated by an instrument that cuts as it turns. 

  • To form or enlarge (something) by means of a boring instrument or apparatus. 

  • To make a hole through something. 

  • To inspire boredom in somebody. 

  • simple past tense of bare 

noun
  • Something dull or uninteresting. 

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

  • The tunnel inside of a gun's barrel through which the bullet travels when fired, or (by extension) its diameter. 

  • One who inspires boredom or lack of interest; an uninteresting person. 

  • Calibre; importance. 

  • A hole drilled or milled through something, or (by extension) its diameter. 

  • A capped well drilled to tap artesian water. 

  • The place where such a well exists. 

  • A tool, such as an auger, for making a hole by boring. 

spark

verb
  • To shoot; to fire 

  • To trigger, kindle into activity (an argument, etc). 

  • To give off a spark or sparks. 

  • To light; to kindle. 

noun
  • A small, shining body, or transient light; a sparkle. 

  • Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the Indomalayan genus Sinthusa. 

  • An electrician. 

  • A small amount of something, such as an idea or romantic affection, that has the potential to become something greater, just as a spark can start a fire. 

  • A small particle of glowing matter, either molten or on fire. 

  • A ship's radio operator. 

  • A short or small burst of electrical discharge. 

  • A gallant; a foppish young man. 

  • A beau, lover. 

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