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boar, Boer, boor, bore
boar (BOHR) (noun)
A male swine or pig: We just saw a wild boar running into the woods.
Boer (BOHR) (noun)
A Dutch colonist or a descendant of a Dutch colonist in South Africa: An Afrikaner is another name for a Boer or a person who was born, raised, and lived in South Africa.
boor (BOOR) (noun)
A person with rude, clumsy manners, and little refinement; often referred to as a peasant: Because the farmer often acted like a boor, the people in the village usually tried to stay away from him.
bore (BOHR) (verb)
1. To make weary by being dull, repetitive, monotonous, or tedious: Josie warned her friends that if they go to see the film, it will bore them.
2. To make a hole in or through something as with a drill: Calvin wanted to bore a hole in the door frame for a new lock.
2. To make a hole in or through something as with a drill: Calvin wanted to bore a hole in the door frame for a new lock.
When the hunter talks about hunting boar, he may be considered a bore by others.
A male pig that has nothing to do but lie around is just a boar that is just a bore.
A bore is a person who talks when we wish he would listen.
Trina's uncle was a Boer who liked to hunt boar, but he was a real contrast to her other uncle who was such a bore and whose manners gave people a strong impression that he was a real boor.
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Confusing Words Clarified: Group B; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc.
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