noun🔗ShareA tedious person."The meeting was full of borers who wouldn't stop talking about irrelevant details. "personcharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA person who bores, who drills."The construction crew hired skilled borers to drill through the rock for the new tunnel. "personjobmachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA tool used for drilling."The carpenter used the special borers to create precise holes for the new cabinet doors. "utensilmachinetechnicalitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAn insect or insect larva that bores into wood."The old wooden fence was weak because borers had eaten tunnels inside the posts. "insectanimalbiologyenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareOne of the many types of mollusc that bore into soft rock."The geologist showed us how the borers had riddled the soft limestone with tiny tunnels. "animaloceangeologybiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe hagfish (Myxine)."Fishermen sometimes find "borers" (hagfish) caught in their nets, slimy and eel-like. "animalfishorganismChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
