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“Boar” or “Boer” or “Bore”

Overview

boar / boer / bore are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term. 👇

Definitions

boar: (noun) an uncastrated male hog.

boer: NA

bore: (noun) a person who evokes boredom. (noun) diameter of a tube or gun barrel. (noun) a hole or passage made by a drill; usually made for exploratory purposes. (verb) cause to be bored. (verb) make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool.

Pronunciation

boar: b·AO·r

boer: b·AO·r

bore: b·AO·r

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Examples in Context

Examples of “boar”

  • …between the King (symbolising the boar) and the Raganya (symbolising Varuna,…
  • …squirrels, foxes, deer and wild boar.
  • Boar, Sus scrofa LC - regionally
  • …'first direct idea of the boar as an incarnation of Vishnu…
  • …from Manny hunting a wild boar with only a rudimentary spear,…
  • …varmints, such as deer and boar.
  • …referred to as Yajna-Varaha ('sacrificial boar') - is in Puranic literature…
  • …case with a large stuffed boar to represent the boar hair…
  • …mention include Sika deer, wild boar (with possible wild-pig management), wild…
  • wild boar

Examples of “boer”

  • …possessions and relating to neighbouring Boer settlements.
  • …was at war with the Boer republics, and during the Boer…
  • …killed in action during a Boer attack on the column's base…
  • Sound/Dubbing Mixer: Ruud de Boer, Sean O'Shea, Kevin Pyne
  • …military personnel of the First Boer War
  • …was formed in the predominantly Boer farming district outside Cape Town…
  • …areas of Griqualand West from Boer and Cape Rebel forces.
  • …people who fought in the Boer War and who returned to…
  • As British and Boer migrated to the interior they…
  • When threatened by the Boer, many remaining Koni groups were…

Examples of “bore”

  • Category:Single oboes with cylindrical bore
  • …pieces produced by her workshop bore her own personal stamp.
  • …itself remained impeccably pure and bore no responsibility for the tyrant's
  • …believed that tsars and tsarevichs bore special marks on their bodies…
  • …(which then became the syntypes) bore no resemblance to any ant…
  • …designed with a 125 mm bore, 48 calibre long smoothbore, auto-frettaged…
  • …and Ridley Scott's 1979 Alien bore a strong Lovecraftian influence, especially…
  • …and Schleswig the three rulers bore the formal title of "Duke…
  • …many from this line that bore that honour.
  • The bore through the instrument is about…


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