Boring may refer to:
*Something that causes
boredom
In conventional usage, boredom, ennui, or tedium is an emotional and occasionally psychological state experienced when an individual is left without anything in particular to do, is listlessness and dissatisfaction arising from a lack of occup ...
Engineering and science
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Boring (earth), drilling a hole, tunnel, or well in the earth
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Tunnel boring machine
A tunnel boring machine (TBM), also known as a "mole", is a machine used to excavate tunnels with a circular cross section through a variety of soil and rock strata. They may also be used for microtunneling. They can be designed to bore throu ...
, a machine used in boring tunnels
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Boring (manufacturing)
In machining, boring is the process of enlarging a hole that has already been drilled (or cast) by means of a single-point cutting tool (or of a boring head containing several such tools), such as in boring a gun barrel or an engine cylinder. Bo ...
, enlarging a hole that has already been drilled
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Drilling
Drilling is a cutting process where a drill bit is spun to cut a hole of circular cross-section in solid materials. The drill bit is usually a rotary cutting tool, often multi-point. The bit is pressed against the work-piece and rotated at ...
, a cutting process that uses a drill bit to cut a hole of circular cross-section
* Boring, a mechanism of
bioerosion
Bioerosion describes the breakdown of hard ocean substrates – and less often terrestrial substrates – by living organisms. Marine bioerosion can be caused by mollusks, polychaete worms, phoronids, sponges, crustaceans, echinoids, ...
Places
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Boring, Maryland, U.S.
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Boring, Oregon
Boring is an unincorporated community in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States. It is located along Oregon Route 212 in the foothills of the Cascade mountain range, approximately southeast of downtown Portland, and northeast of Oregon City. ...
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Boring Lava Field
The Boring Lava Field (also known as the Boring Volcanic Field) is a Plio-Pleistocene volcanic field with cinder cones, small shield volcanoes, and lava flows in the northern Willamette Valley of the U.S. state of Oregon and adjacent southwest ...
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Boring, Tennessee, U.S.
Other uses
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Boring (surname)
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"Boring" (''The Young Ones''), an episode of ''The Young Ones''
* "Boring", a song by Pink from ''
Funhouse
A funhouse or fun house is an amusement facility found on amusement park and funfair midways and is where patrons encounter and interact with various devices designed to surprise, challenge, and amuse them. Unlike thrill rides or dark rides, f ...
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* "Boring (It's Too Late)", a song by Medina from ''
Forever
Forever or 4ever may refer to:
Film and television Films
* ''Forever'' (1921 film), an American silent film by George Fitzmaurice
* ''Forever'' (1978 film), an American made-for-television romantic drama
* ''Forever'' (1992 film), an American ...
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See also
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Bore (disambiguation)
Bore or Bores often refer to:
*Boredom
* Drill
Relating to holes
* Boring (manufacturing), a machining process that enlarges a hole
** Bore (engine), the diameter of a cylinder in a piston engine or a steam locomotive
** Bore (wind instruments), ...
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Bored (disambiguation)
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Boredom (disambiguation)
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Boreing (disambiguation)
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Drilling (disambiguation)
Drilling is the cutting of a hole into a solid.
Drilling may also refer to:
* Boring (earth), cutting a hole into the earth
* Combination gun
A combination gun is a firearm that usually comprises at least one rifled barrel and one smoothbor ...
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Earth-boring dung beetle, a family of beetles that excavate burrows in which to lay their eggs
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The Boring Company
The Boring Company (TBC) is an American infrastructure and tunnel construction services company founded by Elon Musk. Its ongoing and proposed projects are designed for intra-city ("loop") transit systems.
After six years TBC has completed on ...
, designer of boring equipment
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David Boring'', a graphic novel
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