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family. D The hunters captured a wild boar in the woods.
• boor [buac, ooac] a rude, discourteous person. D The boor con-
tinually disrupted the meeting with his bad behavior.
• bore [b;»] to drill a hole in something. D Special metal drill
bits are needed to bore through granite.
• bore [b:,ac] the hollow space in a gun barrel or an engine
cylinder. D A bullet passes through the bore of a gun when the
gun is fired.
• bore [b:,ac] to make someone uncomfortable or weary through
inactivity or by something tedious. D Please do not bore us
with all of the small details.
• Boer [ooac] a South African of Dutch or Huguenot descent.
D No one but a Boer had been elected to office in many years.
board-bored
• board [b:,a<d] a plank of wood. D Bill had some difficulty
rounding a corner while carrying the long board beneath his
arm.
• board [b:,a<d] a game table. D The board used to play checkers
can also be used to play chess.
• board [b:,a<d] a group of governing officers. D The board of
directors meets once a month on Tuesday evenings.
• board [ooa<d] to go onto a vessel. D No one is allowed to board
the ship without first going through a security check.
• bored [b:,acd] the past tense and past participle of bore 'to
make someone uncomfortable or weary through inactivity or
by something tedious.' D After just five minutes with her new
doll, the child was utterly bored.
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• boarder ['b;»dac] a person who rents a room, usually in a
house or inn. D A private entrance is available for the boarder
who lives in the upstairs apartment.
• border ['ooacdac] a boundary; an edge. D The border of the
natural bird sanctuary is posted with warning signs that read
"Please Do Not Feed The Birds."

Boer See the main entry beginning with boar.
bold-bowled
• bold [bold] unafraid in the face of danger. D Risk-takers tend
to be bold in spirit.
• bold [bold] impudent; presumptuous. D The girl rejected the
advances of the bold young man.
• bold [bold] standing out; prominent. D The new vocabulary
words in each chapter are printed in bold type.

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