Tuesday, September 10, 2013

bored, board

Bored or bored is the past tense ( yesterday, or some time ago ) of "bore", meaning to make a hole in, with a drill, awl, or some other tool--
He bored a hole at the end of the shelf, for a coat hook.
The termites have bored through the beams in the cellar.

Bored or bored also means suffering from "boredom", meaning a lack of interest in anything, or nothing interesting to do--
If you are bored, why don't you go outside and play?
The children are bored, and it's raining. Let's watch a movie.
Bored may also be the past tense of "bore", meaning to be dull and tedious--
The class bored them, especially when they didn't understand what was going on.
He bored them again with his football stories.

Board or board ( rhymes with board ) means a plank of wood--
We need a board about six feet long.
This board will make a nice shelf.

Now that you know that, you can say--
"She bored some holes in the board, for hooks to hang the coffee cups."
"We got bored with holding the board as he bored a hole in it, so we left."

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