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borer

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bor=er

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun borer has 2 senses

borer(n = noun.artifact) bore bit, rock drill, stone drill - a drill for penetrating rock; Array

has particulars: cross bit, star drill, straight-fluted drill, straight flute

is a kind of drill

Derived form verb bore₂

borer(n = noun.animal) woodborer - any of various insects or larvae or mollusks that bore into wood; Array

is a kind of invertebrate

Derived form verb bore₂

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CIDE DICTIONARY

borer, n.

One that bores; an instrument for boring. [1913 Webster]
A marine, bivalve mollusk, of the genus Teredo and allies, which burrows in wood. See Teredo. [1913 Webster]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

borer, n.
1 any of several worms, molluscs, insects, or insect larvae which bore into wood, other plant material, and rock.
2 a tool for boring.

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borer

Instrument

N instrument, machinery, mechanism, engineering, instrument, organ, tool, implement, utensil, machine, engine, lathe, gin, mill, air engine, caloric engine, heat engine, gear, tackle, tackling, rig, rigging, apparatus, appliances, plant, materiel, harness, trappings, fittings, accouterments, barde, equipment, equipmentage, appointments, furniture, upholstery, chattels, paraphernalia, mechanical powers, lever, leverage, mechanical advantage, crow, crowbar, handspike, gavelock, jemmy, jimmy, arm, limb, wing, oar, paddle, pulley, wheel and axle, wheelwork, clockwork, wheels within wheels, pinion, crank, winch, cam, pedal, capstan, wheel, inclined plane, wedge, screw, spring, mainspring, can hook, glut, heald, heddle, jenny, parbuckle, sprag, water wheel, handle, hilt, haft, shaft, heft, shank, blade, trigger, tiller, helm, treadle, key, turnscrew, screwdriver, knocker, hammer, edge tool, borer, vice, teeth, nail, rope, peg, support, spoon, arms, oar, cardiograph, recapper, snowplow, tenpenny, votograph, instrumental, mechanical, machinal, brachial.

Perforator

N perforator, piercer, borer, auger, chisel, gimlet, stylet, drill, wimble, awl, bradawl, scoop, terrier, corkscrew, dibble, trocar, trepan, probe, bodkin, needle, stiletto, rimer, warder, lancet, punch, puncheon, spikebit, gouge, spear, puncher, punching machine, punching press, punch pliers.

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