tiresome person

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• tiresome — tiresomely, adv. tiresomeness, n. /tuyeur seuhm/, adj. 1. causing or liable to cause a person to tire; wearisome: a tiresome job. 2. annoying or vexatious. [1490 1500; TIRE1 + SOME1] Syn. 1. dull, fatiguing, humdrum. Ant. 2. interesting. * * * …   Universalium

• bore — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. diameter, caliber; nuisance. v. drill, pierce; tire, weary, annoy. See breadth, weariness, opening. Ant., amuse. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. nuisance, pest, tiresome person, tedious person, drag*; see… …   English dictionary for students

• trouble — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. affliction, distress, misfortune, adversity, calamity; disorder, unrest; difficulty; pains, exertion, effort, anxiety, perturbation, sorrow, worry. v. disturb, disquiet, perturb; annoy, molest, harass …   English dictionary for students

• Bore — (b[=o]r), n. 1. A hole made by boring; a perforation. [1913 Webster] 2. The internal cylindrical cavity of a gun, cannon, pistol, or other firearm, or of a pipe or tube. [1913 Webster] The bores of wind instruments. Bacon. [1913 Webster] Love s… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• bore — 1. verb 1) the movie bored us Syn: stultify, pall on, stupefy, weary, tire, fatigue, send to sleep, leave cold; bore to death, bore to tears; informal turn off 2) bore a hole in the ceiling Syn: drill …   Thesaurus of popular words

• bore — [n] nuisance bother, bromide, bummer*, creep*, deadhead*, downer*, drag*, drip*, dull person, flat tire*, headache, nag, nudge, pain, pain in the neck*, pest, pill*, soporific, stuffed shirt*, tedious person, tiresome person, wet blanket*, wimp* …   New thesaurus

• jerk — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. twist, tweak, pull, snap; start, twitch, jitter, jump. n. start, jump, twitch; spasm; pull, snap; slang, nitwit, fool, nobody. See excitability, traction, folly. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A spasmodic… …   English dictionary for students

• bore — I verb bore a hole Syn: drill, pierce, perforate, puncture, punch, tunnel, burrow, mine, dig, gouge, sink II 1. verb the television news bored Philip Syn: weary, pall on …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• bore / boar / boor —    A bore is a boring or tiresome person: Jasper is such a bore when he talks about his cats!    A boar is a male pig: Wild boars abound in this forest.    A boor is an unrefined, vulgar person: What a boor Guy was to get drunk at the wedding and …   Confused words

• bore / boar / boor —    A bore is a boring or tiresome person: Jasper is such a bore when he talks about his cats!    A boar is a male pig: Wild boars abound in this forest.    A boor is an unrefined, vulgar person: What a boor Guy was to get drunk at the wedding and …   Confused words

• bore / boar / boor —    A bore is a boring or tiresome person: Jasper is such a bore when he talks about his cats!    A boar is a male pig: Wild boars abound in this forest.    A boor is an unrefined, vulgar person: What a boor Guy was to get drunk at the wedding and …   Confused words