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ooze for the party.
--v. 2 drink, tipple; Humorous bibulate; Slang hit the bottle,
US hit the sauce: He has a terrible hangover after boozing all
night.
border n. 1 edge, margin, hem, binding, trimming, trim, edging,
periphery, purfle, purfling: The border of the tablecloth is
beautifully embroidered with flowers. 2 Usually, borders.
limit(s), bound(s), confines: Sometimes Tony exceeds the
borders of good taste. 3 boundary, frontier: You won't be able
to cross the border without a passport. 4 frame, frieze,
moulding; dado, wainscot or wainscoting or wainscotting: The
border of the fresco is in Greek fretwork design. 5 borderline,
edge, verge, brink: She is just on the border of becoming a
born-again Christian. 6 bed, flowerbed, herbaceous border:
Hollyhocks are growing in the border.
--v. 7 edge, trim, bind, fringe, purfle: The hem of the skirt
is bordered with lace. 8 resemble (closely), approach
(closely), verge upon or on: Isabel's attempts at playing the
tuba border on the ludicrous. 9 lie alongside, adjoin, abut (on
or upon), verge upon or on, touch, be adjacent to: The
territory of the Gauls bordered the western lands of the
Germans.
bore° n. 1 hole, drill-hole, borehole: A bore of six inches was
carried to a depth of 2086 feet.
--v. 2 pierce, perforate, drill, penetrate, puncture, tap,
punch, stab, prick; sink, tunnel, dig (out), gouge (out); hollow
out: Bore a hole through this sheet metal. The oil rig is
boring through solid rock.
boreý n. 1 annoyance, nuisance: Reggie is such a bore - always
talking about himself.
--v. 2 weary, wear out, tire, exhaust, jade: The programme so
bored me that I fell asleep.
boredom n. dullness, dreariness, ennui, tedium, monotony: I have to
look forward to the boredom of an evening of chamber music.