Bore
Bore verb - To make a hole or series of holes in.
Close
Close verb - To position (something) so as to prevent passage through an opening.
How words are described
| old | old bore | old close |
| full | full bore | full close |
| real | real bore | real close |
| large | large bore | large close |
| Other adjectives: major. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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There was a close encounter with one until the soldier was "advised" that the coffin bore the dead victim of typhus.
Source: Literature / Number the Stars - There was a close encounter with one until the soldier was "advised" that the coffin bore the dead victim of a typhus.
Source: Coffin Contraband - Plasma weapons drop in effectiveness with range (at close range a 5-cm cannon can do moderate damage to a corvette, at longer ranges it won't do more than a week or so of solar wind erosion) and scale up in effectiveness with bore diameter.
Source: Arbitrary Maximum Range
Cite this Source
Close and Bore. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/bore/close
Bore & Close. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/bore/close>.
Close or Bore. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/bore/close.
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