Bore and Kill

Bore

Bore verb - To make a hole or series of holes in.

Kill is an antonym for bore.

Nearby Words: boring, bored, borer

Kill

Kill verb - To attract or delight as if by magic.
Usage example: with his dark good looks he would positively kill the ladies

Bore is an antonym for kill.

Nearby Words: killing, killed, killer

How words are described

total total bore total kill
real real bore real kill
major major bore major kill

Common collocations

life bore life kill life
people bore people kill people
children bore children kill children
number bore number kill number
Other words: way, victim, mother, child, player, son, daughter, batman, players.

Both words in one sentence

  • Podcast / Black Jack Justice Emergency Impersonation: One of Jack's clients, to whom he bore a passing resemblance, hired him to act as stand-in for a family "reunion." Because of this, the family, who wanted to kill the client for his inheritance, sent a hitman to kill Jack, instead.
  • When she finds out, he threatens to kill her too, in spite of her pleading and reminding him of the fact that she bore and raised him.
  • A certain maggot demon in Devil May Cry 2 is a bore to kill since it spends so much time burrowing under the ground.
    Source: Eat Me
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