Boring may refer to:
*Something that causes
boredom
In conventional usage, boredom, ennui, or tedium is an emotional and occasionally psychological state experienced when an individual is left without anything in particular to do, is listlessness and dissatisfaction arising from a lack of occup ...
Engineering and science
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Boring (earth)
Boring is drilling a hole, tunnel, or well in the Earth. It is used for various applications in geology, agriculture, hydrology, civil engineering, and mineral exploration. Today, most Earth drilling serves one of the following purposes:
* ret ...
, drilling a hole, tunnel, or well in the earth
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Tunnel boring machine
A tunnel boring machine (TBM), also known as a "mole", is a machine used to excavate tunnels with a circular cross section through a variety of soil and rock strata. They may also be used for microtunneling. They can be designed to bore thro ...
, a machine used in boring tunnels
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Boring (manufacturing), enlarging a hole that has already been drilled
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Drilling, a cutting process that uses a drill bit to cut a hole of circular cross-section
* Boring, a mechanism of
bioerosion
Places
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Boring, Maryland
Boring is an unincorporated community in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States, located at the intersection of Old Hanover and Pleasant Grove Roads, approximately five miles (8 km) north of Reisterstown
Reisterstown is an unincorporated ...
, U.S.
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Boring, Oregon, U.S.
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Boring Lava Field
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Boring, Tennessee
Boring is an unincorporated community in Sullivan County, Tennessee. Boring is located off Tennessee State Route 75
State Route 75 (SR 75) is state highway in Tennessee in the northeastern portion of the state. The highway begins at US 11E and ...
, U.S.
Other uses
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Boring (surname) Boring is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Alice Middleton Boring (1883–1955), American biologist, zoologist, and herpetologist
* Edwin G. Boring (1886–1968), American experimental psychologist
* Floyd Boring (1915–2008), ...
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"Boring" (''The Young Ones''), an episode of ''The Young Ones''
* "Boring", a song by Pink from ''
Funhouse
A funhouse or fun house is an amusement facility found on amusement park and funfair midways and is where patrons encounter and interact with various devices designed to surprise, challenge, and amuse them. Unlike thrill rides or dark rides, f ...
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* "Boring (It's Too Late)", a song by Medina from ''
Forever
Forever or 4ever may refer to:
Film and television Films
* ''Forever'' (1921 film), an American silent film by George Fitzmaurice
* ''Forever'' (1978 film), an American made-for-television romantic drama
* ''Forever'' (1992 film), an American ...
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See also
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Bore (disambiguation)
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Bored (disambiguation)
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Boredom (disambiguation)
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Boreing (disambiguation) Boreing may refer to:
People
* Jeremy Boreing (born 1979), American director
* Vincent Boreing (1839–1903), U.S. Representative from Kentucky
Other
* Boreing, Kentucky, a community in the United States
See also
*Boring (disambiguation)
Boring ...
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Drilling (disambiguation)
Drilling is the cutting of a hole into a solid.
Drilling may also refer to:
* Boring (earth), cutting a hole into the earth
* Combination gun, a multi-barreled firearm
See also
* Data drilling
* Drill (disambiguation)
* Perforation (disambigu ...
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Earth-boring dung beetle
Geotrupidae (from Greek γῆ ''(gē)'', earth, and τρῡπητής ''(trȳpētēs)'', borer) is a family of beetles in the order Coleoptera. They are commonly called earth-boring dung beetles or dor beetles. Most excavate burrows in which t ...
, a family of beetles that excavate burrows in which to lay their eggs
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The Boring Company
The Boring Company (TBC) is an American infrastructure and tunnel construction services company founded by Elon Musk. Its ongoing and proposed projects are designed for intra-city ("loop") transit systems.
After six years TBC has completed on ...
, designer of boring equipment
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David Boring
''David Boring'' is a graphic novel by American cartoonist Daniel Clowes. It was serialized in issues #19–21 of Clowes's comic book '' Eightball'' and appeared in collected form from Pantheon Books in 2000.
The book depicts the misadventures ...
'', a graphic novel
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