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bore vs stuffed shirt

stuffed shirt vs bore

bore and stuffed shirt both are nouns.

bore is a verb but stuffed shirt is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
bore Yes No Yes No
stuffed shirt Yes No No No
As nouns, stuffed shirt is a hyponym of bore; that is, stuffed shirt is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bore:
  • bore: a person who evokes boredom
  • stuffed shirt: a bore who is extremely formal, pompous, and old-fashioned
Other hyponyms of bore include gasbag, windbag, nudnick, nudnik, platitudinarian.
bore (noun) stuffed shirt (noun)
a hole or passage made by a drill; usually made for exploratory purposes a bore who is extremely formal, pompous, and old-fashioned
diameter of a tube or gun barrel
a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary)
a person who evokes boredom
bore (verb) stuffed shirt (verb)
make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool
cause to be bored
Difference between bore and stuffed shirt

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