excavation vs bore

bore vs excavation

excavation and bore both are nouns.

excavation is not a verb while bore is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
excavation	Yes	No	No	No
bore	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, bore is a hyponym of excavation; that is, bore is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than excavation:

excavation: a hole in the ground made by excavating
bore: a hole or passage made by a drill; usually made for exploratory purposes

Other hyponyms of excavation include bore-hole, drill hole, delf, diggings, digs, ditch, mine, mineshaft, pit, quarry, stone pit, pool, cellar, root cellar, well, working, workings.

excavation (noun)	bore (noun)
the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth	a hole or passage made by a drill; usually made for exploratory purposes
the act of digging	diameter of a tube or gun barrel
a hole in the ground made by excavating	a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary)
the site of an archeological exploration	a person who evokes boredom

excavation (verb)	bore (verb)
	make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool
	cause to be bored

Difference between excavation and bore

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