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boring
English
Etymology
From Middle English boryng (“making a hole”); equivalent to bore +? -ing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?b?????/
- Rhymes: -?????
Noun
boring (plural borings)
- A pit or hole which has been bored.
- 1992, J. Patrick Powers, Construction dewatering: new methods and applications, p. 191:
- It is common in urban areas that a great many borings exist from prior construction work.
- 1992, J. Patrick Powers, Construction dewatering: new methods and applications, p. 191:
- Fragments thrown up when something is bored or drilled.
- Any organism that bores into a hard surface
Verb
boring
- present participle of bore
Derived terms
- tunnel boring machine
Adjective
boring (comparative more boring, superlative most boring)
- Causing boredom or tiredness; making you to feel tired and impatient.
- What a boring film that was! I almost fell asleep.
- Used, or designed to be used, to drill holes.
- boring equipment
- Capable of penetrating; piercing.
Synonyms
- dull, mind-numbing (colloquial), tedious
- See also Thesaurus:boring
Derived terms
- boringly
- boringness
Related terms
- bore
- bored
- boredom
Translations
Anagrams
- orbing, robing
Danish
Etymology
From the verb bore (“drill”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?b?o???e?]
Noun
boring c (singular definite boringen, plural indefinite boringer)
- drill hole
- drilling
Inflection
Dutch
Etymology
From boren +? -ing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?bo?.r??/
- (Belgium)
- Hyphenation: bo?ring
- Rhymes: -o?r??
Noun
boring f (plural boringen, diminutive borinkje n)
- drilling
- offshoreboring — offshore drilling
- bore of a car's cylinder or canon
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neutral
English
Etymology
From Middle French neutral (compare modern French neutre), from Latin neutralis.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?nju?t??l/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?nu?t??l/, [?nu?t????l]
Adjective
neutral (comparative more neutral, superlative most neutral)
- Not taking sides in a conflict such as war; nonaligned.
- Favouring neither the supporting nor opposing viewpoint of a topic of debate; unbiased.
- 1711, Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury, Characteristicks of Men, Manners, Opinions, Times
- The heart can not possibly remain neutral, but constantly takes part one way or the other.
- 1711, Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury, Characteristicks of Men, Manners, Opinions, Times
- (grammar) Neither positive nor negative.
- Neither beneficial nor harmful.
- c. 1600, Sir John Davies, The Original, Nature, and Immortality of the Sou
- Some things good, and some things ill, do seem, / And neutral some, in her fantastic eye.
- c. 1600, Sir John Davies, The Original, Nature, and Immortality of the Sou
- (biology) Having no sex; neuter.
- Having no obvious colour; gray
- (physics) Neither positive nor negative; possessing no charge or equivalent positive and negative charge such that there is no imbalance.
- (chemistry) Having a pH of or near 7, neither acidic nor alkaline.
Synonyms
- (neither beneficial nor harmful): innocuous
Derived terms
- carbon-neutral, carbon neutral
- neutral section
Translations
Noun
neutral (plural neutrals)
- A nonaligned state, or a member of such a state.
- A person who takes no side in a dispute.
- An individual or entity serving as an arbitrator or adjudicator.
- A neutral hue.
- The position of a set of gears in which power cannot be transmitted to the drive mechanism.
- An electrical terminal or conductor which has zero or close to zero voltage with respect to the ground.
Translations
Anagrams
- Renault, run late, unalert, unalter
Catalan
Adjective
neutral (masculine and feminine plural neutrals)
- neutral
Danish
Adjective
neutral
- neutral
Inflection
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /n????t?a?l/
- Rhymes: -a?l
Adjective
neutral (comparative neutraler, superlative am neutralsten)
- neutral
Declension
Further reading
- “neutral” in Duden online
Spanish
Alternative forms
- neutro
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /neu?t?al/, [neu??t??al]
Adjective
neutral (plural neutrales)
- neutral
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ne???tr??l/
Adjective
neutral
- neutral
- (grammar) intransitive
Declension
Related terms
- neutralisera
- neutralitet
References
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- what neutralizes ammonia
- what neutralizes muriatic acid
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