Machinery .

the act or process of making or enlarging a hole.

the hole so made.

Geology . a cylindrical sample of earth strata obtained by boring a vertical hole.

borings, the chips, fragments, or dust produced in boring.

adjective

exciting , fascinating , interesting

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arid , bomb * , bromidic , bummer * , characterless , cloying , colorless , commonplace , dead * , drab , drag * , drudging , dull , flat * , ho hum , humdrum , insipid , interminable , irksome , lifeless , monotonous , moth-eaten * , mundane , nothing , nowhere , platitudinous , plebeian , prosaic , repetitious , routine , spiritless , stale , stereotyped , stodgy , stuffy , stupid , tame , tedious , threadbare , tiresome , tiring , trite , unexciting , uninteresting , unvaried , vapid , wearisome , well-worn , zero * , drear , dreary , dry , weariful , weary , blah , displeasing , drag , flat , piercing