Definitions for Borer

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Borer bor·er

Spelling: [bawr-er, bohr-]

IPA: /ˈbɔr ər, ˈboʊr-/

Borer is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.

You can make 32 anagrams from letters in Borer (beorr).

Definitions for Borer

noun

1. a person or thing that bores or pierces.
2. Machinery. a tool used for boring; auger.
3. Zoology. any of several insects that bore into trees, fruits, etc., especially a beetle that bores into the woody part of plants. any of various mollusks, worms, etc., that bore into wood, stone, coral, or shells.
4. a marsipobranch fish, as a hagfish, that bores into other fishes to feed on their flesh.

Origin of Borer

Middle English word dating back to 1275-1325; See origin at bore², -er¹

Examples for Borer

I have an idea that he uses a submarine to transport his borer from point to point.

The borer has been the great enemy of the peach-tree, since about the close of the last century.

The three great enemies of the Peach are the borer, the yellows and the curculio.

The city of Philadelphia has suffered grievously from this borer.

The borer lay still, but this thing moved internally, of itself.

When they leave the front of the borer, maybe we can make a dash for it.

Without a word her father stepped out of the borer and looked at her.

As the borer was located the intervals were decreased to fifteen feet.

"Will you enter that borer, or must I—" He broke off with an expressive shrug.

The borer jerked to the right, but still it could not find the hole.