boar
/ˈbɔɹ/
noun
Familiar
1.n.Old World wild swine having a narrow body and prominent tusks from which most domestic swine come; introduced in United States
2.n.an uncastrated male hog
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boar and bore are homophones: they are pronounced identically and spelled differently, which is why they are so often swapped. boar means “Old World wild swine having a narrow body and prominent tusks from which most domestic swine come; introduced in United States”. bore means “a person who evokes boredom”. bore is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˈbɔɹ/
1.n.Old World wild swine having a narrow body and prominent tusks from which most domestic swine come; introduced in United States
2.n.an uncastrated male hog
/ˈbɔɹ/
| boar | bore | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈbɔɹ/ | /ˈbɔɹ/ |
| Said | bawr | bawr |
| Syllables | 1 | 1 |
| Letters | 4 | 4 |
| Parts of speech | noun | noun, verb |
| Senses | 2 | 6 |
| How common | Familiar | Common |
| Synonyms | wild boar, Sus scrofa | dullard |
Full entry for boar · Full entry for bore · More comparisons
1.n.a person who evokes boredom
2.n.a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary)
3.n.diameter of a tube or gun barrel