"Boring" meaning in English

See Boring in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Borings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Borings}} Boring (plural Borings)
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Boring-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
  2. An unincorporated community in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. Categories (place): Maryland, USA, Oregon, USA, Tennessee, USA
    Sense id: en-Boring-en-name-AQrlZoxl Disambiguation of Maryland, USA: 1 89 5 5 Disambiguation of Oregon, USA: 1 88 6 5 Disambiguation of Tennessee, USA: 1 88 5 6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 49 48 1
  3. An unincorporated community in Clackamas County, Oregon.
    Sense id: en-Boring-en-name-4htvg2bh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 49 48 1
  4. An unincorporated community in Sullivan County, Tennessee.
    Sense id: en-Boring-en-name-X1YhtOwl

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for Boring meaning in English (2.1kB)

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