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- borders/ˈbɔːdəz/lines dividing political or geographical areas; the edges or boundaries of something.nounHigh
- borders region/ˈbɔːdəz ˈriːdʒən/A geographical area located near a political boundary between two countries or territories.nounMedium
- bordet/ˈbɔː.dɪt/A small, decorative border or edge, often used in design, textiles, or typography.nounLow
- bordure/ˈbɔːdjʊə/A border or edge, especially the edge of a shield in heraldry.nounVery low (rare, technical term)
- bore/bɔː/To make someone feel weary and uninterested by being dull or tedious.nounverbverb-transitiveB1
- boreas/ˈbɒrɪəs/The personification of the north wind in Greek mythology; a poetic/literary term for the north wind itself.nounC2/Extremely Rare
- borecole/ˈbɔː.kəʊl/A type of cabbage with large, loose, open leaves, typically not forming a compact head.nounVery Low / Archaic
- bored/bɔːd/Feeling weary and impatient because one is unoccupied or lacks interest in one's current activity.adjectiveverbHigh
- boredom/ˈbɔːdəm/The state of feeling bored; the condition of being weary and restless through lack of interest.nounB1
- boree/bɒˈriː/The Australian myall, a type of wattle (Acacia pendula), a small weeping tree.nounLow
- boreen/bɔːˈriːn/A narrow country road or lane in Ireland.nounRare / Very Low Frequency
- borehole/ˈbɔː.həʊl/a deep narrow hole made in the ground to locate water, oil, gas, or to study the geology of the earthnounC1
- borel/ˈbɒrəl/A set in a topological space that can be formed from open sets through countable operations of union, intersection, and complement. The smallest σ-algebra containing all open sets.nounVery Low (Technical/Specialist)
- borel-lebesgue theorem/bɔːˈrɛl ləˈbɛɡ ˈθɪərəm/A fundamental theorem in mathematical analysis stating that every open cover of a closed and bounded interval in Euclidean space has a finite subcover.nounC2
- borelli/bəˈrɛli/An Italian surname; refers to an individual with that family name.nounRare
- borer/ˈbɔːrə(r)/An organism or tool that makes holes by boring into a material.nounC2
- borer bomb/ˈbɔːrə bɒm/A device, often home-made or improvised, designed to penetrate a hard or fortified surface before exploding.nounVery Low
- borescope/ˈbɔːskəʊp/An optical device used to visually inspect the interior of narrow, hard-to-reach spaces, such as engine cylinders, pipes, or machinery.nounC2 (Very low frequency, highly specialized)
- boresight/ˈbɔː.saɪt/A precise alignment tool for aiming, used to align a weapon's sighting system or a directional device with the axis of its barrel or mounting.verb-transitiveC2 / Very Low Frequency
- borg/bɔːɡ/A slang term, derived from pop culture, primarily referring to an entity or group that subsumes individuals into a collective, losing their individuality; a group that assimilates others.nounC1/C2 (Specialized/Infrequent)
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