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borger
nounA2
/ˈbɜːɡə/A flat, round cake of minced beef or other food, cooked and typically served in a bread roll.
borgerhout
nounVery Low
/ˈbɔːɡəhaʊt/A toponym referring to a district in the city of Antwerp, Belgium.
borges
nounC2
/ˈbɔː.hɛs/The surname of Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges (1899–1986), a towering figure in 20th-century literature known for his complex, philosophical short stories, essays, and poems.
borghese
nounLow
/bɔːˈɡeɪz/A member of the bourgeoisie; a person with conventional middle-class attitudes and lifestyle, often perceived as materialistic or conservative.
borghild
nounExtremely rare
/ˈbɔːɡ.hɪld/A proper name of Scandinavian origin, typically referring to a female personal name.
borgia
nounLow
/ˈbɔːdʒə/A member of a powerful, infamous Renaissance Italian noble family, particularly known for their political cunning, ambition, and alleged corruption, poisonings, and immorality.
borglum
nounVery Low
/ˈbɔːɡləm/Borglum is a proper noun, specifically a surname. It is most famously associated with the American sculptor Gutzon Borglum, the artist who created the Mount Rushmore National Memorial in the United States.
boric acid
nounC2
/ˌbɔːrɪk ˈæsɪd/A weak, crystalline, white acid compound (H₃BO₃) derived from boron, used as an antiseptic and flame retardant.
boric oxide
nounC2 / Specialised
/ˌbɔː.rɪk ˈɒk.saɪd/A white, glassy solid compound composed of boron and oxygen (B₂O₃).
boricua
adjectivenounLow (Common within Puerto Rican and Latino communities in the US, rare in general global English)
/bɒˈriːkwə/A person from Puerto Rico; a Puerto Rican.
boride
nounC2
/ˈbɔːrʌɪd/A compound of boron with a more electropositive element or radical.
boring
adjectivenounHigh
/ˈbɔːrɪŋ/Causing weariness and lack of interest due to being dull, tedious, or repetitive.
boring bar
nounLow
/ˈbɔːrɪŋ bɑː/A long, cylindrical metalworking tool used in a lathe or boring machine to enlarge and finish pre-drilled holes to precise diameters and depths.
boring billion
nounC1/C2 (Low frequency, specialized term)
/ˈbɔːrɪŋ ˈbɪljən/A nickname for a specific geological period in Earth's history (from about 1.8 to 0.8 billion years ago) characterized by relative tectonic and climatic stability and a supposed slowdown in biological evolution.
boring machine
nounC1
/ˈbɔːr.ɪŋ məˌʃiːn/A mechanical device used to drill or excavate holes, tunnels, or shafts in the ground, rock, or other materials.
boring mill
nounVery low (Technical/Industrial term)
/ˈbɔː.rɪŋ ˌmɪl/A large industrial machine, typically a horizontal mill, used for boring (drilling and enlarging) large, precise holes in heavy workpieces, especially in metalworking.
boris
nounLow
/ˈbɒr.ɪs/A personal name, typically masculine, of Slavic origin.
boris godunov
nounC1
/ˌbɒr.ɪs ɡəˈduː.nɒf/A proper noun referring to the Tsar of Russia from 1598 to 1605, and the title character of an opera by Modest Mussorgsky.
boris i
nounVery Low
/ˌbɒr.ɪs ðə ˈfɜːst/A phrase referring to the first in a sequence of political figures or celebrities named Boris.
boris iii
nounLow
/ˌbɒr.ɪs ˈθɜːd/A proper noun referring to the King of Bulgaria from 1918 until his death in 1943.

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