BORER as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • any of various insects or larvae or mollusks that bore into wood
   Synonym(s)
   • woodborer (what does woodborer mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) borer is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • invertebrate (what does invertebrate mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • bore (what does bore mean?)
   • drill (what does drill mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a drill for penetrating rock
   Synonym(s)
   • bore bit (what does bore bit mean?)
   • rock drill (what does rock drill mean?)
   • stone drill (what does stone drill mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) borer is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • drill (what does drill mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • cross bit (what does cross bit mean?)
   • star drill (what does star drill mean?)
   • straight flute (what does straight flute mean?)
   • straight-fluted drill (what does straight-fluted drill mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • bore (what does bore mean?)
   • drill (what does drill mean?)