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Word	Definition
dullardnoun	A stupid person; a fool.
tirenoun	(intransitive) To become sleepy or weary.
eagrenoun	a tidal bore
eagerverb	Desirous; keen to do or obtain something.
calibrenoun	(UK, Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, etc.) Alternative form of caliber. [Diameter of the bore of a firearm, typically measured between opposite lands.]
calibernoun	Diameter of the bore of a firearm, typically measured between opposite lands.
drillnoun	(transitive) To create (a hole) by removing material with a drill (tool).
tidal borenoun	A wave, in the form of a wall of water, formed by an incoming tide funnelling into an estuary.
aegirnoun	(astronomy) A moon of Saturn.
bore-holenoun	a hole or passage made by a drill; usually made for exploratory purposes
drill holenoun	a hole or passage made by a drill; usually made for exploratory purposes
holesnoun	A surname.
wallsnoun	(US, slang) The vagina.
lightsnoun	The lungs, now chiefly of an animal (being lighter than adjacent parts).
portsnoun	A commune of Indre-et-Loire department, France.
accommodationsnoun	(chiefly British, usually a mass noun) Lodging in a dwelling or similar living quarters afforded to travellers in hotels or on cruise ships, or prisoners, etc.
annoysverb	(transitive) To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to bother with unpleasant deeds.
awlsnoun	A pointed instrument for piercing small holes, as in leather or wood; used by shoemakers, saddlers, cabinetmakers, etc. The blade is differently shaped and pointed for different uses, as in the brad awl, saddler's awl, shoemaker's awl, etc.
bothersverb	(transitive) To annoy, to disturb, to irritate; to be troublesome to, to make trouble for.
housingsnoun	stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse