The Clue
Ho-hum (6 letter answer)
The Answer
BORING
Tags
Notes
The answer BORING is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1800 puzzles.
Related Clues
Dull
Routine
Tedious
[Yawn!]
Yawn-inducing
Dead, so to speak
Definition
BORING as a noun:
1. (drilling, boring) = the act of drilling
2. (boring, drilling, oil production) = the act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum
BORE as a verb:
1. (bore, tire) = cause to be bored
2. (bore, drill) = make a hole with a pointed power or hand tool; "don't drill here, there's a gas pipe"; "drill a hole into the wall"; "drill for oil"
BORING as an adjective:
1. (boring, deadening, dull, ho-hum, irksome, slow, tedious, tiresome, wearisome) = so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; "a boring evening with uninteresting people"; "the deadening effect of some routine tasks"; "a dull play"; "his competent but dull performance"; "a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention"; "what an irksome task the writing of long letters is"- Edmund Burke; "tedious days on the train"; "the tiresome chirping of a cricket"- Mark Twain; "other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome"