drill
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2.3
- noun
- /drɪl/
- The introduction of new high-speed surgical drills has improved our ability to perform these techniques.
- power drill
- use a drill
- drill bit
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Watch on YouTubeSo if you can hear a drill, what is that?
- So if you can hear a drill, what is that?
- This goes into the drill and works great that way.
- It's great when you have two drills and both of them are dead.
- The whirring noise of the hand drills drowns the ringing in the ears.
- This is a blower for your drill or, or hair dryer.
- I went ahead and bought a a drill, which I don't know how to use.
- I got to think that cordless drill is the real deal.
- Now what we've got here is a drill with a special piece on the end.
Examples
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The sound of JJ's drill was terribly loud.
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TreBay Medical Corporation introduces the first battery-powered drill with the power and versatility of expensive microsurgical drill systems.
Academic text (1995) -
So if you can hear a drill, what is that?
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This goes into the drill and works great that way.
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Can you stop the drill for 5 minutes?
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And then just use the drill to tap it like that.
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Get a drill and a tap.
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I got to think that cordless drill is the real deal.
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A diamond drill, the hardest element we've got.
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I used a drill to make holes in the wooden beam for the shelves.
Synonyms
6
5.1
A large machine that drills wells to get oil or gas
6
2.8
A tool that uses electricity or a battery to make holes in hard things like wood and metal
3
5.8
A machine that makes accurate vertical holes in metal or wood
2
3.0
A hand-held tool that uses electricity to turn a small metal piece to make holes
1
3.0
A small tool you turn by hand to make holes in wood or other materials
1
6.1
A tool that cuts out a round piece from hard materials like concrete or rock
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5.0
A heavy drill that uses compressed air to break concrete or road surfaces
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7.7
A machine that drills holes in rock or the ground
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4.4
A powered tool that drills holes in rock for mining or building
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8.9
Tool with a point like a star for making holes in stone by hitting and turning it
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3.3
A small tool you hold to make holes in wood or metal
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6.7
A tool that makes holes in hard rock
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7.7
A small hand tool for making tiny holes in material like jewelry
A small hand tool with a spiral rod for making tiny precise holes
Idioms
Compounds
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2.4
A practice where people leave a building to be safe during a fire or other emergency
- Specialized
14
3.7
A metal tool that makes holes in hard materials like rock or wood when attached to a drill
6
2.8
A tool that uses electricity or a battery to make holes in hard things like wood and metal
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3.0
A hand-held tool that uses electricity to turn a small metal piece to make holes
- Specialized
1
3.7
A fast spinning tool dentists use to cut teeth and prepare holes for fillings
- Specialized
1
6.1
A tool that cuts out a round piece from hard materials like concrete or rock
- Specialized
1
5.0
A heavy drill that uses compressed air to break concrete or road surfaces
- Specialized
1
4.9
A small cutting tool with spiral grooves that makes holes in wood or metal
- Slur
1
9.9
A confused, badly organized practice for leaving a building in an emergency
- Specialized
1
8.4
Soldiers march shoulder to shoulder in a set formation for parades
- Jargon
1
7.4
A practice exercise where players tip and pass the ball to improve reaction time and coordination
- Archaic
1
8.9
Tool with a point like a star for making holes in stone by hitting and turning it
- Specialized
A hand tool with a rotating metal bit and a flat plate you press against the chest to make holes
- Specialized
A strong steel bar used in drills and machines that work under high pressure
- Specialized
A tool with straight grooves that help remove dust and chips while making holes in hard rock or masonry
- Jargon
A practice where soccer players control and pass the ball using two touches
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Etymology
Drill (noun, tool) comes from an old English verb that meant 'to bore a hole'. So a drill is the tool that makes holes by turning or striking into wood, metal, or stone.