drill bit
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3.7
- noun
- /drɪl bɪt/
- Specialized
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broca
- Don't hold it with your hands as the drill bit can easily slip and cut you.
- inch drill bit
- 1/16-inch drill bit
- twist drill bit
You, you keep your your drill bit out of the ground.
- You, you keep your your drill bit out of the ground.
- You can't, you know, drill titanium with a steel drill bit, right?
- We also have tomb paintings that show how these are being made with a drill that you rotate around and so with a Flint drill bit and stuff like that.
- Big Dipper drill bit or the bazooka.
Examples
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Drill bit shows signs of wear and tear.
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And then when we, what I ended up doing was taking just a metal drill bit to punch a small hole.
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up close to the turning drill bit
Fiction book (1995) -
Harry and the guys examine the drill bit.
Fiction book (1998) -
Can you get me an extension cord and a drill bit from the shop?
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Number one was a diamond-tip drill bit.
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The newly created drill bit lowers into the drilling hole and begins turning.
Fiction book (1998) -
I then ran a 1/4" drill bit through the holes for the front and rear takedown pins.
Blog text (13) -
As the drill bit spins, mud (WBM) and water are forced at high velocity around the drill bit to force rock chips (cuttings) up and out to the seabed.
Academic text (2009) -
To install the fixture correctly, you need a drill bit that matches the size of the screws you are using.
Synonyms
40
6.5
The cutting part of a drill that makes holes
1
4.9
A small cutting tool with spiral grooves that makes holes in wood or metal
A tool fixed to a machine that cuts rock and earth to make a hole for oil
A tool for a drill that cuts into rock or other hard material
A drill part with hard rollers that cut through rock
A drill part with hard turning wheels that cut through rock
A drill tool with cutting edges in the shape of a cross for drilling hard rock
A hollow cutting cylinder used in a drill to remove a sample of rock or concrete
A cutting tool that attaches to a drill to make holes in rock or soil
A drill part with hard cutting edges that makes holes in wood or metal
A drill part with spiral grooves that cuts holes in wood or metal
A small tool with a sharp point that guides a drill to make straight holes in wood
A flat drill bit with a pointed center and two sharp sides for making large holes in wood
A small drill tool that makes a first hole to guide a larger drill
A part for a drill that makes holes of different sizes
A drill bit with an adjustable blade for making holes of different sizes
How Large
- Specialized
- Specialized
1
7.3
- Specialized
11
3.7
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound is fully compositional: 'drill' (a tool for making holes) combined with 'bit' (a small cutting or replaceable part) yields the cutting piece attached to a drill. This follows a regular noun+noun compounding pattern common across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Drill bit comes from two simple words: a drill is the machine and a bit is a small piece that does the cutting. Imagine the little metal piece 'biting' into wood or rock, and that's why the phrase means the small tool part used to make holes.