drilling
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3.4
- noun
- /ˈdrɪlɪŋ/
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viruta
- She swept up the metal drilling produced by the drilling machine.
- drilling holes
Examples
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I heard drilling noises last night.
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Boys, you got a whole mess of drilling mud on your boots out there?
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Surgical residents in Australia have the chance to practice medical drilling techniques in a simulator with software that gives them the sense of touch.
Academic text (2008) -
The most striking feature of the style is the use of small drillings for patterns and special accents.
Academic text (1993) -
Drilling was performed between the border of the mass and mastoid cortex to further delineate its boundaries.
Academic text (2008) -
Such irritant exposures could result from a number of activities related to natural gas drilling, including flaring of gas wells and exhaust from diesel equipment.
Academic text (2015) -
Resection requires meticulous drilling rather than excisional osteotomies to avoid recurrence and damage to vital structures within the mastoid cavity.
Academic text (2008) -
The technician collected the wood drilling from the floor after the project.
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After drilling through the concrete, there were several small drilling left behind.
Synonyms
9
5.5
Small thin pieces of metal or wood made when someone rubs a surface with a rough tool
6
2.8
Small bits or dust made when a hard thing is rubbed
3
3.8
To break small pieces off something
Compounds
- Specialized
2
5.1
A large structure in the sea that holds machines and people to drill for oil
- Specialized
1
6.0
A thick liquid used in drilling to cool the drill, remove rock pieces and support the hole
- Specialized
1
5.7
A mix of water, clay, and chemicals that cools and lubricates the drill, removes cuttings, and stabilizes the hole walls
- Specialized
1
5.8
A set of connected metal tubes that carry force and mud from the platform to the cutting part underground
- Specialized
A tool fixed to a machine that cuts rock and earth to make a hole for oil
- Specialized
Large platform at sea where workers get oil or gas from under the sea floor
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Drilling here comes from the same tool drill and means the small bits or 'shavings' that fall away when you make a hole, like 'sawdust' from a saw. So drilling refers to those pieces left behind after you drill.