gimlet
9.3
A small hand tool with a pointed tip and cross handle used to make holes in wood
- noun
- /ˈɡɪmlɪt/
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gimlet
- The carpenter reached for a gimlet to bore a hole for the dowel.
Examples
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To hang the picture frame, she carefully drilled using a gimlet.
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He used a gimlet to make precise holes in the wooden panel.
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- Then l'll have a gimlet.
Synonyms
auger
vsgimlet
1
7.3
A hand tool with a spiral metal bit for making holes in wood
uses a pointed screw tip with a cross handle and is smaller
1
9.9
A small hand tool used to make holes in wood
is the common term used for the same small tool
7.7
A hand tool with a spiral metal blade that makes holes in wood
has a pointed tip and cross handle rather than a spiral blade
9.9
A hand tool for making round holes in wood or stone
is mainly for boring wood and not commonly used for stone
How Powerful
Surface Forms
Etymology
Gimlet for the small wood tool comes from old words meaning 'small screw' or 'twist'. The tool has a sharp, twisted point you turn into wood, so the name fits what it does.