drill
31drill — drill1 drillable, adj. drillability, n. driller, n. /dril/, n. 1. Mach., Building Trades. a. a shaftlike tool with two or more cutting edges for making holes in firm materials, esp. by rotation. b. a tool, esp. a hand tool, for holding and… …
32drill — 1. drill [ dril ] n. m. • 1775; de mandrill ♦ Grand singe cynocéphale d Afrique occidentale, remarquable par ses callosités fessières d un rouge vif. drill 2. drill [ dril ] n. m. • 1922; mot angl. « exercice militaire » (1637), de to drill, et… …
33drill — I n. boring tool 1) to operate, use a drill 2) an electric, power; hand; rotary drill exercise 3) to conduct a drill 4) (mil.) close order drill 5) an air raid; evacuation; fire drill II v. 1) (D; intr.) ( to prospect ) to drill for (to drill for …
34drill */ — I UK [drɪl] / US noun Word forms drill : singular drill plural drills 1) [countable] a tool used for making a hole in something. A drill that uses electricity is called an electric drill and a drill that works when you turn a handle is called a… …
35drill — drill1 [drıl] n ↑cordless 1.) a tool or machine used for making holes in something ▪ an electric drill ▪ a whine like a dentist s drill →↑pneumatic drill 2.) a method of teaching students, sports players etc something by making them repeat the… …
36drill — [[t]drɪ̱l[/t]] drills, drilling, drilled 1) N COUNT A drill is a tool or machine that you use for making holes. ...pneumatic drills. ...a dentist s drill. 2) VERB When you drill into something or drill a hole in something, you make a hole in it… …
37drill — drill1 [ drıl ] noun * ▸ 1 tool for making hole ▸ 2 way of teaching/training ▸ 3 type of strong cloth ▸ 4 line in earth for seeds ▸ 5 correct way 1. ) count a tool used for making a hole in something. A drill that uses electricity is called an… …
38drill — Synonyms and related words: SOP, accustom, aculeus, acumination, application, apprentice, apprenticeship, athletics, auger, basic training, bed, bit, bite, bone, boning, bore, bore bit, borer, brace and bit, brainwork, break, break in, breaking,… …
39drill — {{11}}drill (n.1) tool for making holes, 1610s, from Du. dril, drille a hole, instrument for boring holes, from drillen to bore (a hole), turn around, whirl (see DRILL (Cf. drill) (v.)). {{12}}drill (n.2) small furrow, 1727; also machine for… …
40drill — 1 noun 1 TOOL (C) a tool or machine used for making holes in something: an electric drill 2 WAY OF LEARNING (U) a way of learning something by repeating it many times: a pronunciation drill 3 fire/emergency drill a practice of the things you… …
