drill

  • 51drill — [1] A tool used to bore holes. [2] The action of using a drill to make a hole. Also see hammer drill hand drill letter drills number drills press, drill spot weld drill twist drill …

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  • 52drill — I. /drɪl / (say dril) noun 1. a tool or machine for making cylindrical holes, especially by rotation. 2. Military a. training in formal marching or other precise military or naval movements. b. an exercise in such training: gun drill. 3. any… …

  • 53drill — 1. To make a hole in bone or other hard substance. 2. An instrument for making or enlarging a hole in bone or in a tooth. [Middle Dutch drillen, to bore] bur d. bur. dental d. a rotary power driven instrument into which cutting points may be… …

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  • 54Drill — strenge Ausbildung; Exerzieren * * * Drịll1 〈m. 1; Textilw.〉 = Drillich Drịll2 〈m. 6; Zool.〉 kleinerer, mit dem Mandrill verwandter Kindskopfaffe: Mandrillus lucophaeus [engl., „Pavian“] Drịll3 〈m. 1; unz.〉 strenge, harte Ausbildung, z. B.… …

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  • 55Drill — Der Ausdruck Drill bezeichnet: eine Übungseinheit bei Soldaten zur sicheren Umsetzung militärischer Bewegungen, siehe Exerzieren bzw. Formaldienst, und Handhabung von Geräten, insbesondere Waffen, siehe Waffendrill umgangssprachlich einen… …

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  • 56drill — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Drill is used before these nouns: ↑hole, ↑sergeant Drill is used after these nouns: ↑evacuation, ↑fire, ↑hand, ↑practice, ↑pronunciation {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} verb Drill is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ …

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  • 57drill —    A tool that bores a hole when revolved. In the most primitive examples it is revolved between the palms; then it was operated by means of a bow, and later also with a brace. The cutting is generally achieved by a metal point or bit, but in… …

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  • 58drill — 1. noun 1) a hydraulic drill Syn: drilling tool, boring tool, auger, (brace and) bit, gimlet, awl, bradawl 2) they learned military drills Syn: training, instruction, coaching, teaching; …

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  • 59drill — 1. noun 1) military drill Syn: training, instruction, coaching, teaching, (physical) exercises; informal square bashing 2) Estelle knew the drill Syn: procedure, routine, practice, programme, schedule …

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  • 60drill — [drɪl] noun I 1) [C] a tool that is used for making a hole in something 2) [C/U] a way of teaching people something by making them repeat it several times II verb drill [drɪl] 1) [I/T] to make a hole using a drill Drill two holes in the… …

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