| VERB | contact | drill, bore | make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool |
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| cognition | drill | train in the military, e.g., in the use of weapons | |
| cognition | drill, exercise, practice, practise | learn by repetition | |
| cognition | drill | teach by repetition | |
| cognition | drill | undergo military training or do military exercises | |
| NOUN | artifact | drill | a tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows) |
| animal | drill, Mandrillus leucophaeus | similar to the mandrill but smaller and less brightly colored | |
| act | drill, exercise, practice, practice session, recitation | systematic training by multiple repetitions | |
| act | drill | (military) the training of soldiers to march (as in ceremonial parades) or to perform the manual of arms |
| Sounds | drih'l | |
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| Rhymes | Advil ... zill: 103 rhymes with ihl... | |
| Meaning | A tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows). | |
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| Parts | bit | The cutting part of a drill |
| chuck | A holding device consisting of adjustable jaws that center a workpiece in a lathe or center a tool in a drill | |
| Narrower | auger, gimlet, screw auger, wimble | hand tool for boring holes |
| bore bit, borer, rock drill, stone drill | A drill for penetrating rock / rock | |
| brace and bit | A drill consisting of a bit and a brace to hold and turn it | |
| breast drill | A portable drill with a plate that is pressed against the chest to force the drill point into the work | |
| core drill | A drill that removes a cylindrical core from the drill hole | |
| dentist's drill, burr drill | A high speed drill that dentists use to cut into teeth | |
| hand drill, handheld drill | A small portable drill held and operated by hand | |
| power drill | A power tool for drilling holes into hard materials | |
| reamer | A drill that is used to shape or enlarge holes | |
| trepan | A drill for cutting circular holes around a center | |
| Broader | tool | An implement used in the practice of a vocation |
| Spanish | taladradora, taladro | |
| Catalan | trepant | |
| Verbs | drill | make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool |
| Meaning | Similar to the mandrill but smaller and less brightly colored. | |
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| Synonym | Mandrillus leucophaeus | |
| Broader | baboon | large terrestrial / terrestrial monkeys having doglike muzzles |
| Spanish | dril | |
| Catalan | Mandrillus leucophaeus | |
| Meaning | (military) the training of soldiers to march (as in ceremonial parades) or to perform the manual of arms. | |
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| Category | military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine | The military forces of a nation |
| Broader | training, preparation, grooming | Activity leading to skilled behavior |
| Verbs | drill | undergo military training or do military exercises |
| Meaning | make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
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| Synonym | bore | |
| Narrower | counter-drill | Drill in an opposite direction |
| spud | Initiate drilling operations, as for petroleum | |
| trepan | cut a hole with a trepan, as in surgery | |
| Broader | cut | separate with or as if with an instrument |
| Spanish | aguantar, agujerear, barrenar, cansar, horadar, perforar, taladrar | |
| Catalan | aguantar, barrinar, cansar, foradar, perforar, trepar | |
| Nouns | drill | a tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows) |
| drilling | the act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum | |
| drilling | the act of drilling | |
| electric drill | a rotating power drill powered by an electric motor | |
| Meaning | train in the military, e.g., in the use of weapons. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Broader | train, develop, prepare, educate | create by training and teaching |
| Spanish | instruir | |
| Catalan | instruir | |
| Meaning | Learn by repetition. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "We drilled French verbs every day" | |
| Synonyms | exercise, practice, practise | |
| Entailed by | master, get the hang | Be or become completely proficient or skilled in |
| Broader | learn, study, read, take | Be a student of a certain subject |
| Spanish | ejercitar, practicar | |
| Catalan | exercitar, practicar | |
| Nouns | drill | systematic training by multiple repetitions |
| Meaning | teach by repetition. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Narrower | hammer in, drill in, ram down, beat in | teach by drills and repetition |
| inculcate, instill, infuse | teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions | |
| Broader | teach, learn, instruct | Impart skills or knowledge to |
| Spanish | ejercitar | |
| Nouns | drill | systematic training by multiple repetitions |
| Meaning | Undergo military training or do military exercises. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Broader | train, prepare | Undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession |
| Spanish | hacer la instrucción | |
| Nouns | drill | (military) the training of soldiers to march (as in ceremonial parades) or to perform the manual of arms |
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