Drill

What do we mean by drill?

A large monkey (Mandrillus leucophaeus) of west-central African forests, having an olive brown body and a brightly colored face and resembling the mandrill. noun

An implement with cutting edges or a pointed end for boring holes in hard materials, usually by a rotating abrasion or repeated blows; a bit. noun

The hand-operated or hand-powered holder for this implement. noun

A loud, harsh noise made by or as if by a powered tool of this kind. noun

Disciplined, repetitious exercise as a means of teaching and perfecting a skill or procedure. noun

A task or exercise for teaching a skill or procedure by repetition. noun

The training of soldiers in marching and the manual of arms. noun

Any of various marine gastropod mollusks, chiefly of the genus Urosalpinx, that bore holes into the shells of bivalve mollusks. U. cinera is destructive to oysters. noun

To make a hole in (a hard material) with a drill. intransitive verb

To make (a hole) with or as if with a drill. intransitive verb

To strike or hit sharply. intransitive verb

To instruct thoroughly by repetition in a skill or procedure. intransitive verb

To infuse knowledge of or skill in by repetitious instruction: synonym: teach. intransitive verb

To train (soldiers) in marching and the manual of arms. intransitive verb

To make a hole with or as if with a drill. intransitive verb

To perform a training exercise. intransitive verb

A tool used to remove material so as to create a hole, typically by plunging a rotating cutting bit into a stationary workpiece.

The portion of a drilling tool that drives the bit.

An activity done as an exercise or practice (especially a military exercise), particularly in preparation for some possible future event or occurrence.

Any of several molluscs, of the genus Urosalpinx, especially the oyster drill (Urosalpinx cinerea), that drill holes in the shells of other animals.

A style of trap music with gritty, violent lyrics, originating on the South Side of Chicago.

Words that are spelled similarly to drill:
drill, droll, grill, trill, rill, frill, brill, dill, krill, prill, drily, crill, drell, dril, drall.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word drill:
drills, drilling, rigs, instructor, bits, sergeant, rig, holes, bit, pipe, hole, cadets, platoon, rotary, shed, marching, recruit, cadet, wells, string, hammer, commands, discipline, ceremonial, rifle, mud, twist, precision, tool, parade, cutting, ceremonies, diameter, blast, chuck, exercises, hall, oil, core, manual, guard, exploration, fitness, stem, samples, depth, uniform, instruction, tools, drum, training, guards, corps, exercise, militia, machine, worn, battalion, diamond, duty.

Words that rhyme with drill:
bill, will, mill, still, fulfill, till, hill, spill, shill, chill, skill, fill, goodwill, pill, kill, ill, grill, until, thrill, instill, til, sill, nil, trill, quill, shrill, rill, grille, distill, brazil, mil, gill, daffodil, frill, overkill, twill, tamil, treadmill, swill, brill, dill, landfill, standstill, downhill, krill, uphill, lil, windmill, distil, deville, refill, rille, sil, ghyll, nill, il, ville, phil, bastille, gil, pil, jill, zill, mille, fil, handbill, lille, sawmill, advil, demille, prill, zil, anthill, fille, seville, albertville, good will, thill, foothill, free will, hornbill, crill, ill will, dollar bill, bil, schill, cowgill, abril, dphil, stil, true bill, one dollar bill, bougainville, molehill, belleville, overfill, paper mill, mandeville, wil, lill.

Adjectives that are often used to describe drill:
military, electric, pneumatic, fire, daily, special, speed, physical, dental, close, rotary, much, formal, oral, regular, mechanical, ordinary, inch, constant, portable, thorough, simple, extra, standard, minute, intensive, excellent, preliminary, usual, systematic, radial, routine, mere, hand, swedish, posture, mental, repetitive, phonic, flat, conventional, regimental, powered, hollow, phonetic, raid, effective, chinese, musical, tubular, necessary, sufficient, hard, prussian, compulsory, rapid, competitive, held, gymnastic, pointed, careful, driven.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective drill:
down, sergeant, holes, hole, press, bit, cantos, book, bits, stem, practice, jig, samples, sequence, sizes, master, machine, group, captain, discount, pipe, sgt, mixture.

Consonant match to drill:
droll, drool, drawl, dreul, droil, drail, droyle, dralle.

Words that sound like drill:
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