Gimlet

Word GIMLET
Character 6
Hyphenation gim let
Pronunciations /ˈɡɪm.lət/

Definitions and meanings of "Gimlet"

What do we mean by gimlet?

A small hand tool having a spiraled shank, a screw tip, and a cross handle and used for boring holes. noun

A cocktail made with vodka or gin, sweetened lime juice, and sometimes effervescent water and garnished with a slice of lime. noun

To make a hole in (something) with a gimlet. transitive verb

Having a penetrating or piercing quality. adjective

To use or apply a gimlet upon; form a hole in by using a gimlet; turn round, as one does a gimlet.

A small instrument with a pointed screw at the end, for boring holes in wood by turning it with one hand. noun

A small tool for boring holes. It has a leading screw, a grooved body, and a cross handle. noun

A squint-eye. noun

To pierce or make with a gimlet. transitive verb

To turn round (an anchor) by the stock, with a motion like turning a gimlet. transitive verb

A small screw-tipped tool for boring holes. noun

A cocktail, usually made with gin and lime juice. noun

To pierce or bore holes (as if using a gimlet). verb

A cocktail made of gin or vodka and lime juice noun

Hand tool for boring holes noun

A small screw-tipped tool for boring holes.

A cocktail, usually made with gin and lime juice.

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The word "gimlet" in example sentences

Sator: I'm more a martini guy myself, but that gimlet is in the top five. ❋ Matthew Guerrieri (2008)

A gimlet is a strong drink with a distinctive sweet sharp tang to it that is refreshing and elegant. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Brendan probably means gauntlet, since a gimlet is a small boring tool for penetrating wood. ❋ DAVID BISHOP (2007)

'Shall I persuade him, Dumbledore?' called a gimlet-eyed witch, raising an unusually thick wand that looked not unlike a birch rod. ❋ Rowling, J. K. (2003)

He stood for some time staring after them with what Billy Louise called his gimlet look. ❋ Unknown (1914)

(Oxford English Dictionary) [21.9] According to the Oxford English Dictionary, a gimlet is a type of tool used to bore holes. ❋ Unknown (1733)

Gigantic Gigantic recalls the gimlet-eyed, halcyon days of '90s indie filmmaking, when "quirky" was just another word for every reason to commit your painfully awkward coming-of-age tale to celluloid. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Bluntly put, the drink described in the video is not a Margarita but a tequila gimlet which is truly a marvelous drink as well as safe haven for tequila aficionados not wanting to see their favorite high quality - and high priced- spirit blasphemed by “sour mix” or similar juicy insults in the name of “Margarita” mixing. ❋ Unknown (2008)

She would fix her viper-coloured eyes on his, and say with a kind of gimlet firmness, 'I hardly think that is the true interpretation, Brother G.', or, 'But let us turn to Colossians, and see what the Holy Ghost says there upon this matter.' ❋ Edmund Gosse (1888)

Darrell said there was a kid coming up behind me—Lowell Van Dyne—who would give me a run for my money, but he was beatable; "He picks his nose," Darrell said with a professional's gimlet eye towards a challenger's weak spot, "and eats it." ❋ Con Chapman (2011)

In her latest novel, Cusk trains her gimlet eye and glowing prose on an upper-middle-class extended family: the brothers Bradshaw, their wives, and their parents. ❋ Unknown (2010)

They are very conservative, and as we all know, they have a gimlet-eyed view of government. ❋ Will Marshall (2010)

Captain Carlsen was a giant hulk of a man, with gimlet eyes of palest blue, a slash-scarred mouth that a blazing red beard could not quite hide, and a grip in his hand that made Frederick squirm. ❋ Unknown (2010)

And her father went over every bill with a gimlet eye. ❋ Margaret Peterson Haddix (2011)

And on the topic of tens, Margaret Atwood, with gimlet eye doubtless trained on traffic generation, gives us another: ❋ Unknown (2009)

However, when digital switchover comes to London in April 2012 the process will inevitably take place under the gimlet eyes of media and political commentators, most of whom live in the capital. ❋ Unknown (2011)

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