Synonyms for drill
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : dril |
| Phonetic Transcription : drɪl |
Top 10 synonyms for drill Other synonyms for the word drill
- accustom
- auger
- awl
- bit
- borer
- break
- break in
- call
- constitutional
- corkscrew
- countersink
- daily dozen
- dibble
- dress
- dry run
- exercise
- get into shape
- gimlet
- gym
- habituate
- hone
- implement
- instruct
- instruction
- jackhammer
- learning by doing
- lick into shape
- maneuvers
- marching
- perforate
- pierce
- practice
- prick
- punch
- puncture
- rehearse
- riveter
- rotary tool
- run-through
- shakedown
- sink in
- teach
- trepan
- trephine
- tryout
- tune up
- walk through
- warm-up
- wimble
- work out
- workout
Définition of drill
Origin :- "tool for making holes," 1610s, from Dutch dril, drille "a hole, instrument for boring holes," from drillen "to bore (a hole), turn around, whirl" (see drill (v.)).
- noun practice, exercise
- noun tool for boring
- verb train, discipline
- verb bore hole
- In the meantime Simba, with great enthusiasm, continued his drill of the askaris.
- Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
- A full complement of men worked at every lathe, table, drill or saw.
- Extract from : « The Cruise of the Dry Dock » by T. S. Stribling
- Yet we dipped into that gold; we stuck the drill right down into it.
- Extract from : « Two Thousand Miles Below » by Charles Willard Diffin
- His drill had told these beasts that there was other life above.
- Extract from : « Two Thousand Miles Below » by Charles Willard Diffin
- But the defense was organized—a drill between three men and a river.
- Extract from : « The Flood » by Emile Zola
- "Thank the drill master second and yourself first, Jed," he said.
- Extract from : « Shavings » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- They certainly are a splendid body of men, and their drill is quite wonderful.
- Extract from : « The Last Voyage » by Lady (Annie Allnutt) Brassey
- The drill is then used as before to release the grip of the washer.
- Extract from : « The Automobile Storage Battery » by O. A. Witte
- The remedy is to drill off the connectors, or terminals, and re-burn them.
- Extract from : « The Automobile Storage Battery » by O. A. Witte
- I believe there's not my equal in Europe to drill a servant.
- Extract from : « That Boy Of Norcott's » by Charles James Lever
Antonyms for drill
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