drill
/dɹɪl/noun, verb1 syllable
Drill means: systematic training by multiple repetitions.
Synonyms for drill10
noun, as in systematic training by multiple repetitions
noun, as in similar to the mandrill but smaller and less brightly colored
verb, as in make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool
What does drill mean?9
noun
systematic training by multiple repetitions“practice makes perfect”
similar to the mandrill but smaller and less brightly colored
a tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows)
(military) the training of soldiers to march (as in ceremonial parades) or to perform the manual of arms
verb
learn by repetition“We drilled French verbs every day”
make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool“don't drill here, there's a gas pipe”
train in the military, e.g., in the use of weapons
teach by repetition
undergo military training or do military exercises
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with drill?36
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Drill in a sentence
- Today, we had an evacuation drill at school.CK
- On our campus, we have earthquake drills at least once a year.CK
- Yanni needs some money to buy a new drill.Amastan
- We had a fire drill at school today.CK
- Japanese education is sometimes said to employ the drill and kill method.Scott
- The singing of the local birds is akin to the sound of a drill.FeuDRenais2
- The loud drill gave her husband a headache.Source_VOA
- Ziri needs more room to move the drill around.Amastan
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Forms of drill
as a noun
- plural
- drills
as a verb
- past tense
- drilled
- present participle
- drilling
- third-person singular
- drills
- past participle
- drilled