drill
/drɪl/
verbnoun
5 letters1 syllable6 points in Scrabble®8 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS9
VERB
1
Make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool.
“don't drill here, there's a gas pipe”
“drill a hole into the wall”
2
Learn by repetition.
“We drilled French verbs every day”
3
Teach by repetition.
4
Train in the military, e.g., in the use of weapons.
5
NOUNUndergo military training or do military exercises.
1
Systematic training by multiple repetitions.
2
Similar to the mandrill but smaller and less brightly colored.
3
A tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows).
4
(military) the training of soldiers to march (as in ceremonial parades) or to perform the manual of arms.
WORD FORMS
Related formdrilling
Related formelectric drill
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®6 points
Words With Friends®8 points
Double word12 points
Triple word18 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinilldray
Starts & ends withD … L
Syllablesdrill
SYNONYMS & RELATED9
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