DRILL
What does "DRILL" mean?
A tool or machine for boring holes.
Meanings
- A tool with a rotating cutting tip for making holes. He used a cordless drill to hang the shelf.
- An exercise repeated to develop a skill, especially in training. The team ran passing drills for an hour.
- A practice run of a procedure for an emergency. The school holds a fire drill every term.
- To bore a hole, or to teach by repeated rigorous exercise. The sergeant drilled the recruits until the moves were automatic.
Word origin
From Dutch 'drillen' (to bore, to train soldiers), reflecting both the boring tool and the repetitive military exercise.
Remember it
DRILL has two i-like uprights (ll) at the end - picture the spinning bit and the straight rows of a marching drill.
A little poem
The same word turns a screw and trains a man:
both wear a groove by going round and round,
till metal yields and habit holds its ground.
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Wordplay
- Why did the dentist join the marching band? He'd already mastered the drill.
What it teaches
Both kinds of drill cut the same way: repeat a motion long enough and it bores straight through resistance.
Quick facts
What does DRILL mean?
A tool or machine for boring holes.
Is DRILL a valid word?
Yes — DRILL is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is DRILL?
DRILL has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does DRILL come from?
From Dutch 'drillen' (to bore, to train soldiers), reflecting both the boring tool and the repetitive military exercise.
What can DRILL teach us?
Both kinds of drill cut the same way: repeat a motion long enough and it bores straight through resistance.
How players do
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