drill | (military) the training of soldiers to march (as in ceremonial parades) or to perform the manual of arms |
exercise practice drill practice session recitation | systematic training by multiple repetitions, practice makes perfect |
fire drill | an exercise intended to train people in duties and escape procedures to be followed in case of fire |
military drill | training in marching and the use of weapons |
close-order drill | (military) military drill of troops in standard marching (shoulder-to-shoulder) |
drill Mandrillus leucophaeus | similar to the mandrill but smaller and less brightly colored |
bore bore-hole drill hole | a hole or passage made by a drill, usually made for exploratory purposes |
bore bit borer rock drill stone drill | a drill for penetrating rock |
breast drill | a portable drill with a plate that is pressed against the chest to force the drill point into the work |
core drill | a drill that removes a cylindrical core from the drill hole |
dentist's drill burr drill | a high speed drill that dentists use to cut into teeth |
drill | a tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows) |
electric drill | a rotating power drill powered by an electric motor |
drilling bit drill bit | a bit used in drilling for oil |
drill press | a machine tool with a separate, upright stand, an electric drill is pressed into the work automatically or with a hand lever |
drill rig drilling rig oilrig oil rig | rig used in drilling for oil or gas |
drill site | workplace that is the site of a drill hole |
hand drill handheld drill | a small portable drill held and operated by hand |
pneumatic drill | a power drill powered by compressed air |
power drill | a power tool for drilling holes into hard materials |
star drill | a steel rock drill with a star-shaped point that is used for making holes in stones or masonry, it is operated by hitting the end with a hammer while rotating it between blows |
straight flute straight-fluted drill | a rock drill with flutes that are straight |
twist bit twist drill | a bit or drill having deep helical grooves |
drill master drill instructor | a noncommissioned officer who instructs recruits in military marching and discipline |
calcium carbide | a grey salt of calcium (CaC) used in making acetylene |
carbide | a binary compound of carbon with a more electropositive element |
cementite iron carbide | a chemical compound that is a constituent of steel and cast iron, very hard and brittle |
drill steel drill rod | carbon steel used for rock drills and dowels |
silicon carbide | an extremely hard blue-black crystalline compound (SiC) used as an abrasive and a heat refractory material, crystals of silicon carbide can be used as semiconductors |
drill | train in the military, e.g., in the use of weapons |
drill | undergo military training or do military exercises |
drill exercise practice practise | learn by repetition, We drilled French verbs every day, Pianists practice scales |
drill | teach by repetition |
hammer in drill in ram down beat in | teach by drills and repetition |
bore drill | 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, drill for oil, carpenter bees are boring holes into the wall |
counter-drill | drill in an opposite direction |
drill-like | resembling a drill |