Drill
noun
A tool used to make holes.
He used a drill to make a hole in the wall.
Often appears as...
- hand drill
- power drill
noun
A method of practicing a skill repeatedly.
The team practiced their basketball drills regularly.
Often appears as...
- fire drill
- practice drill
verb
To make a hole using a drill.
He drilled a hole in the wall to hang a picture.
Often appears as...
- drill a hole
- drill into
verb
To practice a skill repeatedly.
The coach drilled the team on their plays.
Often appears as...
- drill into
- drill on
noun
A type of plant with rough leaves and flowers.
The drill plant grows wild in the fields.
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A type of monkey with dark hair, found in West Africa.
The drill monkey is an endangered species.
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A tool used to make holes.
He used a drill to make a hole in the wall.
Often appears as...
- hand drill
- power drill
noun
A method of practicing a skill repeatedly.
The team practiced their basketball drills regularly.
Often appears as...
- fire drill
- practice drill
verb
To make a hole using a drill.
He drilled a hole in the wall to hang a picture.
Often appears as...
- drill a hole
- drill into
verb
To practice a skill repeatedly.
The coach drilled the team on their plays.
Often appears as...
- drill into
- drill on
noun
A type of plant with rough leaves and flowers.
The drill plant grows wild in the fields.
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A type of monkey with dark hair, found in West Africa.
The drill monkey is an endangered species.
Usage tips
Technical
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Pro Tip 1/2Tool Variety
Different drills serve various purposes, like hand drills for manual work or power drills for tougher tasks.
She switched from a hand drill to a power drill for the concrete wall.
Pro Tip 2/2Action Implied
When 'drill' is used, it often implies an action to create a hole, not just the tool itself.
He needs to drill before mounting the shelf.
Pro Tip 1/2Tool Variety
Different drills serve various purposes, like hand drills for manual work or power drills for tougher tasks.
She switched from a hand drill to a power drill for the concrete wall.
Pro Tip 2/2Action Implied
When 'drill' is used, it often implies an action to create a hole, not just the tool itself.
He needs to drill before mounting the shelf.
Pro Tip 1/2Tool Variety
Different drills serve various purposes, like hand drills for manual work or power drills for tougher tasks.
She switched from a hand drill to a power drill for the concrete wall.
Pro Tip 2/2Action Implied
When 'drill' is used, it often implies an action to create a hole, not just the tool itself.
He needs to drill before mounting the shelf.
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The Curious Life of a...
and taste every rock... like we said before, we can actually fire the laser at the rock, burn the surface of the rock and look at the gas that comes off. And from that gas we can see what the chemical composition of that rock is. What are the elements that are there. The other thing that we did with Curiosity is we added a drill.
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Fred Jansen: How to land...
mostly comparable except for the things which hammer in the ground and drill, etc. But much the same as Rosetta, and that is because you want to compare what you find in space with what you find on the comet. These are called ground truth measurements. These are the landing descent images
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Finding Baby Seals on an...
And so this is a top predator. It's a is a hunter. What it would do is it would drill a hole. It would bore a little hole into the shells of those barnacles and mussels. It will inject this enzyme deep into the the body, Which will sort of digest it for it and turn it into a liquid soup.
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Finding support in...
we pull in all of the available resources we index them you can drill in by category here's a program that can help you for example maybe you have a loved one who is recovering from surgery or you know someone who got into a car accident this program will actually help
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When Magma Meets Water PIPE...
water then be transformed to steam and of course a steam is produced a water molecules spread out to get a space that takes up a thousand more times space than in water as it does so energy is released the pressure release during drilling could cause water running deep
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How do nuclear power...
until it has all safely decayed. Many countries propose deep time storage in tunnels drilled far underground, but none have been built, and there's great uncertainty about their long-term security. How can a nation that has existed for only a few hundred years
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Filming Antarctica's...
drilled hole down into the world below all of a sudden you're sort of looking out on this incredible vista the water is gin clear and you can see for hundreds of meters this really remarkable and beautiful ice landscape um just shards
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Building a dinosaur from...
If you want to make a dinosaur, you go out, you find yourself a piece of petrified tree sap -- otherwise known as amber -- that has some blood-sucking insects in it, good ones, and you get your insect and you drill into it
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Birds Feast on Bee Swarm...
Gila woodpeckers nest in holes they've drilled in the trunks of giant cacti. Cactus wrens and thrashers like to build their nests among as many spines as possible to protect their chicks.
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50 Years Ago, This Was a...
of these hills looks like this said words limestone when the driller drill all goes well for me he said Bamberger one place up here on the top my bit
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The Curious Life of a...
and taste every rock... like we said before, we can actually fire the laser at the rock, burn the surface of the rock and look at the gas that comes off. And from that gas we can see what the chemical composition of that rock is. What are the elements that are there. The other thing that we did with Curiosity is we added a drill.
Video examples
Fred Jansen: How to land...
mostly comparable except for the things which hammer in the ground and drill, etc. But much the same as Rosetta, and that is because you want to compare what you find in space with what you find on the comet. These are called ground truth measurements. These are the landing descent images
Video examples
Finding Baby Seals on an...
And so this is a top predator. It's a is a hunter. What it would do is it would drill a hole. It would bore a little hole into the shells of those barnacles and mussels. It will inject this enzyme deep into the the body, Which will sort of digest it for it and turn it into a liquid soup.
Video examples
Finding support in...
we pull in all of the available resources we index them you can drill in by category here's a program that can help you for example maybe you have a loved one who is recovering from surgery or you know someone who got into a car accident this program will actually help
Video examples
When Magma Meets Water PIPE...
water then be transformed to steam and of course a steam is produced a water molecules spread out to get a space that takes up a thousand more times space than in water as it does so energy is released the pressure release during drilling could cause water running deep
Video examples
How do nuclear power...
until it has all safely decayed. Many countries propose deep time storage in tunnels drilled far underground, but none have been built, and there's great uncertainty about their long-term security. How can a nation that has existed for only a few hundred years
Video examples
Filming Antarctica's...
drilled hole down into the world below all of a sudden you're sort of looking out on this incredible vista the water is gin clear and you can see for hundreds of meters this really remarkable and beautiful ice landscape um just shards
Video examples
Building a dinosaur from...
If you want to make a dinosaur, you go out, you find yourself a piece of petrified tree sap -- otherwise known as amber -- that has some blood-sucking insects in it, good ones, and you get your insect and you drill into it
Video examples
Birds Feast on Bee Swarm...
Gila woodpeckers nest in holes they've drilled in the trunks of giant cacti. Cactus wrens and thrashers like to build their nests among as many spines as possible to protect their chicks.
Video examples
50 Years Ago, This Was a...
of these hills looks like this said words limestone when the driller drill all goes well for me he said Bamberger one place up here on the top my bit
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Quote examples
Stanley Marcus
American Businessman
I took to heart the instructions my father drilled into my head. Respect the customer. Pay attention to her. Take her package to her car. You broke your neck to get what she wanted because you never knew when the next customer would come along.
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Mark Goulston
American Psychologist
If, during childhood, you were fortunate to have a parent who drilled into you, 'You can be anything you want to be if you try hard enough at it,' and then supported you in actions, that is something you take with you all your life.
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Varun Sharma
Indian Actor
I am very passionate about my first cup of morning tea. I like it in a certain way, so rather than having someone follow my instructions and go through the drill I prefer to just make my own cup of tea.
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Giggs
English Musician
I am seeing youts getting off the street. They talk about drill and its influence and how it's bad blah, blah, blah, but all I'm seeing is it's getting youts off the streets.
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Marc Gasol
Spanish Basketball Player
I didn't care about the draft. I didn't want to do the workouts - they put you in two-on-two full-court drills with guards. That's not going to help me.
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Jonathan Ive
English Designer
We all use something - you can't drill holes with your fingers. Whether it's a knife, a needle, or a machine, we all need the help of a device.
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Spencer Matthews
British Businessman
My mother and father have always drilled in to me that work is very important.
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Gloria Swanson
American Actress
Writing the story of your own life is a bit like drilling your own teeth.
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Josh Allen
American Athlete
I've never done any arm-strengthening drills.
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Phil Gingrey
American Politician
Deep ocean drilling is not new.
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Stanley Marcus
American Businessman
I took to heart the instructions my father drilled into my head. Respect the customer. Pay attention to her. Take her package to her car. You broke your neck to get what she wanted because you never knew when the next customer would come along.
Quote examples
Mark Goulston
American Psychologist
If, during childhood, you were fortunate to have a parent who drilled into you, 'You can be anything you want to be if you try hard enough at it,' and then supported you in actions, that is something you take with you all your life.
Quote examples
Varun Sharma
Indian Actor
I am very passionate about my first cup of morning tea. I like it in a certain way, so rather than having someone follow my instructions and go through the drill I prefer to just make my own cup of tea.
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Giggs
English Musician
I am seeing youts getting off the street. They talk about drill and its influence and how it's bad blah, blah, blah, but all I'm seeing is it's getting youts off the streets.
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Marc Gasol
Spanish Basketball Player
I didn't care about the draft. I didn't want to do the workouts - they put you in two-on-two full-court drills with guards. That's not going to help me.
Quote examples
Jonathan Ive
English Designer
We all use something - you can't drill holes with your fingers. Whether it's a knife, a needle, or a machine, we all need the help of a device.
Quote examples
Spencer Matthews
British Businessman
My mother and father have always drilled in to me that work is very important.
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Gloria Swanson
American Actress
Writing the story of your own life is a bit like drilling your own teeth.
Quote examples
Josh Allen
American Athlete
I've never done any arm-strengthening drills.
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Phil Gingrey
American Politician
Deep ocean drilling is not new.
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