Word Finder - drills

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A tool used to remove material so as to create a hole, typically by plunging a rotating cutting bit into a stationary workpiece.

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Wear safety glasses when operating an electric drill.

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The portion of a drilling tool that drives the bit.

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Use a drill with a wire brush to remove any rust or buildup.

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An activity done as an exercise or practice (especially a military exercise), particularly in preparation for some possible future event or occurrence.

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Regular fire drills can ensure that everyone knows how to exit safely in an emergency.

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Any of several molluscs, of the genus Urosalpinx, especially the oyster drill (Urosalpinx cinerea), that drill holes in the shells of other animals.

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A style of trap music with gritty, violent lyrics, originating on the South Side of Chicago.

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To create (a hole) by removing material with a drill (tool).

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Drill a small hole to start the screw in the right direction.

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• bore
• excavate
• gouge

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To practice, especially in (or as in) a military context.

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They drilled daily to learn the routine exactly.

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To cause to drill (practice); to train in military arts.

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The sergeant was up by 6:00 every morning, drilling his troops.

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To repeat an idea frequently in order to encourage someone to remember it.

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The instructor drilled into us the importance of reading the instructions.

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To investigate or examine something in more detail or at a different level

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Drill deeper and you may find the underlying assumptions faulty.

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To hit or kick with a lot of power.

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To hit someone with a pitch, especially in an intentional context.

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To have sexual intercourse with; to penetrate.

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• plow
• poke
• root
• shaft

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An agricultural implement for making holes for sowing seed, and sometimes so formed as to contain seeds and drop them into the hole made.

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A light furrow or channel made to put seed into, when sowing.

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A row of seed sown in a furrow.

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To sow (seeds) by dribbling them along a furrow or in a row.

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A small trickling stream; a rill.

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To cause to flow in drills or rills or by trickling; to drain by trickling.

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waters drilled through a sandy stratum

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To entice or allure; to decoy; with on.

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• entice
• lead on
• lure

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To cause to slip or waste away by degrees.

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An Old World monkey of West Africa, Mandrillus leucophaeus, similar in appearance to the mandrill, but lacking the colorful face.

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A strong, durable cotton fabric with a strong bias (diagonal) in the weave.

Fire drills were universal.

Compulsory attendance of young men at national guard drills is enforced for at least two months of the year, under penalty of enforced service in the Line.

These are taken off and sown in drills, like seed.

Bituminous coal, natural gas and oil abound in the vicinity; the river provides excellent water-power; the borough is a manufacturing centre of considerable importance, its products including iron and steel bridges, boilers, steam drills, carriages, saws, files, axes, shovels, wire netting, stoves, glass-ware, scales, chemicals, pottery, cork, decorative tile, bricks and typewriters.

The seed should be sown in shallow drills, 10 in.

He was thus led to adopt that system of sowing his crops in rows or drills, so wide apart as to admit of tillage of the intervals, both by ploughing and hoeing, being continued until they had well-nigh arrived at maturity.

It has been found that the " carbons " in drills can safely be subjected to a pressure of over 60 kilograms per square millimetre, and a speed of 25 metres per second.

There are no dated specimens till the Assyrian iron saws (48) of the 7th century B.C. Drills were of flint (49) for hard material and bead-making, of bronze for woodwork.

When maize is sown broadcast or closely planted in drills the ears may not develop at all, but the stalk is richer in sugar and sweeter; and this is the basis of growing " corn-fodder."

The principal articles of import are shirtings, drills, jeans and twills, opium, woollens, steel, lead, needles, J apanese sea-weed and sugar; and of export, wool, skins, beans and pease, straw braid, coal, dates, tobacco and rhubarb.

The seeding follows immediately with four-horse press drills that cover 12 ft.

Hopefully everyone that attended this squad will remember these kihon drills and be able to practice them at their own dojos.

When the balanced stance is established, you will be taught a series of preliminary skills and drills.

Drills are judged on precision and symmetry.

The increased mortality seems to be due to the general tendency toward forced speed in development work, which is secured by rapid drilling, and by an increase in the number of machine drills used in a single working-place.

The yard has an asphalt covering and is sufficiently large to allow drills to be carried out.

Cost a bomb but does jobs that no other drill will do Many sets of drills, including cobalt for stainless steel.

Simple plyometric drills such as skipping hopping and bounding should be introduced first.

Thermal electric drills are more standard for warmer ice.

Teach soccer training drills and fun youth soccer drills to keep players and kids interested.

Notification of evacuation drills I have recently carried out an evacuation drill of a large complex.

Everyone should take part in regular fire drills and be aware of the need to assist people with any form of disability.

One of six self-feed drill rigs used with Nimbus Ultima core drills to stitch drill the reinforced concrete haunches.

During this time gear-driven shapers, drills and knee drills were also added but the number of lathes produced remained comparatively small.

It's good sh*t, this song, as he rambles about thrills, spills and drills.

Analysis of the teeth shows prehistoric dentists had a go at curing toothache with drills made from flint heads.

There then followed six months of intensive training at Allahabad getting fit and rehearsing frontier warfare drills.

It 's good sh*t, this song, as he rambles about thrills, spills and drills.

Finally, put all of your skills together in submission and vale tudo practice drills.

Mortising machines and tools - Mortising tools are powered by electric drills or drill presses.

Through a series of progressive skills and drills, the novice skier eventually achieves the coveted parallel position.

If your instructor feels that you have mastered these drills, you will be taken to a gentle slope where you will be taught the gliding wedge.

SkiSmarts.com is a free site with more than 250 drills and instructional topics for all types of skiers.

Expect to spend a lot of your time doing drills involving quick movements of the hands and feet.

Practice new drills at home until you perfect them.

Incorporate drills to help build your speed, strength, and stamina.

You may even want to incorporate conditioning drills from other sports, such as football drills.

Passengers must also participate in mandatory life boat drills prior to every sailing.

Make sure all power equipment including saws, grinders and heavy duty drills are in perfect working order.

Having practice fire drills could save lives in case of an actual fire, or other type of emergency where the building needed to be evacuated quickly.

What about going through exercises and drills to rehab injuries.

Get going on the Spring Drills because if you play me, you might be playing a Heisman winner.

No matter what the form of specific training or sport activity, stretching and flexibility drills should be included in any pre-participation or warm-up program, even in the very young.

Rather than taking a student through drills and stretches and other "technique" exercises, the teacher will then simply begin the dance, often in front of a mirror or facing the student, and expect the student to follow.

Practice really does make perfect, and if you don't get enough rehearsal time in, then you will fall short next to other teams who were sure to run their drills continuously before arriving.

Math Drills - This site offers not only fraction worksheets but printable manipulatives to help your child learn fractions hands on.

Take care to practice freestyle drills regularly as this is the best way to improve.

These drills help teach pre-math skills in a fun context.

You don't have to be the parent of a struggling student to appreciate the usefulness of math games; even kids who do well in the subject will find something they enjoy in these drills disguised as fun.

Approaches such as applied behavioral analysis appear to be little more than systematic drills that teach simple concepts.