drilling

Speech parts

1. drilling - Noun

2. drilling - Verb

4. Drilling - Proper noun

Meaning

of Drill

The act of piercing with a drill.

A training by repeated exercises.

The act of using a drill in sowing seeds.

A heavy, twilled fabric of linen or cotton.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

boring oil production pierce artesian reamer education practice training hammer drill drive train teaching instruction exercise
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Antonyms

inertia negligence inactivity inaction idleness laziness
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Hypernyms

production creating by removal

Phrases with the word

drilling down drilling for oil oil drilling drilling platforms offshore drilling rig hand held drilling machine

Examples

There is no rule on how to write. Sometimes it comes easily and perfectly; sometimes it's like drilling rock and then blasting it out with charges. Ernest Hemingway

Opening up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling is bad public policy that has no place in the budget process,. The Budget Committee needs to leave drilling in the Arctic Refuge behind and focus on crafting this year's budget package. Russ Feingold

In reality drilling is the slowest, dirtiest, and most expensive way to solve our energy crisis. Lois Capps

I have little patience with scientists who take a board of wood, look for its thinnest part, and drill a great number of holes where drilling is easy. Albert Einstein

Writing the story of your own life is a bit like drilling your own teeth. Gloria Swanson

Drilling in ANWR fails to lower energy prices today and sets no long term energy strategy for tomorrow. Dan Lipinski

Close letter words and terms

driller drillground drillhole drilling bit drilling down drilling fluid