Used in a Sentence

drills

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for drills.

Editorial note

The DiRT drills include the simultaneous loss of whole offices, including the complete obliteration of the Bay Area.

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Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

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

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of drills gathered in one view.

noun

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

noun

The portion of a drilling tool that drives the bit.

noun

A short and highly repeatable sports training exercise designed to hone a particular skill that may be useful in competition.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for drills.

noun

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

noun

The portion of a drilling tool that drives the bit.

noun

A short and highly repeatable sports training exercise designed to hone a particular skill that may be useful in competition.

noun

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

Example sentences

1

The DiRT drills include the simultaneous loss of whole offices, including the complete obliteration of the Bay Area.

2

We did things like count children before/after each activity, run drills at regular (not weekly) intervals, etc.

3

The goal of these specific drills was: 1) To keep counsellors attentive to the specific children under their care.

4

We had drills, but you could tell by the demeanor of the director that it wasn't real.

5

Apple is also nice...) you just need something sharp to cut it with, a saw, a knife, some drills.

6

Bits & pieces from the junkyard and old drills cobbled together to make a miniature forklift.

7

Lifeguarding at a camp is at least 5 times more difficult than at a pool, and I suspect that's why they ran drills to keep the lifeguards on their toes.

8

Had my car broken into in a underground parking lot with cameras and video of the person who did it (portable drills are wonderful things).

9

I've never seen a really detailed report that drills down into where people use them.

10

Fire departments actually do burn down buildings as drills.

11

I also know why they don't actually burn down buildings during fire drills.

12

Lathes and drills go back to antiquity, but a lathe was not a precision machine until Maudslay built one in 1800 with a slide rest and leadscrew.

Quote examples

1

I see these regulations like forcing drills to come with a OCR "Don't it yourself" failsafe.

2

Its feasible now for low current stuff, what I'm getting at is "someday" people will be running portable drills off single cells.

3

I am a chemist by formal training, I took an extremely abstract multivariable calc course in college that taught me Big and Little O, and functionalized concepts most people learn by rote "drills," and I consider learning new concepts my strongest career skill.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use drills in a sentence?

The DiRT drills include the simultaneous loss of whole offices, including the complete obliteration of the Bay Area.

What does drills mean?

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

What part of speech is drills?

drills is commonly used as noun.