drill - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

(military) the training of soldiers to march (as in ceremonial parades) or to perform the manual of arms

Synonyms

• drill

More generic

• grooming
• preparation
• training

Noun

systematic training by multiple repetitions

Synonyms

• drill
• exercise
• practice
• practice session
• recitation

More generic

• grooming
• preparation
• training

More specific

• brushup
• dry run
• fire drill
• manual
• manual of arms
• military drill
• rehearsal
• review
• scrimmage
• shadowboxing
• target practice

Noun

similar to the mandrill but smaller and less brightly colored

Synonyms

• Mandrillus leucophaeus
• drill

More generic

• baboon

Noun

a tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows)

Synonyms

• drill

More generic

• tool

More specific

• auger
• bore bit
• borer
• brace and bit
• breast drill
• burr drill
• core drill
• dentist's drill
• gimlet
• hand drill
• handheld drill
• power drill
• reamer
• rock drill
• screw auger
• stone drill
• trepan
• wimble

Related

• bit
• chuck

Verb

train in the military, e.g., in the use of weapons

Synonyms

• drill

More generic

• develop
• educate
• prepare
• train

Verb

undergo military training or do military exercises

Synonyms

• drill

More generic

• prepare
• train

Verb

learn by repetition

Synonyms

• drill
• exercise
• practice
• practise

More generic

• learn
• read
• study
• take

Verb

teach by repetition

Synonyms

• drill

More generic

• instruct
• learn
• teach

More specific

• beat in
• drill in
• hammer in
• inculcate
• infuse
• instill
• ram down

Verb

make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool

Synonyms

• bore
• drill

More generic

• cut

More specific

• counter-drill
• spud
• trepan

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