🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

ドリル

Pronunciation / Transliteration: doriru

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Drill/drɪl/
nounverbCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1450 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"彼は壁に穴を開けるためにドリルを使いました。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A tool or machine used for making holes in hard substances.

    "He used a drill to create a hole in the wall for the new shelf."
As verb
  1. 1

    To make a hole in something using a drill.

    "She will drill a hole in the wood to insert the screw."

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Synonyms (3)
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Middle Dutch 'drillen' meaning to swing, bore, or turn round, which traces back to the Germanic root *þrel-. Over centuries, the meaning expanded from a mechanical boring tool to military exercise routines and repetitive instructional training.

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