Cut and Drill

Cut

Cut verb - To penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife).

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Drill and cut are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Drill" instead the word "Cut" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: cutting, cutter, cutout

Drill verb - To make a hole or series of holes in.

Usage example: the nerve-jangling sound when a dentist drills a tooth

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Cut and drill are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cut" instead the word "Drill" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: drilling, drilled, driller

close	close cut	close drill
old	old cut	old drill
high	high cut	high drill
long	long cut	long drill
Other adjectives: complete, standard, single, simple, nasty, actual, large, huge, little, new, traditional, bloody, bigger.

tongue	cut tongue	drill tongue
people	cut people	drill people
someone	cut someone	drill someone
number	cut number	drill number
Other words: line, path, way, face, hole, opponent, crap, teeth, holes.

A similar but less arbitrary example from one of the Young Jedi Knights books: Lando says that a certain diamond drill can cut through durasteel just as easily as a laser can cut through Sullustan jam.

Source: Hold Your Hippogriffs
Played for Drama in Saw III: Lynn Denlon uses a power drill and small circular saw to cut away a piece of Jigsaw's skull and relieve the pressure on his brain.

Source: Meatgrinder Surgery
Tread Marks's Ramdrill is a tank-mounted drill made of diamond that can cut through armor like a hot knife through butter; not even the GAU-8 Avenger can kill faster.

Source: This Is a Drill

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