Drill and Engineer

Drill

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

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Engineer and drill are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Engineer" instead a verb "Drill".

Nearby Words: drilling, drilled, driller

Engineer verb - To plan out usually with subtle skill or care.

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Drill and engineer are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Drill" instead a verb "Engineer".

old	old drill	old engineer
single	single drill	single engineer
simple	simple drill	simple engineer
actual	actual drill	actual engineer
Other adjectives: real, great, evil, capable, famous, new, greatest, modern, nuclear.

Also seen in the 2009 film, where the chief engineer is sent on an away mission to destroy the drill, when he probably should've stayed on the already-damaged ship to supervise repairs.

Source: Outranking Your Job
Engineer: Increased drill armor, and can make traps more efficient.

Source: Video Game / Call of Duty: Ghosts
Comments: The mother of Red Shirt Engineer Olsen (the one who was died on the Nerada's drill) gets the news.

Source: Fanfic Recs / Star Trek (2009)

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