Drill and Prick

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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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Prick is a synonym for drill in perforate topic. In some cases you can use "Prick" instead a verb "Drill", when it comes to topics like bore hole.

Nearby Words: drilling, drilled, driller

Prick verb - Make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn.

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Drill is a synonym for prick in stab topic. Sometimes you can use "Drill" instead a verb "Prick", if it concerns topics such as perforate.

Nearby Words: prickly, prickle, pricked, pricking, pricker

complete	complete drill	complete prick
single	single drill	single prick
nasty	nasty drill	nasty prick
real	real drill	real prick
Other adjectives: massive, great, evil, little, gigantic, giant, bigger.

people	drill people	prick people
way	drill way	prick way

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