Drill and Tool

Drill

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

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Tool and drill are semantically related in manufacture topic. In some cases you can use "Tool" instead the word "Drill" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: drilling, drilled, driller

Tool noun - An article intended for use in work.

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Drill and tool are semantically related in manufacture topic. Sometimes you can use "Drill" instead the word "Tool" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: tooling, toolbox, toolbar, toolroom

common	common drill	common tool
complete	complete drill	complete tool
standard	standard drill	standard tool
proper	proper drill	proper tool
Other adjectives: single, simple, powerful, actual, real, massive, large, great, little, excellent, wonderful, capable, new, greatest, magical.

Ar tonelico Qoga: Knell of Ar Ciel has the main character wield a Morph Weapon (supposedly a builder's tool) which can be used as a sword, a scissor or... a drill.

Source: This Is a Drill
Similarly, the legendary mistranslation of "Must be another drill" in the Finnish TV broadcast of Star Wars as "Ehkä se on pora," referring to the hole-making tool rather than a training routine.

Source: Blind Idiot Translation / Film
Aside from having a tool box, crane and a drill to get around various obstacles, largely the train you're in is sent around curving and criss-crossing railroad tracks inside a volcano.

Source: The Maze

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