noun
Meaning 1
A twist drill.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Phrase guide
drill bit
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drĭlʹ bĭt
noun
Meaning 2
Any other style of cutter, for example a spade drill, that is rotated and fed in a similar manner as a twist drill to of cut a hole in metal, wood or other materials.
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noun
Meaning 3
a bit used in drilling for oil
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: drilling bit
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: bit
Narrower terms: core bit, fishtail bit, blade bit, rock bit, roller bit
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: бурги́я (burgíja) — any cutter used in similar way
- Chinese Mandarin: 鑽頭 /钻头 (zuàntóu) — any cutter used in similar way
- Dutch: boorkop — any cutter used in similar way
- Finnish: poranterä — any cutter used in similar way
- German: Bohrer — any cutter used in similar way
- German: Bohreinsatz — any cutter used in similar way
- German: Bohreisen — any cutter used in similar way
- Hungarian: fúrófej — any cutter used in similar way
- Hungarian: fúrószár — any cutter used in similar way
- Spanish: broca — any cutter used in similar way