Phrase guide

twist drill

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • twĭstʹdrĭl'

1

noun

Meaning 1

A rotating cutting tool, used for cutting holes in rigid materials, that consists of an essentially conical point, relieved and fluted to form cutting lips, and spiral flutes which direct the chips away from the lips and toward ejection from the hole.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: drill bit, drill, cutter, tool

2

noun

Meaning 2

a bit or drill having deep helical grooves

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: twist bit

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: bit

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: ريشة حلزونية — rotating tool used for cutting holes
  • Armenian: գայլիկոն (gaylikon) — rotating tool used for cutting holes
  • Basque: barauts — rotating tool used for cutting holes
  • Bulgarian: бурги́я (burgíja) — rotating tool used for cutting holes
  • Bulgarian: свредел (svredel) — rotating tool used for cutting holes
  • Catalan: broca — rotating tool used for cutting holes
  • Czech: vrták — rotating tool used for cutting holes
  • Dutch: boorijzer — rotating tool used for cutting holes
  • Finnish: poranterä — rotating tool used for cutting holes
  • French: foret — rotating tool used for cutting holes
  • Galician: broca — rotating tool used for cutting holes
  • German: Bohrer — rotating tool used for cutting holes
  • German: Spiralbohrer — rotating tool used for cutting holes
  • German: Schlangenbohrer — rotating tool used for cutting holes
  • German: Metallbohrer — rotating tool used for cutting holes
  • German: Holzbohrer — rotating tool used for cutting holes
  • Hungarian: fúrófej — rotating tool used for cutting holes
  • Hungarian: fúrószár — rotating tool used for cutting holes
  • Hungarian: spirálfúró — rotating tool used for cutting holes
  • Hungarian: csigafúró — rotating tool used for cutting holes
  • Māori: niho — rotating tool used for cutting holes
  • Māori: nihowiri — rotating tool used for cutting holes
  • Norwegian Bokmål: bor — rotating tool used for cutting holes
  • Spanish: broca — rotating tool used for cutting holes