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Drill

To pierce or bore with a drill, or a with a drill; to perforate; as, to drill a hole into a rock; to drill a piece of metal.

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Narrower term 10

Auger 76% connected

A carpenter's tool for boring holes larger than those bored by a gimlet. It has a handle placed crosswise by which it is turned with both hands. A po…

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Borer 76% connected

One that bores; an instrument for boring.

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Gimlet 76% connected

A small tool for boring holes. It has a leading screw, a grooved body, and a cross handle.

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Manual 76% connected

Of or pertaining to the hand; done or made by the hand; as, manual labor; the king's sign manual.

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Reamer 76% connected

One who, or that which, reams; specifically, an instrument with cutting or scraping edges, used, with a twisting motion, for enlarging a round hole,…

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Rehearsal 76% connected

The act of rehearsing; recital; narration; repetition; specifically, a private recital, performance, or season of practice, in preparation for a publ…

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Review 76% connected

To view or see again; to look back on.

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Scrimmage 76% connected

Formerly, a skirmish; now, a general row or confused fight or struggle.

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Trepan 76% connected

A crown-saw or cylindrical saw for perforating the skull, turned, when used, like a bit or gimlet. See Trephine.

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Wimble 76% connected

An instrument for boring holes, turned by a handle.

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Broader term 19

Baboon 76% connected

One of the Old World Quadrumana, of the genera Cynocephalus and Papio; the dog-faced ape. Baboons have dog-like muzzles and large canine teeth, cheek…

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Develop 76% connected

To free from that which infolds or envelops; to unfold; to lay open by degrees or in detail; to make visible or known; to disclose; to produce or giv…

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Disunite 76% connected

To destroy the union of; to divide; to part; to sever; to disjoin; to sunder; to separate; as, to disunite particles of matter.

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Divide 76% connected

To part asunder (a whole); to sever into two or more parts or pieces; to sunder; to separate into parts.

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Educate 76% connected

To bring /// or guide the powers of, as a child; to develop and cultivate, whether physically, mentally, or morally, but more commonly limited to the…

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Grooming 76% connected

of Groom

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Instruct 76% connected

Arranged; furnished; provided.

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Learn 76% connected

To gain knowledge or information of; to ascertain by inquiry, study, or investigation; to receive instruction concerning; to fix in the mind; to acqu…

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Part 76% connected

One of the portions, equal or unequal, into which anything is divided, or regarded as divided; something less than a whole; a number, quantity, mass,…

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Preparation 76% connected

The act of preparing or fitting beforehand for a particular purpose, use, service, or condition; previous arrangement or adaptation; a making ready;…

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Prepare 76% connected

To fit, adapt, or qualify for a particular purpose or condition; to make ready; to put into a state for use or application; as, to prepare ground for…

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Read 76% connected

Rennet. See 3d Reed.

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Separate 76% connected

To disunite; to divide; to disconnect; to sever; to part in any manner.

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Study 76% connected

A setting of the mind or thoughts upon a subject; hence, application of mind to books, arts, or science, or to any subject, for the purpose of acquir…

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Take 76% connected

Taken.

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Teach 76% connected

To impart the knowledge of; to give intelligence concerning; to impart, as knowledge before unknown, or rules for practice; to inculcate as true or i…

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Tool 76% connected

An instrument such as a hammer, saw, plane, file, and the like, used in the manual arts, to facilitate mechanical operations; any instrument used by…

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Train 76% connected

To draw along; to trail; to drag.

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Training 76% connected

of Train

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Manner of action 5

Inculcate 76% connected

To teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions; to urge on the mind; as, Christ inculcates on his followers humility.

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Infuse 76% connected

To pour in, as a liquid; to pour (into or upon); to shed.

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Instill 76% connected

To drop in; to pour in drop by drop; hence, to impart gradually; to infuse slowly; to cause to be imbibed.

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Spud 76% connected

A sharp, narrow spade, usually with a long handle, used by farmers for digging up large-rooted weeds; a similarly shaped implement used for various p…

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Trepan 76% connected

A crown-saw or cylindrical saw for perforating the skull, turned, when used, like a bit or gimlet. See Trephine.

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Derivationally related 10

Boring 74% connected

of Bore

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Boring 74% connected

of Bore

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Exercise 74% connected

The act of exercising; a setting in action or practicing; employment in the proper mode of activity; exertion; application; use; habitual activity; o…

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Exercise 74% connected

The act of exercising; a setting in action or practicing; employment in the proper mode of activity; exertion; application; use; habitual activity; o…

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Practice 74% connected

Frequently repeated or customary action; habitual performance; a succession of acts of a similar kind; usage; habit; custom; as, the practice of risi…

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Practice 74% connected

Frequently repeated or customary action; habitual performance; a succession of acts of a similar kind; usage; habit; custom; as, the practice of risi…

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Rehearse 74% connected

To repeat, as what has been already said; to tell over again; to recite.

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Rehearse 74% connected

To repeat, as what has been already said; to tell over again; to recite.

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Component part 2

Bit 70% connected

The part of a bridle, usually of iron, which is inserted in the mouth of a horse, and having appendages to which the reins are fastened.

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Chuck 70% connected

To make a noise resembling that of a hen when she calls her chickens; to cluck.

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Synonym 5

Bore 92% connected

of Bear

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Exercise 92% connected

The act of exercising; a setting in action or practicing; employment in the proper mode of activity; exertion; application; use; habitual activity; o…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Practice 92% connected

Frequently repeated or customary action; habitual performance; a succession of acts of a similar kind; usage; habit; custom; as, the practice of risi…

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Practise 92% connected

See Practice.

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Recitation 92% connected

The act of reciting; rehearsal; repetition of words or sentences.

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