- dentist's drill
- nouna high speed drill that dentists use to cut into teeth• Syn: ↑burr drill• Hypernyms: ↑drill
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drill — 01. Oil companies have been [drilling] for oil in the Atlantic for about 10 years. 02. I [drilled] a hole in the wall to put the picture hook into. 03. A major oil company is [drilling] in the far north with the hopes of finding significant… … Grammatical examples in English
drill */ — I UK [drɪl] / US noun Word forms drill : singular drill plural drills 1) [countable] a tool used for making a hole in something. A drill that uses electricity is called an electric drill and a drill that works when you turn a handle is called a… … English dictionary
drill — drill1 [drıl] n ↑cordless 1.) a tool or machine used for making holes in something ▪ an electric drill ▪ a whine like a dentist s drill →↑pneumatic drill 2.) a method of teaching students, sports players etc something by making them repeat the… … Dictionary of contemporary English
drill — drill1 [ drıl ] noun * ▸ 1 tool for making hole ▸ 2 way of teaching/training ▸ 3 type of strong cloth ▸ 4 line in earth for seeds ▸ 5 correct way 1. ) count a tool used for making a hole in something. A drill that uses electricity is called an… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
drill — [[t]drɪ̱l[/t]] drills, drilling, drilled 1) N COUNT A drill is a tool or machine that you use for making holes. ...pneumatic drills. ...a dentist s drill. 2) VERB When you drill into something or drill a hole in something, you make a hole in it… … English dictionary
Drill, dental — A device that dentists use to drill into teeth. Primitive dental drills were used in the 18th and early 19th centuries. In 1868, American dentist George F. Green added power to the drill with a pneumatic version run by a pedal powered bellows. In … Medical dictionary
drill — 1. To make a hole in bone or other hard substance. 2. An instrument for making or enlarging a hole in bone or in a tooth. [Middle Dutch drillen, to bore] bur d. bur. dental d. a rotary power driven instrument into which cutting points may be… … Medical dictionary
drill n — To practice to be a dentist you have to go through many drills … English expressions
Dental drill — A high speed dental handpiece. A dental drill (or dentist s drill) is a small, high speed drill used in dentistry to remove decayed tooth material prior to the insertion of a dental filling. Dental drills are used in the treatment of dental… … Wikipedia
burr drill — noun a high speed drill that dentists use to cut into teeth • Syn: ↑dentist s drill • Hypernyms: ↑drill • Part Meronyms: ↑bur, ↑burr … Useful english dictionary
