ROCK DRILL Synonyms

• a drill for penetrating rock

• any of various insects or larvae or mollusks that bore into wood

• a tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows)

• similar to the mandrill but smaller and less brightly colored

• systematic training by multiple repetitions

• (military) the training of soldiers to march (as in ceremonial parades) or to perform the manual of arms

• make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool

• train in the military, e.g., in the use of weapons

• learn by repetition

• teach by repetition

• undergo military training or do military exercises

• the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled

• a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking

• the ossicle attached to the eardrum

• a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc.

• a heavy metal sphere attached to a flexible wire; used in the hammer throw

• a striker that is covered in felt and that causes the piano strings to vibrate

• a power tool for drilling rocks

• the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)

• beat with or as if with a hammer

• create by hammering

• a craftsman who works with stone or brick

• American Revolutionary leader from Virginia whose objections led to the drafting of the Bill of Rights (1725-1792)

• English film actor (1909-1984)

• English writer (1865-1948)

• a member of a widespread secret fraternal order pledged to mutual assistance and brotherly love

• a drill for penetrating rock

• a drill for penetrating rock