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Look up: drill

  1. Drill
    [band] Drill was an alternative/hard rock band from New York that formed in 1995. The band is perhaps best known as being headed by vocalist Lucia Cifarelli, with members that included guitarist Dan Harnett, future Black Label Society bassist John DeServio, and drummer Marcus Farny. The band...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drill_(band

  2. Drill
    [zoology] The result of the debate was speedy - nn-band. -- RHaworth 19:33, 13 January 2006 (UTC) ===Few But Crazy=== band vanity Melaen 02:49, 11 January 2006 (UTC) ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drill_(zool

  3. Drill
    [agriculture] In agriculture and gardening, a drill is a shallow furrow in which seeds or bulbs are placed during seeding. A drill is commonly created by dragging a hoe through the soil in a straight line, leaving a furrow of a centimeter or two for smaller seeds, or a deeper trench of sever...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drill_(agri

  4. drill
    A farm implement for planting seeds which forms a small furrow, deposits the seed in dribbles, covers the seed, and packs soil over it. It can also deposit fertilizer, lime, or other amendments into the soil, alone or with the seed.
    Found on http://www.cahe.nmsu.edu/news/aggloss.ht

  5. Drill
    To sow in furrows.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contrib

  6. drill
    [n] - a rotating power drill powered by an electric motor 2. [n] - a tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows) 3. [n] - similar to the mandrill but smaller and less brightly colored 4. [v] - teach b...
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  7. Drill
    Used to make a round hole
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contrib

  8. Drill
    The shallow, straight and narrow furrow in which seeds are sown outdoors
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contrib

  9. Drill
    To drill a hole in a printed matter.
    Found on http://www.tso.co.uk/solutions/publishin

  10. drill
    to bore a hole in the earth, usually to find and remove subsurface formation fluids such as oil and gas.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contrib

  11. drill
    In military usage, the repetition of certain fixed movements in response to set commands. Drill is used to get a body of soldiers from one place to another in an orderly fashion, and for parades and...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20688

  12. drill
    a twill fabric of similar construction to a denim, but usually piece-dyed. Typical cotton particulars were 16s x 12s; 96 x 48; 11.5% x 9.0%; 21.5 mils; 7 3/4 oz/yd2; K = 24 X 14; 3/1 twill weave, usually made in 28-in widths. Category: Various industries and crafts
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  13. Drill
    Drill transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Drilled ; present participle & verbal noun Drilling .] [ Dutch drillen to bore, drill (soldiers); probably akin to Anglo-Saxon ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/D/122

  14. Drill
    Drill intransitive verb To practice an exercise or exercises; to train one's self.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/D/122

  15. Drill
    Drill noun 1. An instrument with an edged or pointed end used for making holes in hard substances; strictly, a tool that cuts with its end, by revolving, as in drilling metals, or by a succession of blows, as in drilling stone; also, a drill press....
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/D/122

  16. Drill
    Drill transitive verb [ Confer Trill to trickle, Trickle , Dribble , and W. rhillio to put in a row, drill.] 1. To cause to flow in drills or rills or by trickling; to drain by trickling; as, waters drilled th...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/D/122

  17. Drill
    Drill intransitive verb 1. To trickle. [ Obsolete or R.] Sandys. 2. To sow in drills.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/D/122

  18. Drill
    Drill noun 1. A small trickling stream; a rill. [ Obsolete] « Springs through the pleasant meadows pour their drills Sandys. 2. (Agr.) (a) An implement for making holes for sowing seed, and...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/D/122

  19. Drill
    Drill noun [ Confer Mandrill .] (Zoology) A large African baboon ( Cynocephalus leucophæus ).
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/D/122

  20. Drill
    Drill noun [ Usually in pl .] (Manuf.) Same as Drilling . Imperial drill , a linen fabric having two threads in the warp and three in the filling.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/D/122

  21. drill
    1. To cause to flow in drills or rills or by trickling; to drain by trickling; as, waters drilled through a sandy stratum. ... 2. To sow, as seeds, by dribbling them along a furrow or in a row, like a trickling rill of water. ... 3. To entice; to allure from step; to decoy; with on. 'See drilled him...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  22. drill
    Mandrillus leucophaeus noun similar to the mandrill but smaller and less brightly colored
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  23. drill
    noun a tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows)
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  24. drill
    exercise verb learn by repetition; `We drilled French verbs every day`; `Pianists practice scales`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  25. drill
    practice session noun systematic training by multiple repetitions; `practice makes perfect`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web



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27 May 2012

This day in history: The Queen Mary made her maiden voyage, on the Southampton-Cherbourg-New York route, on 27 May 1936. The passenger accommodation emphasised the first two classes, cabin and tourist. The propulsion machinery of the ship produced a massive 160,000 SHP and gave it a speed of over 30 knots. Despite expectations that the ship would try to break speed records on its first voyage a thick fog destroyed any hope of this. The Queen Mary spent a short time in drydock during July whilst adjustments were made to the propellers and turbines. When the ship returned to service, in August, it made a record voyage from Bishop's Rock to Ambrose light and took the Blue Riband from the Normandie. read more

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