Synonyms
1. counter-drill
verb. drill in an opposite direction.
Synonyms
- drill
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Words that Rhyme with Rock Drill
- quenneville
- gaitskill
- pudwill
- overbill
- mcmil
- mcdill
- macdill
- jabril
- instill
- grabill
- goodwill
- gambill
- fulfill
- downhill
- distill
- distil
- courville
- brizill
- brazil
- belleville
- bastille
- waddill
- uphill
- until
- tamil
- tallil
- sunil
- seville
- refill
- newill
2. rock-steady
adjective. consistent in performance or behavior.
Synonyms
- steady-going
- dependable
Antonyms
- uneven
- unstable
- agitated
3. drill
verb. ['ˈdrɪl'] make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool.
Synonyms
- bore
- counter-drill
- spud
- trepan
Antonyms
- inflate
- deflate
- increase
- lengthen
Etymology
- drillen (Middle Dutch (ca. 1050-1350))
4. drill
verb. ['ˈdrɪl'] train in the military, e.g., in the use of weapons.
Synonyms
- prepare
- train
- educate
Antonyms
- calcify
- iodinate
- string
- abstain
Etymology
- drillen (Middle Dutch (ca. 1050-1350))
5. drill
verb. ['ˈdrɪl'] learn by repetition.
Synonyms
- study
- take
- practice
- read
- exercise
- practise
Antonyms
- refuse
- disclaim
- outgo
- stay
Etymology
- drillen (Middle Dutch (ca. 1050-1350))
6. drill
noun. ['ˈdrɪl'] (military) the training of soldiers to march (as in ceremonial parades) or to perform the manual of arms.
Synonyms
- preparation
- grooming
Antonyms
- walk
- automatic
- white-collar
Etymology
- drillen (Middle Dutch (ca. 1050-1350))
7. drill
verb. ['ˈdrɪl'] teach by repetition.
Synonyms
- ram down
- learn
- instill
- teach
- instruct
- drill in
- beat in
- inculcate
- infuse
Antonyms
- sell
- refrain
- lose
- contraindicate
Etymology
- drillen (Middle Dutch (ca. 1050-1350))
8. rock
noun. ['ˈrɑːk'] a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter.
Synonyms
- petrifaction
- concretion
- outcrop
- sill
- outcropping
- stepping stone
- crystal
- clastic rock
- stone
- xenolith
- calculus
- crystallization
- chondrite
- whin
- whinstone
- boulder
- pebble
- intrusion
- rock outcrop
- tor
- natural object
- bedrock
- wall rock
- achondrite
Antonyms
- unworldly
- mental
- achromatic
- please
Etymology
- rocke (Middle Dutch (ca. 1050-1350))
- rocke (Middle English (1100-1500))
- rokken (Middle English (1100-1500))
- roccian (Aragonese)
9. rock
noun. ['ˈrɑːk'] material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust.
Synonyms
- emery stone
- caliche
- limestone
- matrix
- shingling
- material
- marble
- metamorphic rock
- quartzite
- greisen
- emery rock
- aphanite
- crushed rock
- stone
- road metal
- gravel
- dolomite
- sedimentary rock
- igneous rock
- sima
- pudding stone
- pumice
- calc-tufa
- pumice stone
- mineral
- tufa
- claystone
- conglomerate
- magma
- fieldstone
- sial
Antonyms
- decrease
- uncombined
- disunion
- disappear
Etymology
- rocke (Middle Dutch (ca. 1050-1350))
- rocke (Middle English (1100-1500))
- rokken (Middle English (1100-1500))
- roccian (Aragonese)
10. rock
verb. ['ˈrɑːk'] move back and forth or sideways.
Synonyms
- shake
- swag
- sway
- totter
- roll
- move back and forth
Antonyms
- depress
- stand still
- strengthen
- ride
Etymology
- rocke (Middle Dutch (ca. 1050-1350))
- rocke (Middle English (1100-1500))
- rokken (Middle English (1100-1500))
- roccian (Aragonese)
Example sentences of the word rock-drill
1. Noun Phrase
At each mark, use a rock drill to cut a series of holes in a circle and inside the circle.