Tom's company is drilling for oil.
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Drilling
/ˈdɹɪlɪŋ/
Synonyms for "drilling" (69 found)
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Closest matches (14)
Strong matches (21)
Noun(9 words)
Related words (34)
Noun(16 words)
hole makinghole-makingholingoil drillingoil productionpiercepracticepractice-relatedrehearserehearsingtooth preparationtraintrainingtraining-relatedtrainstunnelings
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19 entriesactivitycreating by removaldental procedureeducational methodeducational termindustrial activityindustrial descriptorinstructional descriptorinstructional techniquemachining operationmedical procedureoperationpracticeprocedureprocess-related adjectiveproduction
Showing 16 of 19 words.
More specific
20 entriescavity preparationcore drillingdeep drillingdrill exercisedrill protocoldrilling equipmentdrilling fluiddrilling operationdrilling planendodontic accessgas well drillingmilitary drilloffshore drillingoil well drillingonshore drillingoral drill
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Collocations
13 entriescore drillingdrill bitdrilling bitdrilling equipmentdrilling fluiddrilling muddrilling operationdrilling programdrilling rigdrilling siteoil drillingonshore drillingwell drilling
Inflections
5 entriesDerivations
5 entriesSample sentences
10 total sentences available.
Politics is the drilling of very thick planks.
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Tom is drilling the wall.
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I am drilling the door.
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Showing 4 of 10 available sentences.