Word Type

Noun

Verb

Proper Noun

The word "drilling" can be used as noun, verb and proper noun.

Word Relationships

Coordinate Terms

boring broaching grinding milling planing reaming shaping turning vierling

Derived Terms

antidrilling biodrilling drilling fluid drilling rig nondrilling postdrilling rope drilling well drilling

Derived From

drill

Inflected/Variant Forms

drill

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

creating by removal production

Type Of (IsA)

creating by removal

Related Terms

barrel drill drill bit firearm

Synonym Network

boring

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.