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- [gim-lit]
- /ˈgɪm lɪt/
- /ˈɡɪm.lət/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [gim-lit]
- /ˈgɪm lɪt/
Definitions of gimlet word
- noun gimlet a small tool for boring holes, consisting of a shaft with a pointed screw at one end and a handle perpendicular to the shaft at the other. 1
- noun gimlet a cocktail made with gin or vodka, sweetened lime juice, and sometimes soda water. 1
- verb with object gimlet to pierce with or as if with a gimlet. 1
- verb with object gimlet Also, gimblet [gim-blit] /ˈgɪm blɪt/ (Show IPA). Nautical. to rotate (a suspended anchor) to a desired position. 1
- adjective gimlet able to penetrate or bore through. 1
- noun gimlet A small T-shaped tool with a screw -tip for boring holes. 1
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Origin of gimlet
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; late Middle English < Old French guimbelet < Germanic; compare Middle Dutch wimmel wimble
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Parts of speech for Gimlet
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gimlet popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
gimlet usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for gimlet
noun gimlet
- auger — a hand tool with a bit shaped like a corkscrew, for boring holes in wood
- punch — the chief male character in a Punch-and-Judy show.
- implement — any article used in some activity, especially an instrument, tool, or utensil: agricultural implements.
- bit — A bit of something is a small part or section of it.
- trephine — a small circular saw with a center pin mounted on a strong hollow metal shaft to which is attached a transverse handle: used in surgery to remove circular disks of bone from the skull.
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