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All drilling synonyms

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noun drilling

  • diggings — (usually used with a singular verb) a place where digging is carried on.
  • propagandist — a person involved in producing or spreading propaganda.
  • proselytism — the act or fact of becoming a proselyte; conversion.
  • coaching — the act of training a person or team of people in a particular sport
  • mining — an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
  • callisthenics — light exercises designed to promote general fitness, develop muscle tone, etc
  • drill — a large, baboonlike monkey, Mandrillus leucophaeus, of western Africa, similar to the related mandrill but smaller and less brightly colored: now endangered.
  • schoolwork — the material studied in or for school, comprising homework and work done in class.
  • chalk talk — an informal lecture with pertinent points, explanatory diagrams, etc, shown on a blackboard
  • practice — habitual or customary performance; operation: office practice.
  • apprenticeship — Someone who has an apprenticeship works for a fixed period of time for a person who has a particular skill in order to learn the skill. Apprenticeship is the system of learning a skill like this.
  • discipline — training to act in accordance with rules; drill: military discipline.
  • self-mastery — self-control.
  • teaching — Informal. teacher.
  • prepping — preparatory school.
  • warm up — Informal. a warming: Sit by the fire and have a nice warm.
  • schooling — a large number of fish, porpoises, whales, or the like, feeding or migrating together.
  • practise — habitual or customary performance; operation: office practice.
  • calisthenics — Calisthenics are simple exercises that you can do to keep fit and healthy.
  • instruction — machine instruction
  • tune-up — an adjustment, as of a motor, to improve working order or condition: The car needs a tune-up badly.
  • learned — having much knowledge; scholarly; erudite: learned professors.
  • pedagogics — the science or art of teaching or education; pedagogy.
  • homework — schoolwork assigned to be done outside the classroom (distinguished from classwork).
  • domestication — to convert (animals, plants, etc.) to domestic uses; tame.
  • pedagogy — the function or work of a teacher; teaching.
  • book learning — knowledge gained from books rather than from direct personal experience
  • self-command — self-control.
  • gym — a gymnasium.
  • inculcation — the act of inculcating, or teaching or influencing persistently and repeatedly so as to implant or instill an idea, theory, attitude, etc.
  • tutelage — the act of guarding, protecting, or guiding; office or function of a guardian; guardianship.
  • education — the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life.
  • quarrying — an excavation or pit, usually open to the air, from which building stone, slate, or the like, is obtained by cutting, blasting, etc.

adjective drilling

  • sharp — having a thin cutting edge or a fine point; well-adapted for cutting or piercing: a sharp knife.
  • incisive — penetrating; cutting; biting; trenchant: an incisive tone of voice.
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