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gimlet

Noun

∙ A small screw-tipped tool for boring holes.
∙ A cocktail, usually made with gin and lime juice.

Verb

∙ To pierce or bore holes (as if using a gimlet).

BABYLON ENGLISH
gimlet n.
tool for making holes, drill; awl

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
gimlet
gimlet
\gim"let\ (?), n. [also written and pronounced gimbled (&?;)] [of. guimbelet, guibelet, f. gibelet, prob. fr. od. wimpel, weme, a bore, wemelen to bore, to wimble. see wimble, n.] a small tool for boring holes. it has a leading screw, a grooved body, and a cross handle.
gimlet
eye, a squint-eye. [colloq.]
gimlet
\gim"let\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. gimleted; p. pr. & vb. n. gimleting.]
1. to pierce or make with a gimlet.
2. (naut.) to turn round (an anchor) by the stock, with a motion like turning a gimlet.
gimlet
n
1. gin or vodka and lime juice
2. hand tool for boring holes [syn: auger, screw auger, wimble]

similar words(1)

gimlet eye

WORDNET 2.0
gimlet
Noun
1. a cocktail made of gin or vodka and lime juice
(hypernym) cocktail
2. hand tool for boring holes
(synonym) auger, screw auger, wimble
(hypernym) drill

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Gimlet
Gimlet may refer to:
GeographyGimlet, Kentucky, an unincorporated town in the United States
See more at Wikipedia.org...

WIKTIONARY - Yabla

gimlet

Noun

∙ A small screw-tipped tool for boring holes.
∙ A cocktail, usually made with gin and lime juice.

Verb

∙ To pierce or bore holes (as if using a gimlet).

BABYLON ENGLISH
gimlet n.
tool for making holes, drill; awl

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
gimlet
gimlet
\gim"let\ (?), n. [also written and pronounced gimbled (&?;)] [of. guimbelet, guibelet, f. gibelet, prob. fr. od. wimpel, weme, a bore, wemelen to bore, to wimble. see wimble, n.] a small tool for boring holes. it has a leading screw, a grooved body, and a cross handle.
gimlet
eye, a squint-eye. [colloq.]
gimlet
\gim"let\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. gimleted; p. pr. & vb. n. gimleting.]
1. to pierce or make with a gimlet.
2. (naut.) to turn round (an anchor) by the stock, with a motion like turning a gimlet.
gimlet
n
1. gin or vodka and lime juice
2. hand tool for boring holes [syn: auger, screw auger, wimble]

similar words(1)

gimlet eye

WORDNET 2.0
gimlet
Noun
1. a cocktail made of gin or vodka and lime juice
(hypernym) cocktail
2. hand tool for boring holes
(synonym) auger, screw auger, wimble
(hypernym) drill

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Gimlet
Gimlet may refer to:
GeographyGimlet, Kentucky, an unincorporated town in the United States
See more at Wikipedia.org...

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