drill in : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

   darling
         adj 1: dearly loved [syn: {beloved}, {darling}, {dear}]
         n 1: a special loved one [syn: {darling}, {favorite},
               {favourite}, {pet}, {dearie}, {deary}, {ducky}]
         2: an Australian river; tributary of the Murray River [syn:
            {Darling}, {Darling River}]

English Dictionary: drill in	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
darling pea n either of two Australian plants of the genus Swainsona that are poisonous to sheep Synonym(s): darling pea, poison bush
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Darling River n an Australian river; tributary of the Murray River [syn: Darling, Darling River]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Darlingtonia n one species: California pitcher plant [syn: Darlingtonia, genus Darlingtonia]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Darlingtonia californica n marsh or bog herb having solitary pendulous yellow-green flowers and somewhat twisted pitchers with broad wings below Synonym(s): California pitcher plant, Darlingtonia californica
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dearly-won adj entailing great loss or sacrifice; "a dearly-won victory" Synonym(s): dearly-won, costly
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
derailment n an accident in which a train runs off its track
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Dorylinae n army ants Synonym(s): Dorylinae, subfamily Dorylinae
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
draw a line v reasonably object (to) or set a limit (on); "I draw the line when it comes to lending money to friends!" Synonym(s): draw the line, draw a line
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
drill in v teach by drills and repetition [syn: hammer in, {drill in}, ram down, beat in]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
drill instructor n a noncommissioned officer who instructs recruits in military marching and discipline Synonym(s): drill master, drill instructor
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
drill master n a noncommissioned officer who instructs recruits in military marching and discipline Synonym(s): drill master, drill instructor
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
drilling n the act of drilling Synonym(s): drilling, boring the act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum Synonym(s): boring, drilling, oil production
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
drilling bit n a bit used in drilling for oil [syn: drilling bit, {drill bit}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
drilling fluid n a mixture of clays and chemicals and water; pumped down the drill pipe to lubricate and cool the drilling bit and to flush out the cuttings and to strengthen the sides of the hole Synonym(s): drilling mud, drilling fluid
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
drilling mud n a mixture of clays and chemicals and water; pumped down the drill pipe to lubricate and cool the drilling bit and to flush out the cuttings and to strengthen the sides of the hole Synonym(s): drilling mud, drilling fluid
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
drilling pipe n a series of tubes (joined by screwed collars) that connect a drilling platform to the drilling bit; rotates the bit and supplies drilling mud
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
drilling platform n drilling rig consisting of an offshore platform (floating or fixed to the sea bed) from which many oil wells can be bored radially Synonym(s): drilling platform, offshore rig
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
drilling rig n rig used in drilling for oil or gas [syn: drill rig, drilling rig, oilrig, oil rig]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dry land n the solid part of the earth's surface; "the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land"; "the earth shook for several minutes"; "he dropped the logs on the ground" Synonym(s): land, dry land, earth, ground, solid ground, terra firma
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dry walling n the activity of building stone walls without mortar
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dryland berry n low deciduous shrub of the eastern United States bearing dark blue sweet berries Synonym(s): dryland blueberry, dryland berry, Vaccinium pallidum
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dryland blueberry n low deciduous shrub of the eastern United States bearing dark blue sweet berries Synonym(s): dryland blueberry, dryland berry, Vaccinium pallidum
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Duralumin n an aluminum-based alloy
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Darlingtonia \[d8]Dar`lingto"nia\, n. [NL. Named after Dr. William Darlington, a botanist of West Chester, Penn.] (Bot.) A genus of California pitcher plants consisting of a single species. The long tubular leaves are hooded at the top, and frequently contain many insects drowned in the secretion of the leaves.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Rallentando \[d8]Ral"len*tan"do\, a. [It.] (Mus.) Slackening; -- a direction to perform a passage with a gradual decrease in time and force; ritardando.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Trillium \[d8]Tril"li*um\, n. [NL.; cf. L. trilix triple-woven, triple.] (Bot.) A genus of liliaceous plants; the three-leaved nightshade; -- so called because all the parts of the plant are in threes.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Darling \Dar"ling\, a. Dearly beloved; regarded with especial kindness and tenderness; favorite. [bd]Some darling science.[b8] --I. Watts. [bd]Darling sin.[b8] --Macaulay.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Darling \Dar"ling\, n. [OE. derling, deorling, AS. de[a2]rling; de[a2]re dear + -ling. See {Dear}, and {-ling}.] One dearly beloved; a favorite. And can do naught but wail her darling's loss. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pitcher \Pitch"er\, n. [OE. picher, OF. pichier, OHG. pehhar, pehh[be]ri; prob. of the same origin as E. beaker. Cf. {Beaker}.] 1. A wide-mouthed, deep vessel for holding liquids, with a spout or protruding lip and a handle; a water jug or jar with a large ear or handle. 2. (Bot.) A tubular or cuplike appendage or expansion of the leaves of certain plants. {American pitcher plants}, the species of Sarracenia. See {Sarracenia}. {Australian pitcher plant}, the {Cephalotus follicularis}, a low saxifragaceous herb having two kinds of radical leaves, some oblanceolate and entire, others transformed into little ovoid pitchers, longitudinally triple-winged and ciliated, the mouth covered with a lid shaped like a cockleshell. {California pitcher plant}, the {Darlingtonia California}. See {Darlingtonia}. {Pitcher plant}, any plant with the whole or a part of the leaves transformed into pitchers or cuplike organs, especially the species of {Nepenthes}. See {Nepenthes}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dearling \Dear"ling\, n. A darling. [Obs.] --Spenser.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Derail \De*rail"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Derailed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Derailing}.] To cause to run off from the rails of a railroad, as a locomotive. --Lardner.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Derailment \De*rail"ment\, n. The act of going off, or the state of being off, the rails of a railroad.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dereling \Dere"ling\, n. Darling. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dereling \Dere"ling\, n. Darling. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Drawling \Drawl"ing\, n. The act of speaking with a drawl; a drawl. -- {Drawl"ing*ly}, adv. --Bacon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Drawl \Drawl\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Drawled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Drawling}.] [Prob. fr. draw: cf. D. dralen to linger, tarry, Icel. dralla to loiter. See {Draw}, and cf. {Draggle}.] To utter in a slow, lengthened tone.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Drawling \Drawl"ing\, n. The act of speaking with a drawl; a drawl. -- {Drawl"ing*ly}, adv. --Bacon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Shackle \Shac"kle\, n. [Generally used in the plural.] [OE. schakkyll, schakle, AS. scacul, sceacul, a shackle, fr. scacan to shake; cf. D. schakel a link of a chain, a mesh, Icel. sk[94]kull the pole of a cart. See {Shake}.] 1. Something which confines the legs or arms so as to prevent their free motion; specifically, a ring or band inclosing the ankle or wrist, and fastened to a similar shackle on the other leg or arm, or to something else, by a chain or a strap; a gyve; a fetter. His shackles empty left; himself escaped clean. --Spenser. 2. Hence, that which checks or prevents free action. His very will seems to be in bonds and shackles. --South. 3. A fetterlike band worn as an ornament. Most of the men and women . . . had all earrings made of gold, and gold shackles about their legs and arms. --Dampier. 4. A link or loop, as in a chain, fitted with a movable bolt, so that the parts can be separated, or the loop removed; a clevis. 5. A link for connecting railroad cars; -- called also {drawlink}, {draglink}, etc. 6. The hinged and curved bar of a padlock, by which it is hung to the staple. --Knight. {Shackle joint} (Anat.), a joint formed by a bony ring passing through a hole in a bone, as at the bases of spines in some fishes.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Drawlink \Draw"link`\, n. Same as {Drawbar} (b) .
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dragbar \Drag"bar`\, n. Same as {Drawbar} (b) . Called also {draglink}, and {drawlink}. [U. S.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Shackle \Shac"kle\, n. [Generally used in the plural.] [OE. schakkyll, schakle, AS. scacul, sceacul, a shackle, fr. scacan to shake; cf. D. schakel a link of a chain, a mesh, Icel. sk[94]kull the pole of a cart. See {Shake}.] 1. Something which confines the legs or arms so as to prevent their free motion; specifically, a ring or band inclosing the ankle or wrist, and fastened to a similar shackle on the other leg or arm, or to something else, by a chain or a strap; a gyve; a fetter. His shackles empty left; himself escaped clean. --Spenser. 2. Hence, that which checks or prevents free action. His very will seems to be in bonds and shackles. --South. 3. A fetterlike band worn as an ornament. Most of the men and women . . . had all earrings made of gold, and gold shackles about their legs and arms. --Dampier. 4. A link or loop, as in a chain, fitted with a movable bolt, so that the parts can be separated, or the loop removed; a clevis. 5. A link for connecting railroad cars; -- called also {drawlink}, {draglink}, etc. 6. The hinged and curved bar of a padlock, by which it is hung to the staple. --Knight. {Shackle joint} (Anat.), a joint formed by a bony ring passing through a hole in a bone, as at the bases of spines in some fishes.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Drawlink \Draw"link`\, n. Same as {Drawbar} (b) .
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dragbar \Drag"bar`\, n. Same as {Drawbar} (b) . Called also {draglink}, and {drawlink}. [U. S.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Shackle \Shac"kle\, n. [Generally used in the plural.] [OE. schakkyll, schakle, AS. scacul, sceacul, a shackle, fr. scacan to shake; cf. D. schakel a link of a chain, a mesh, Icel. sk[94]kull the pole of a cart. See {Shake}.] 1. Something which confines the legs or arms so as to prevent their free motion; specifically, a ring or band inclosing the ankle or wrist, and fastened to a similar shackle on the other leg or arm, or to something else, by a chain or a strap; a gyve; a fetter. His shackles empty left; himself escaped clean. --Spenser. 2. Hence, that which checks or prevents free action. His very will seems to be in bonds and shackles. --South. 3. A fetterlike band worn as an ornament. Most of the men and women . . . had all earrings made of gold, and gold shackles about their legs and arms. --Dampier. 4. A link or loop, as in a chain, fitted with a movable bolt, so that the parts can be separated, or the loop removed; a clevis. 5. A link for connecting railroad cars; -- called also {drawlink}, {draglink}, etc. 6. The hinged and curved bar of a padlock, by which it is hung to the staple. --Knight. {Shackle joint} (Anat.), a joint formed by a bony ring passing through a hole in a bone, as at the bases of spines in some fishes.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Drawlink \Draw"link`\, n. Same as {Drawbar} (b) .
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dragbar \Drag"bar`\, n. Same as {Drawbar} (b) . Called also {draglink}, and {drawlink}. [U. S.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Drawloom \Draw"loom`\, n. 1. A kind of loom used in weaving figured patterns; -- called also {drawboy}. 2. A species of damask made on the drawloom.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Drill \Drill\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Drilled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Drilling}.] [D. drillen to bore, drill (soldiers); probably akin to AS. pyrlian, pyrelian, to pierce. See {Thrill}.] 1. To pierce or bore with a drill, or a with a drill; to perforate; as, to drill a hole into a rock; to drill a piece of metal. 2. To train in the military art; to exercise diligently, as soldiers, in military evolutions and exercises; hence, to instruct thoroughly in the rudiments of any art or branch of knowledge; to discipline. He [Frederic the Great] drilled his people, as he drilled his grenadiers. -- Macaulay.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Drilling \Drill"ing\, n. 1. The act of piercing with a drill. 2. A training by repeated exercises.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Drilling \Drill"ing\, n. The act of using a drill in sowing seeds.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Drilling \Drill"ing\, n. [G. drillich, fr. L. trilix having three threads, fr. the of tres three + licium a thread of the warm. See {Three}, and cf. {Twill}.] (Manuf.) A heavy, twilled fabric of linen or cotton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Drillmaster \Drill"mas`ter\, n. One who teaches drill, especially in the way of gymnastics. --Macaulay.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Droll \Droll\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Drolled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Drolling}.] To jest; to play the buffoon. [R.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Drollingly \Droll"ing*ly\, adv. In a jesting manner.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Drool \Drool\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Drooled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Drooling}.] [Contr. fr. drivel.] To drivel, or drop saliva; as, the child drools. His mouth drooling with texts. -- T. Parker.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Dairyland, WI Zip code(s): 54830
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Darlington, ID Zip code(s): 83231 Darlington, IN (town, FIPS 16840) Location: 40.10818 N, 86.77655 W Population (1990): 740 (298 housing units) Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 47940 Darlington, MD Zip code(s): 21034 Darlington, MO (village, FIPS 18316) Location: 40.19877 N, 94.40017 W Population (1990): 76 (43 housing units) Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 64438 Darlington, PA (borough, FIPS 18192) Location: 40.81004 N, 80.42394 W Population (1990): 311 (132 housing units) Area: 0.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 16115 Darlington, SC (city, FIPS 18565) Location: 34.30181 N, 79.86610 W Population (1990): 7311 (3040 housing units) Area: 10.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 29532 Darlington, WI (city, FIPS 18875) Location: 42.68045 N, 90.11700 W Population (1990): 2235 (997 housing units) Area: 2.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 53530
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Darlington County, SC (county, FIPS 31) Location: 34.33185 N, 79.95535 W Population (1990): 61851 (23601 housing units) Area: 1455.7 sq km (land), 14.2 sq km (water)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Darling Ps. 22:20; 35:17) means an "only one."