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twist drill

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.85 in modern English

Syllables
twist -drill
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A rotating cutting tool, used for cutting holes in rigid materials, that consists of an essentially conical point, relieved and fluted to form cutting lips, and spiral flutes which direct the chips away from the lips and toward ejection from the hole.

Inflected Forms

twist drills (plural)

Synonyms

twist bit

Questions

What does twist drill mean?
A rotating cutting tool, used for cutting holes in rigid materials, that consists of an essentially conical point, relieved and fluted to form cutting lips, and spiral flutes which direct the chips away from the lips and toward ejection from the hole.

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