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How to spell drill
Drill is spelled D-R-I-L-L. The part people get wrong: double L.
What it means: A hand tool or machine used for making holes.
In a sentence: Dad used a drill to make holes in the wall.
The part people get wrong
Watch for double l.
Same family: drills, drilling, drilled, driller, bore. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.
Where it comes from: The word "drill" comes from Middle Dutch "drillen," meaning to bore or turn in a circle. It originally described a twisting motion, which is still how many drills work today.
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