drilled
Because it is a word with a single syllable, drilled is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions ofdrilled
- To create (a hole) by removing material with a drill (tool).
Example: "Drill a small hole to start the screw in the right direction."
- To practice, especially in (or as in) a military context.
Example: "They drilled daily to learn the routine exactly."
- To cause to drill (practice); to train in military arts.
Example: "The sergeant was up by 6:00 every morning, drilling his troops."
- To repeat an idea frequently in order to encourage someone to remember it.
Example: "The instructor drilled into us the importance of reading the instructions."
- To investigate or examine something in more detail or at a different level
Example: "Drill deeper and you may find the underlying assumptions faulty."
- To hit or kick with a lot of power.
- To hit someone with a pitch, especially in an intentional context.
- To have sexual intercourse with; to penetrate.
- To sow (seeds) by dribbling them along a furrow or in a row.
- To cause to flow in drills or rills or by trickling; to drain by trickling.
Example: "waters drilled through a sandy stratum"
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