| Drilling 1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Drill. 2. (n.) The act of piercing with a drill. 3. (n.) A training by repeated exercises. 4. (n.) The act of using a drill in sowing seeds. 5. (n.) A heavy, twilled fabric of linen or cotton. Thesaurus Entries basic training, binding over, breaking, breeding, conditioning, cultivation, development, discipline, drill, drilling, exercise, fetching-up, fostering, grooming, housebreaking, improvement, in-service training, indenture, manual training, military training, nurture, nurturing, on-the-job training, practice, preparation, raising, readying, rearing, rehearsal, sloyd, training, upbringing, vocational education, vocational training |