Dremel

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noun

A handheld rotary tool with various attachments e.g., circular saw blades.

Less commonScrabble 9

Meanings

nounDremel (plural Dremels)

plural Dremels

  1. A handheld rotary tool with various attachments e.g., circular saw blades.
verbDremel (third-person singular simple present Dremels, present participle (US) Dremeling or (UK) Dremelling, simple past and past participle (US) Dremeled or (UK) Dremelled)

present singular third person Dremels · US participle present Dremeling · UK participle present Dremelling · US participle past Dremeled · US past Dremeled · UK participle past Dremelled · UK past Dremelled

  1. rareTo cut or grind with such a tool.

Origin

US brand name. Originally developed by Albert J. Dremel.

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APA

Dremel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dremel

MLA

“Dremel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dremel. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dremel,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dremel.

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