Meanings
noundrill bit (plural drill bits)
plural drill bits · alternative drillbit · alternative drill bitt
- A twist drill.
- Any other style of cutter, for example a spade drill, that is rotated and fed in a similar manner as a twist drill to of cut a hole in metal, wood or other materials.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
Bulgarian бурги́я
- бурги́я (burgíja)any cutter used in similar way
Chinese Mandarin 鑽頭 /钻头
- 鑽頭 /钻头 (zuàntóu)any cutter used in similar way
Dutch boorkop
- boorkopany cutter used in similar way
Finnish poranterä
- poranteräany cutter used in similar way
German Bohrer, Bohreinsatz
- Bohrerany cutter used in similar way
- Bohreinsatzany cutter used in similar way
- Bohreisenany cutter used in similar way
Hungarian fúrófej, fúrószár
- fúrófejany cutter used in similar way
- fúrószárany cutter used in similar way
Spanish broca
- brocaany cutter used in similar way
Cite this entry
APA
drill bit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drill%20bit
MLA
“drill bit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drill%20bit. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “drill bit,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drill%20bit.
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