gimlet

[ gim-lit ]

/ ˈgɪm lɪt /

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noun

a small tool for boring holes, consisting of a shaft with a pointed screw at one end and a handle perpendicular to the shaft at the other.

a cocktail made with gin or vodka, sweetened lime juice, and sometimes soda water.

verb (used with object)

to pierce with or as if with a gimlet.

Also gim·blet

[gim-blit]. /ˈgɪm blɪt/. Nautical. to rotate (a suspended anchor) to a desired position.

adjective

able to penetrate or bore through.

Origin of gimlet

1375–1425; late Middle English <Old French guimbelet<Germanic; compare Middle Dutch wimmelwimble

OTHER WORDS FROM gimlet

gim·let·y, adjective

Words nearby gimlet

gimbals, Gimbel, gimcrack, gimcrackery, gimel, gimlet, gimlet eye, gimmal, gimme, gimme cap, gimmick

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Example sentences from the Web for gimlet

Murdoch was known to personally track all of the editorial budgets with a gimlet eye.
Murdoch on the Rocks: How a Lone Reporter Revealed the Mogul's Tabloid Terror Machine|Clive Irving|August 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There are reasons, in other words, for hard-shell conservatives to give him the gimlet eye.
Rand Paul Woos the Base With Hot Monica Lewinsky Talk|Michael Tomasky|February 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
What the baron recoils from in horror, others discern with a gimlet eye to the main social chance.
David's Bookclub: The Guermantes Way|David Frum|September 3, 2012|DAILY BEAST
However, with the gimlet eyes of a new blogger, I detect ominous portents of change.
The Future of the Book|Sam Harris|September 27, 2011|DAILY BEAST

In other words, the mental jump needed to invent the gimlet was from a base of nothing that we can exactly specify.
Invention|Bradley A. Fiske
These holes may be bored with a screw-eye if you haven't a gimlet or drill.
Home-made Toys for Girls and Boys|A. Neely Hall
His fiery eyes, placed very close to his nose and piercing as a gimlet, would have won him the name of a sorcerer in Naples.
The Two Brothers|Honore de Balzac
For these the holes should be bored part way with a gimlet, and a peg used larger than the hole.
Boy Scouts Handbook|Boy Scouts of America
Bore a hole one-quarter of an inch across through the centre of the disk with a gimlet or sharp-pointed awl.
The Child's Rainy Day Book|Mary White

British Dictionary definitions for gimlet

gimlet

/ (ˈɡɪmlɪt) /

noun

a small hand tool consisting of a pointed spiral tip attached at right angles to a handle, used for boring small holes in wood

US a cocktail consisting of half gin or vodka and half lime juice

a eucalyptus of W Australia having a twisted bole

verb

(tr) to make holes in (wood) using a gimlet

adjective

penetrating; piercing (esp in the phrase gimlet-eyed)

Word Origin for gimlet

C15: from Old French guimbelet, of Germanic origin, see wimble

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	gimlet
释义	gimlet [ gim-lit ] / ˈgɪm lɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR gimlet ON THESAURUS.COM noun a small tool for boring holes, consisting of a shaft with a pointed screw at one end and a handle perpendicular to the shaft at the other. a cocktail made with gin or vodka, sweetened lime juice, and sometimes soda water. verb (used with object) to pierce with or as if with a gimlet. Also gim·blet [gim-blit]. /ˈgɪm blɪt/. Nautical. to rotate (a suspended anchor) to a desired position. adjective able to penetrate or bore through. Origin of gimlet 1375–1425; late Middle English <Old French guimbelet<Germanic; compare Middle Dutch wimmelwimble OTHER WORDS FROM gimlet gim·let·y, adjective Words nearby gimlet gimbals, Gimbel, gimcrack, gimcrackery, gimel, gimlet, gimlet eye, gimmal, gimme, gimme cap, gimmick Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for gimlet Murdoch was known to personally track all of the editorial budgets with a gimlet eye. Murdoch on the Rocks: How a Lone Reporter Revealed the Mogul's Tabloid Terror Machine\|Clive Irving\|August 25, 2014\|DAILY BEAST There are reasons, in other words, for hard-shell conservatives to give him the gimlet eye. Rand Paul Woos the Base With Hot Monica Lewinsky Talk\|Michael Tomasky\|February 12, 2014\|DAILY BEAST What the baron recoils from in horror, others discern with a gimlet eye to the main social chance. David's Bookclub: The Guermantes Way\|David Frum\|September 3, 2012\|DAILY BEAST However, with the gimlet eyes of a new blogger, I detect ominous portents of change. The Future of the Book\|Sam Harris\|September 27, 2011\|DAILY BEAST In other words, the mental jump needed to invent the gimlet was from a base of nothing that we can exactly specify. Invention\|Bradley A. Fiske These holes may be bored with a screw-eye if you haven't a gimlet or drill. Home-made Toys for Girls and Boys\|A. Neely Hall His fiery eyes, placed very close to his nose and piercing as a gimlet, would have won him the name of a sorcerer in Naples. The Two Brothers\|Honore de Balzac For these the holes should be bored part way with a gimlet, and a peg used larger than the hole. Boy Scouts Handbook\|Boy Scouts of America Bore a hole one-quarter of an inch across through the centre of the disk with a gimlet or sharp-pointed awl. The Child's Rainy Day Book\|Mary White British Dictionary definitions for gimlet gimlet / (ˈɡɪmlɪt) / noun a small hand tool consisting of a pointed spiral tip attached at right angles to a handle, used for boring small holes in wood US a cocktail consisting of half gin or vodka and half lime juice a eucalyptus of W Australia having a twisted bole verb (tr) to make holes in (wood) using a gimlet adjective penetrating; piercing (esp in the phrase gimlet-eyed) Word Origin for gimlet C15: from Old French guimbelet, of Germanic origin, see wimble Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to gimlet grill, tool, borer, auger, punch, implement, bit, trephine, trepan, riveter, awl, wimble, corkscrew, jackhammer, dibble, countersink
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gimlet

noun

verb (used with object)

adjective

Origin of gimlet

OTHER WORDS FROM gimlet

Words nearby gimlet

Example sentences from the Web for gimlet

British Dictionary definitions for gimlet

noun

verb

adjective

Word Origin for gimlet

Words related to gimlet