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gimlet

gim·let

 (gĭm′lĭt)
n.
1. A small hand tool having a spiraled shank, a screw tip, and a cross handle and used for boring holes.
2. A cocktail made with vodka or gin, sweetened lime juice, and sometimes effervescent water and garnished with a slice of lime.
tr.v. gim·let·ed, gim·let·ing, gim·lets
To make a hole in (something) with a gimlet.
adj.
Having a penetrating or piercing quality: gimlet eyes.

[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman guimbelet, perhaps from Middle Dutch wimmelkijn, diminutive of wimmel, auger.]
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gimlet

(ˈɡɪmlɪt)
n
1. (Tools) a small hand tool consisting of a pointed spiral tip attached at right angles to a handle, used for boring small holes in wood
2. (Cookery) US a cocktail consisting of half gin or vodka and half lime juice
3. (Plants) a eucalyptus of W Australia having a twisted bole
vb
(Tools) (tr) to make holes in (wood) using a gimlet
adj
penetrating; piercing (esp in the phrase gimlet-eyed)
[C15: from Old French guimbelet, of Germanic origin, see wimble]
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gim•let

(ˈgɪm lɪt)
n.
1. 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.
2. a cocktail of gin or vodka, lime juice, and sometimes sugar.
v.t.
3. to pierce with or as if with a gimlet.
[1375–1425; late Middle English < Old French guimbelet < Germanic; compare Middle Dutch wimmel wimble]
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gimlet


Past participle: gimleted
Gerund: gimleting

Imperative
gimlet
gimlet
Present
I gimlet
you gimlet
he/she/it gimlets
we gimlet
you gimlet
they gimlet
Preterite
I gimleted
you gimleted
he/she/it gimleted
we gimleted
you gimleted
they gimleted
Present Continuous
I am gimleting
you are gimleting
he/she/it is gimleting
we are gimleting
you are gimleting
they are gimleting
Present Perfect
I have gimleted
you have gimleted
he/she/it has gimleted
we have gimleted
you have gimleted
they have gimleted
Past Continuous
I was gimleting
you were gimleting
he/she/it was gimleting
we were gimleting
you were gimleting
they were gimleting
Past Perfect
I had gimleted
you had gimleted
he/she/it had gimleted
we had gimleted
you had gimleted
they had gimleted
Future
I will gimlet
you will gimlet
he/she/it will gimlet
we will gimlet
you will gimlet
they will gimlet
Future Perfect
I will have gimleted
you will have gimleted
he/she/it will have gimleted
we will have gimleted
you will have gimleted
they will have gimleted
Future Continuous
I will be gimleting
you will be gimleting
he/she/it will be gimleting
we will be gimleting
you will be gimleting
they will be gimleting
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been gimleting
you have been gimleting
he/she/it has been gimleting
we have been gimleting
you have been gimleting
they have been gimleting
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been gimleting
you will have been gimleting
he/she/it will have been gimleting
we will have been gimleting
you will have been gimleting
they will have been gimleting
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been gimleting
you had been gimleting
he/she/it had been gimleting
we had been gimleting
you had been gimleting
they had been gimleting
Conditional
I would gimlet
you would gimlet
he/she/it would gimlet
we would gimlet
you would gimlet
they would gimlet
Past Conditional
I would have gimleted
you would have gimleted
he/she/it would have gimleted
we would have gimleted
you would have gimleted
they would have gimleted
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.gimlet - a cocktail made of gin or vodka and lime juice
cocktail - a short mixed drink
2.gimlet - hand tool for boring holesgimlet - hand tool for boring holes    
drill - a tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows)
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Translations
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gimlet

[ˈgɪmlɪt] N (for wood) → barrena f de mano
he had gimlet eyestenía una mirada muy penetrante
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gimlet

[ˈgɪmlɪt] n (= tool) → vrille f
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gimlet

nHand- or Vorbohrer m; her gimlet eyesihre Luchsaugen; to have eyes like gimletsAugen wie ein Luchs haben; gimlet-eyedluchsäugig
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gimlet

[ˈgɪmlɪt] n (for wood) → succhiello
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