twill

Definitions of twill
  1. noun
    a tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows)
    synonyms: boor, keper, keperstof
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    avegaar, effer, fret, grondboor, handboor, handboormachine, houtfretje, schroefboor, wielboor
    hand tool for boring holes
    kotterbank, steenboor
    a drill for penetrating rock
    schachtboor, schedelboor, trepaan
    a drill for cutting circular holes around a center
    boormachine
    a rotating power drill powered by an electric motor
    type of:
    gereedschap, gerei, hulp, hulpje, hulpmiddel, utensiliën, utiliteit, werktuig
    an implement used in the practice of a vocation
  2. noun
    a cloth with parallel diagonal lines or ribs
    synonyms: keper, keperstof
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    doek, kleed, materiaal, stof, stofdoek, stofvod, textiel, textielindustrie, textielnijverheid, textielvezel, weefsel
    artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
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