DRILLING as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum
   Synonym(s)
   • boring (what does boring mean?)
   • oil production (what does oil production mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) drilling is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • production (what does production mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • bore (what does bore mean?)
   • drill (what does drill mean?)
2. Meaning
   • the act of drilling
   Synonym(s)
   • boring (what does boring mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) drilling is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • creating by removal (what does creating by removal mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • bore (what does bore mean?)
   • drill (what does drill mean?)