gimlet (redirected from gimlets)

gim·let  (gmlt) 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 penetrate with or as if 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.]

gimlet

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gimlet [gim-let]

Noun

a small hand tool with a pointed spiral tip, used for boring holes in wood

Adjective

penetrating or piercing: gimlet eyes [Old French guimbelet]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	gimlet - a cocktail made of gin or vodka and lime juice cocktail - a short mixed drink
	2.	gimlet - hand tool for boring holes           screw auger, wimble, auger drill - a tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows)

Translations

gimlet [ˈgɪmlɪt] n → barrena de mano

gimlet [ˈgɪmlɪt] n → vrille f

gimlet [ˈgɪmlɪt] n → Handbohrer m

gimlet [ˈgɪmlɪt] n → succhiello