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# gimlet

noun (gimlet, gimlets)

«gimlet» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A gimlet is a small hand tool with a sharp, twisted point, used for boring small holes in wood. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gimlet/#m1)

### In the lessons

in stories, a gimlet is used by a carpenter or a clever animal to make holes in wood

### Examples

- The carpenter bored a hole with his gimlet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gimlet/#x1)
- I need a gimlet to start the screw. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gimlet/#x2)
- The rabbit fetched a gimlet from the cupboard. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gimlet/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «gimlet» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gimlet/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«gimlet» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/gimlet.html) on Mova free.