fire drill vs drill

drill vs fire drill

fire drill and drill both are nouns.

fire drill is not a verb while drill is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fire drill	Yes	No	No	No
drill	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, drill is a hypernym of fire drill; that is, drill is a word with a broader meaning than fire drill:

fire drill: an exercise intended to train people in duties and escape procedures to be followed in case of fire
drill: systematic training by multiple repetitions

Other hypernyms of fire drill include exercise, practice, practice session, recitation.

fire drill (noun)	drill (noun)
an exercise intended to train people in duties and escape procedures to be followed in case of fire	systematic training by multiple repetitions
	(military) the training of soldiers to march (as in ceremonial parades) or to perform the manual of arms
	similar to the mandrill but smaller and less brightly colored
	a tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows)

fire drill (verb)	drill (verb)
	learn by repetition
	teach by repetition
	train in the military, e.g., in the use of weapons
	undergo military training or do military exercises
	make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool

Difference between fire drill and drill

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