noun
- a small tool with a pointed screw tip for boring holes
- a cocktail made with gin and lime juice
Examples
- The carpenter used a gimlet to make pilot holes for the screws.
- She twisted the gimlet into the wood with steady pressure.
- The bartender prepared a classic gimlet with fresh lime juice.
- He ordered a gimlet at the cocktail bar.
- The gimlet’s sharp point easily penetrated the soft pine.
- A gimlet is traditionally served in a coupe glass.
- The woodworker kept several gimlets of different sizes in his toolbox.