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tool - an implement used in the practice of a vocation |
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implement instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end
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abradant,
abrader a tool or machine used for wearing down or smoothing or polishing
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bender a tool for bending; "he used pliers as a bender"
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clincher a tool used to clinch nails or bolts or rivets
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comb the act of drawing a comb through hair; "his hair needed a comb"
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cutting implement a tool used for cutting or slicing
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drill (military) the training of soldiers to march (as in ceremonial parades) or to perform the manual of arms
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eolith a crude stone artifact (as a chipped flint); possibly the earliest tools
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fork cutlery used for serving and eating food
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gang tool consisting of a combination of implements arranged to work together
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garden tool,
lawn tool used for working in gardens or yards
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grapnel,
grapple,
grappler,
grappling hook,
grappling iron a light anchor for small boats
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hack a saddle horse used for transportation rather than sport etc.
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hand tool a tool used with workers' hands
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hoe a tool with a flat blade attached at right angles to a long handle
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jack male donkey
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jaws of life hydraulic tool inserted into a wrecked vehicle and used to pry the wreckage apart in order to provide access to people trapped inside
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neolith a stone tool from the Neolithic Age
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paleolith a stone tool from the Paleolithic age
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muller,
pestle,
pounder a vessel in which wine is mulled
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plough,
plow a farm tool having one or more heavy blades to break the soil and cut a furrow prior to sowing
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power tool a tool driven by a motor
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punch,
puncher (boxing) a blow with the fist; "I gave him a clout on his nose"
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rake a long-handled tool with a row of teeth at its head; used to move leaves or loosen soil
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ram uncastrated adult male sheep; "a British term is `tup'"
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rounder a tool for rounding corners or edges
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saw set a tool used to bend each alternate sawtooth at a slight angle outward
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shaping tool a tool for shaping metal
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strickle a tool used in a foundry to shape a mold in sand
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style,
stylus a slender bristlelike or tubular process; "a cartilaginous style"
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tamp,
tamper,
tamping bar a tool for tamping (e.g., for tamping tobacco into a pipe bowl or a charge into a drill hole etc.)
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tap a light touch or stroke
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swage,
upset the act of upsetting something; "he was badly bruised by the upset of his sled at a high speed"
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tool - work with a tool |
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process,
work,
work on subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition; "process cheese"; "process hair"; "treat the water so it can be drunk"; "treat the lawn with chemicals" ; "treat an oil spill"
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tool - drive; "The convertible tooled down the street" |
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drive move into a desired direction of discourse; "What are you driving at?"
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tool - furnish with tools |
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furnish,
provide,
render,
supply provide or equip with furniture; "We furnished the house in the Biedermeyer style"
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