Words nearby tool
too-too, toodle-oo, tooele, took, tooke, tool, tool engineering, tool post, tool pusher, tool shed, tool steel
Origin of tool
SYNONYMS FOR tool
1 T ool , implement , instrument , utensil refer to contrivances for doing work. A tool is a contrivance held in and worked by the hand, for assisting the work of (especially) mechanics or laborers: a carpenter's tools. An implement is any tool or contrivance designed or used for a particular purpose: agricultural implements. An instrument is anything used in doing a certain work or producing a certain result, especially such as requires delicacy, accuracy, or precision: surgical or musical instruments. A utensil is especially an article for domestic use: kitchen utensils. When used figuratively of human agency, tool is generally used in a contemptuous sense; instrument , in a neutral or good sense: a tool of unscrupulous men; an instrument of Providence.
OTHER WORDS FROM tool
tool·er, nountool·less, adjectivemul·ti·tool, nounun·tooled, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for tool
tool
/ (tuːl) /
noun
verb
Derived forms of tool
tooler, nountool-less, adjectiveWord Origin for tool
Old English tōl; related to Old Norse tōl weapon, Old English tawian to prepare; see taw ²
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