Topic: TOOLS
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adze
air pump
anvil
attachment
auger
awl
axe
bargepole
battleaxe
bevel
billhook
bit
blade
boat hook
box end wrench
bradawl
branding iron
Bunsen burner
buzz saw
calculator
callipers
card
chainsaw
chisel
circular saw
claw
craft knife
crowbar
cutter
drill
dropper
dynamo
endoscope
file(n)
file(v)
generator
gimlet
gizmo
grappling iron
grindstone
hacksaw
hammer
handsaw
harrow
hatchet
high-pressure
instrument
jack
jackhammer
jemmy
jigsaw
jimmy
knitting needle
last
level
lever
machete
mallet
mattock
monkey wrench
nutcracker
penknife
periscope
pick
pickaxe
pinking shears
plane
planer
pliers
plough
plumb line
plunger
pneumatic drill
power drill
power tool
prod
pulley
punch
ram
rasp
retool
riddle
rose
ruler
sander
sandpaper
saw
scissors
scraper
screwdriver
shaft
shank
sickle
sieve
sledgehammer
soldering iron
spanner
spirit level
spray gun
square
stamp
staple gun
stripper
tape
tape measure
theodolite
thermometer
thermostat
tomahawk
tongs
tool
tool kit
triangle
trowel
T-square
two-handed
wand
wedge
whet
whetstone
wire cutters
workbench
yoke
| Language: | Old English |
| Origin: | tol |
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tool1 S2 W2
[countable]
[countable]1TZ something that you hold in your hand and use to do a particular job :
I don't have the right tools to start fiddling around with the engine.
a shop selling garden tools
I don't have the right tools to start fiddling around with the engine.
a shop selling garden tools2 a piece of equipment or a skill that is useful for doing your job :
Television is an important tool for the modern teacher.
Television is an important tool for the modern teacher.3 someone who is used unfairly by another person and who has to do things they do not really want to do - used to show disapproval
4 informal not polite a man's penis (=sex organ)
