Topic: TOOLS
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anvil
attachment
auger
axe
bit
blade
calculator
card
chainsaw
claw
cutter
drill
dynamo
file(n)
file(v)
generator
gizmo
hammer
harrow
high-pressure
instrument
jack
jigsaw
jimmy
last
level
lever
mallet
pick
plane
planer
pliers
plough
power tool
prod
pulley
punch
ram
riddle
rose
ruler
sander
saw
scissors
scraper
screwdriver
shaft
shank
sieve
square
stamp
stripper
tape
thermometer
thermostat
tool
tool kit
triangle
wand
wedge
workbench
yoke
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Show all entries from Topic: TOOLS| 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)
