Tool
[tuːl] or [tul]
Definition
(noun.) an implement used in the practice of a vocation.
(verb.) work with a tool.
(verb.) drive; 'The convertible tooled down the street'.
(verb.) furnish with tools.
Edited by Della--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) An instrument such as a hammer, saw, plane, file, and the like, used in the manual arts, to facilitate mechanical operations; any instrument used by a craftsman or laborer at his work; an implement; as, the tools of a joiner, smith, shoe-maker, etc.; also, a cutter, chisel, or other part of an instrument or machine that dresses work.
(n.) A machine for cutting or shaping materials; -- also called machine tool.
(n.) Hence, any instrument of use or service.
(n.) A weapon.
(n.) A person used as an instrument by another person; -- a word of reproach; as, men of intrigue have their tools, by whose agency they accomplish their purposes.
(v. t.) To shape, form, or finish with a tool.
(v. t.) To drive, as a coach.
Edited by Ingram
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Instrument, implement, utensil.[2]. Hireling.
Typed by Hester
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Utensil, implement, machine, instrument, dupe, cat's-paw, hireling,[SeeLANGUAGE]
Typist: Molly
Definition
n. an instrument used by workmen: one who acts as the mere instrument of another.—v.t. to mark with a tool esp. to ornament or imprint designs upon of bookbinders: (slang) to drive as a coach or other vehicle: to carry in a vehicle.—v.i. to travel in a vehicle to drive.—n. Tool′ing workmanship done with a tool.
Typed by Lena
Examples
- And without those powers, what mechanical tool or machine has since been developed? William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Now the operator has to adjust himself to his machine, instead of his tool to his own purposes. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- Formerly augers and similar boring tools had merely a curved sharpened end and a concavity to hold the chips, and the whole tool had to be withdrawn to empty the chips. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Wood-working implements in which the cutting tool was carried by a sliding block were described in the English patents of General Sir Samuel Bentham and Joseph Bramah, in 1793-94. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- The emphasis in school upon this particular tool has, however, its dangers--dangers which are not theoretical but exhibited in practice. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- This crude tool, brought into use by ancient Egypt, remained almost stationary as to form and method of use until the middle of the last century. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The most conspicuous element in this is the wide-spread acceptance of the X-ray as a necessary tool of the medical profession. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- In a tool-shed at the bottom of the garden, lay the relics of building-materials, left by masons lately employed to repair a part of the premises. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- There was no buying of foundry iron by analysis, no high carbon steels, no fancy tool steels--nor any efficiency experts with their stop watches and scientific speed-and-feed tables. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- They had been drawn in chalk upon the black wooden door of the tool-house, which stands beside the lawn in full view of the front windows. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Weight of gun, carriage, limber, drag ropes, tools, etc. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Many special tools, particularly those designed for _bicycle work_, have been devised, as exhibited by patent to Hillman, August 11, 1891, No. 457,718. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- A nation bent upon a policy of social invention would make its tools an incident. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- Food--that was the problem of those long tired years which dragged through the ages, when nearly everyone was a farmer, and a farmer with crude tools held in his hands. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Formerly augers and similar boring tools had merely a curved sharpened end and a concavity to hold the chips, and the whole tool had to be withdrawn to empty the chips. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- His tools were old bottles, glasses, tobacco-pipes, teacups, and such odds and ends as he could find. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- I consider his planting one of his menial tools in the yard, an act of sneaking and sniffing. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Human beings have desires that are far more important than the tools and toys and churches they make to satisfy them. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- There was a door in the kitchen, communicating with the forge; I unlocked and unbolted that door, and got a file from among Joe's tools. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- Yes, he said, the tools which would teach men their own use would be beyond price. Plato. The Republic.
- A tall custard-coloured phaeton tooling up in a solemn manner leaves four cards, to wit, a couple of Mr Podsnaps, a Mrs Podsnap, and a Miss Podsnap. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
Typist: Trevor