tool
English Thesaurus
1. the means whereby some act is accomplished (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | agency, means, way, |
| definition | : | how a result is obtained or an end is achieved (noun.act) |
2. an implement used in the practice of a vocation (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | implement, |
| definition | : | instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | abradant, abrader, |
| definition | : | a tool or machine used for wearing down or smoothing or polishing (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | bender, |
| definition | : | a tool for bending (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | clincher, |
| definition | : | a tool used to clinch nails or bolts or rivets (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | comb, |
| definition | : | any of several tools for straightening fibers (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | cutting implement, |
| definition | : | a tool used for cutting or slicing (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | drill, |
| definition | : | a tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows) (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | eolith, |
| definition | : | a crude stone artifact (as a chipped flint); possibly the earliest tools (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | fork, |
| definition | : | an agricultural tool used for lifting or digging; has a handle and metal prongs (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | gang, |
| definition | : | tool consisting of a combination of implements arranged to work together (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | hack, |
| definition | : | a tool (as a hoe or pick or mattock) used for breaking up the surface of the soil (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | hand tool, |
| definition | : | a tool used with workers' hands (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | hoe, |
| definition | : | a tool with a flat blade attached at right angles to a long handle (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | jack, |
| definition | : | tool for exerting pressure or lifting (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | jaws of life, |
| definition | : | hydraulic tool inserted into a wrecked vehicle and used to pry the wreckage apart in order to provide access to people trapped inside (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | neolith, |
| definition | : | a stone tool from the Neolithic Age (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | paleolith, |
| definition | : | a stone tool from the Paleolithic age (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | muller, pestle, pounder, |
| definition | : | a heavy tool of stone or iron (usually with a flat base and a handle) that is used to grind and mix material (as grain or drugs or pigments) against a slab of stone (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | plough, plow, |
| definition | : | a farm tool having one or more heavy blades to break the soil and cut a furrow prior to sowing (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | power tool, |
| definition | : | a tool driven by a motor (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | punch, puncher, |
| definition | : | a tool for making holes or indentations (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | rake, |
| definition | : | a long-handled tool with a row of teeth at its head; used to move leaves or loosen soil (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | ram, |
| definition | : | a tool for driving or forcing something by impact (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | rounder, |
| definition | : | a tool for rounding corners or edges (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | saw set, |
| definition | : | a tool used to bend each alternate sawtooth at a slight angle outward (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | shaping tool, |
| definition | : | a tool for shaping metal (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | strickle, |
| definition | : | a tool used in a foundry to shape a mold in sand (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | style, stylus, |
| definition | : | a pointed tool for writing or drawing or engraving (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | tamp, tamper, tamping bar, |
| definition | : | a tool for tamping (e.g., for tamping tobacco into a pipe bowl or a charge into a drill hole etc.) (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | tap, |
| definition | : | a tool for cutting female (internal) screw threads (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | swage, upset, |
| definition | : | a tool used to thicken or spread metal (the end of a bar or a rivet etc.) by forging or hammering or swaging (noun.artifact) |
3. obscene terms for penis (noun.body)
| hypernym | : | member, penis, phallus, |
| definition | : | the male organ of copulation (`member' is a euphemism) (noun.body) |
4. a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | slave, |
| definition | : | a person who is owned by someone (noun.person) |
5. work with a tool (verb.creation)
| hypernym | : | process, work, work on, |
| definition | : | shape, form, or improve a material (verb.creation) |
6. ride in a car with no particular goal and just for the pleasure of it (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | ride, |
| definition | : | be carried or travel on or in a vehicle (verb.motion) |
| verb group | : | tool, |
| definition | : | drive (verb.motion) |
| domain category | : | driving, |
| definition | : | the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal (noun.act) |
7. drive (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | drive, |
| definition | : | operate or control a vehicle (verb.motion) |
| verb group | : | joyride, tool, tool around, |
| definition | : | ride in a car with no particular goal and just for the pleasure of it (verb.motion) |
8. furnish with tools (verb.possession)
9. the means whereby some act is accomplished (noun.act)
| derivation | : | instrument, |
| definition | : | equip with instruments for measuring, recording, or controlling (verb.possession) |
10. an implement used in the practice of a vocation (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | tool, |
| definition | : | work with a tool (verb.creation) |
| derivation | : | tool, |
| definition | : | furnish with tools (verb.possession) |
11. work with a tool (verb.creation)
| derivation | : | tool, |
| definition | : | an implement used in the practice of a vocation (noun.artifact) |
12. ride in a car with no particular goal and just for the pleasure of it (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | joyride, |
| definition | : | a ride in a car taken solely for pleasure (noun.act) |
13. furnish with tools (verb.possession)
| derivation | : | tool, |
| definition | : | an implement used in the practice of a vocation (noun.artifact) |
14. the means whereby some act is accomplished (noun.act)
| derivation | : | instrument, |
| definition | : | equip with instruments for measuring, recording, or controlling (verb.possession) |
15. an implement used in the practice of a vocation (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | tool, |
| definition | : | work with a tool (verb.creation) |
| derivation | : | tool, |
| definition | : | furnish with tools (verb.possession) |
16. work with a tool (verb.creation)
| derivation | : | tool, |
| definition | : | an implement used in the practice of a vocation (noun.artifact) |
17. ride in a car with no particular goal and just for the pleasure of it (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | joyride, |
| definition | : | a ride in a car taken solely for pleasure (noun.act) |
18. furnish with tools (verb.possession)
| derivation | : | tool, |
| definition | : | an implement used in the practice of a vocation (noun.artifact) |
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