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tool

tool
T t

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [tool]
    • /tul/
    • /tuːl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [tool]
    • /tul/

Definitions of tool word

  • noun tool an implement, especially one held in the hand, as a hammer, saw, or file, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations. 1
  • noun tool any instrument of manual operation. 1
  • noun tool the cutting or machining part of a lathe, planer, drill, or similar machine. 1
  • noun tool the machine itself; a machine tool. 1
  • noun tool anything used as a means of accomplishing a task or purpose: Education is a tool for success. 1
  • noun tool a person manipulated by another for the latter's own ends; cat's-paw. 1

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Origin of tool

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English (noun); Old English tōl; cognate with Old Norse tōl tools; akin to taw2

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Tool

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

tool popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

tool usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for tool

verb tool

  • accelerate — If the process or rate of something accelerates or if something accelerates it, it gets faster and faster.
  • carve — If you carve an object, you make it by cutting it out of a substance such as wood or stone. If you carve something such as wood or stone into an object, you make the object by cutting it out.
  • cobble — Cobbles are the same as cobblestones.
  • cobbled — A cobbled street has a surface made of cobblestones.
  • cobbles — coal in small rounded lumps

noun tool

  • appliance — An appliance is a device or machine in your home that you use to do a job such as cleaning or cooking. Appliances are often electrical.
  • auger — a hand tool with a bit shaped like a corkscrew, for boring holes in wood
  • automata — automaton
  • automaton — If you say that someone is an automaton, you are critical of them because they behave as if they are so tired or bored that they do things without thinking.
  • borer — a machine or hand tool for boring holes

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