TOOL
\tˈuːl], \tˈuːl], \t_ˈuː_l]\
Definitions of TOOL
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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obscene terms for penis
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the means whereby some act is accomplished; "my greed was the instrument of my destruction"; "science has given us new tools to fight disease"
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furnish with tools
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an implement used in the practice of a vocation
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work with a tool
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ride in a car with no particular goal and just for the pleasure of it; "We tooled down the street"
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drive; "The convertible tooled down the street"
By Princeton University
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obscene terms for penis
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the means whereby some act is accomplished; "my greed was the instrument of my destruction"; "science has given us new tools to fight disease"
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furnish with tools
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an implement used in the practice of a vocation
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work with a tool
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informal: drive (a vehicle); "The convertible tooled down the street"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To travel in a vehicle; to ride or drive.
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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.
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Hence, any instrument of use or service.
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A weapon.
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To shape, form, or finish with a tool.
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To drive, as a coach.
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A machine for cutting or shaping materials; - also called machine tool.
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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.
By Oddity Software
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To travel in a vehicle; to ride or drive.
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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.
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Hence, any instrument of use or service.
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A weapon.
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To shape, form, or finish with a tool.
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To drive, as a coach.
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A machine for cutting or shaping materials; - also called machine tool.
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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.
By Noah Webster.
By James Champlin Fernald
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An instrument used by the hand, as a chisel, hammer, saw, etc.; a machine for shaping; one who is used as the agent of another.
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To shape with a chisel, saw, file, etc.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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An instrument of manual operation; a person used as a mere instrument by another.
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To shape with a tool.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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An instr, or aid for any manual operation; a person used by another as an instr. to accomplish certain ends; a hireling.
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To shape or fashion with a tool.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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n. [Anglo-Saxon] An instrument used in the manual arts, to facilitate mechanical operations ; any instrument used by a craftsman or labourer at his work; an implement ; - a person used as an instrument by another person.
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