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tool

[tool] / tul /




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What are other ways to say tool? A tool is a contrivance held in and worked by the hand, for assisting the work of (especially) mechanics or skilled laborers: a carpenter's tools. An instrument is anything used in doing a certain type of work or producing a certain result, especially such as requires delicacy, accuracy, or precision: surgical or musical instruments. An implement is any tool or contrivance designed or used for a particular purpose: agricultural implements. A utensil is especially an article for domestic use: kitchen utensils. 

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The chances of at least one rate hike this year were near 50%, according to the CME FedWatch Tool.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

One of my first major purchases in college was a Craftsman Mechanics Tool Set in the gray metal toolbox with a red tray.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

Technically Depeche Mode and Tool headlined Coachella in 2006, but neither of those is the act everyone remembers from that year.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

Tool use is defined as using an external object to achieve a goal through physical interaction.

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026

Tool had convinced the gang who ran the place to let them crash in one of the rooms above.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi




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