tool

[tool] / tul /

NOUN

instrument used to shape, form, finish

Synonyms

STRONGEST

apparatus appliance device engine gadget gizmo machine means mechanism utensil weapon

STRONG

contraption contrivance implement whatchamacallit

Antonyms

STRONGEST

plaything

WEAK

toy

NOUN

person who can be manipulated by another

Synonyms

STRONG

accessory accomplice agent auxiliary chump creature dupe figurehead flunky go-between greenhorn hireling idiot intermediary jackal lackey mark messenger minion patsy pawn peon puppet stooge sucker

WEAK

easy mark stool pigeon

Usage

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.

tool

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Vocabulary lists containing tool

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Vocabulary lists containing tool

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