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tool [tool] Example Sentences
Main Entry:
tool [tool]
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: instrument used to shape, form, finish
Synonyms: apparatus, appliance, contraption, contrivance, device, engine, gadget, gizmo, implement, job, machine, means, mechanism, utensil, weapon, whatchamacallit
Main Entry: accelerate
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: increase speed, timing
Synonyms: advance, drive, dust*, expedite, fire up, forward, further, gun*, hammer on, hasten, hurry, impel, lay a patch, lay rubber, make tracks, nail it, open up, peel rubber, precipitate, put on afterburners, put pedal to metal, quicken, railroad, rev, rev up, roll*, speed up, spur, step on gas, step up, stimulate, tool*
Antonyms: decelerate, defer, hinder, impede, postpone, retard, slow down
Main Entry: apparatus
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: equipment with a purpose
Synonyms: accoutrement, appliance, black box, contraption, device, dingbat, doodad, doohickey, furnishings, gaff, gear, gimcrack, gimmick, gizmo, grabber, habiliments, idiot box, implement, jigger, job*, machine, machinery, means, mechanism, outfit, paraphernalia, provisions, setup, stuff, supplies, tackle, thingamajig, tools, utensils, whatchamacallit, whatsis, whosis, widget
Example Sentences
  • Tool exists to disprove every tenet of record-label rock marketing.
  • Regardless of the tool or set of tools that you use, be sure your communication plan is clear to your students.
  • The air tool with the nearest thing to a motor inside it is an impact wrench.
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Main Entry: appliance
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: machine, usually with domestic purpose
Synonyms: apparatus, device, gadget, implement, instrument, mechanism, tool
Main Entry: carve
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: cut carefully with sharp instrument
Synonyms: block out, chip, chisel, cleave, dissect, dissever, divide, engrave, etch, fashion, form, grave, hack, hew, incise, indent, insculpt, model, mold, mould, pattern, rough-hew, sculpt, shape, slash, slice, stipple, sunder, tool, trim, whittle
Main Entry: contrivance
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: gadget
Synonyms: apparatus, appliance, brainchild, coinage, contraption, convenience, creation, device, discovery, engine, equipment, gear, gimcrack, harness, implement, instrument, invention, machine, material, mechanism, tackle, thingamabob, thingamajig, tool, utensil, whatsis, widget
Main Entry: drive
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: moving, controlling a vehicle
Synonyms: actuate, advance, bear down, bicycle, bike, burn rubber, burn up the road, coast, cruise, cycle, dash, direct, drag, fire up, floor it, fly, guide, handle, impel, lean on it, make sparks fly, manage, mobilize, motor, operate, pour it on, propel, push, ride, roll, run, send, speed, spin, start, steer, step on it, step on the gas, tailgate, tool*, transport, travel, turn, vehiculate, wheel
Antonyms: halt, stop
Main Entry: engine
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: device that drives a machine
Synonyms: agent, apparatus, appliance, barrel, contrivance, cylinder, diesel, dynamo, fan, generator, horses, implement, instrument, means, mechanism, motor, piston, pot, power plant, power train, powerhouse, putt-putt, rubber band, tool, transformer, turbine, weapon, what's under the hood
Notes: engine is the more general term; motor is a special kind of engine
an engine is a machine that converts potential energy into kinetic energy to provide motive force in order to do work; a motor is a small engine or a similar device powered by electricity
Main Entry: equipment
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: supplies, gear for activity
Synonyms: accessories, accompaniments, accouterments, apparatus, appliances, appurtenances, articles, attachments, baggage, belongings, contraptions, contrivances, devices, equipage, facilities, fittings, fixtures, furnishings, furniture, gadgets, habiliments, impedimenta, kit and kaboodle, machinery, material, materiel, miscellaneous, outfit, paraphernalia, provisioning, provisions, rig, setup, shebang, stock, store, stuff, tackle, things, tools, trappings, traps, utensils
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