Tool Tuːl Noun Garden Cutting Select Job Craftsmen

• garden tools
• a cutting tool
• always select the right tool for the job.
• craftsmen using traditional tools

tool

1. an instrument such as a hammer, screwdriver, saw, etc. that you hold in your hand and use for making things, repairing things, etc.
• SEE ALSO machine tool
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• garden tools
• a cutting tool
• Always select the right tool for the job.
• craftsmen using traditional tools
• a set of tools
2. a thing that helps you to do your job or to achieve something
• research tools like questionnaires
• a marketing/management tool
• The internet can be a powerful teaching tool.
• a useful/valuable tool
• Some of them carried the guns which were the tools of their trade (= the things they needed to do their job).
• the effectiveness of interest rates as an economic tool
• An email newsletter can be a very effective communication tool.
• They need to use all the tools at their disposal.

Extra Examples

• The internet has become a vital tool for many artists.
• This dictionary is a great reference tool for advanced learners.
• We must ensure that education is not used as a political tool.
• a valuable diagnostic tool for physicians
• Technology provides tools to enhance teaching.
• They are developing new software tools.
3. a person who is used or controlled by another person or group
• The prime minister was an unwitting tool of the president.
4. a penis
5. to stop work; to go on strike
6. not intelligent
• He's not exactly the sharpest tool in the box, is he?

Word Origin

• Old English tōl, from a Germanic base meaning ‘prepare’. The verb dates from the early 19th cent.