Tool

/tuːl/

Synonyms for "tool" (438 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (88)

Noun(19 words)

instrumenta deviceadzes analyzer applicator applicators arm assistassistance in group tasksatropos broaches calkin carve celt cock coddler communicatorconduct linguistic analysiscraft

adz agency agent aid amanuensis ancilla apparatusapple polisherapple-polisher appliance ass-licker auto autolithograph avenue awl ax backscratcher backslapperbaggage agentbale breaker

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barbattering rambe a printmakerbevelbevel squarebodkin bootlick bootlicker bradawlbread knifebrown nosebrown-nose brownie buffer bushwhackerbusiness agentbutcher knifecaliperscant hookcarvecarving knifecaulking ironcenter punchcharacter charioteercharlie mccarthychaser chisel chuck chumpclaim agentclamp clasp clawback cleaver clerk clinch clip clipper clipperscommercial agentcommission agentconsignee contraption contrivance courtier cramp crease creature

Strong matches (131)

Noun(36 words)

creature cruisecurriculum area assessmentcutlerydecision tooldeckle device devices diagnostic dick douchedrill privatedrive dupedynamic systems modelemotional-intelligence basedengrave equip evaluator expedient

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extractor facilitator facilitators flunkie fool furnish gadgetsgeography toolgizmoshealth measurehelper implementimplement public service projectincrease workflowinstruments jerk

cribble cringer crosshatch crowbarcustomer agentcut dagger decorate device dibble dividers dog dress dummy dupe edgerelectric sanderelectric soldering ironembellish enchase

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engrave factorfaithful servantfawner fed federalfederal agentfile fixture flail flatterer flunky footlicker forceps forkfreight agentfunctionary furrow gadgetgeneral agentgimcrack gimmick gizmogo betweengo-between gouge grab grapnel grapple grapplergrappling irongravegrease gungrindstone grip groove groveler hack handmaid handmaiden handshaker hatch hatchet hawk helot hireling hoe holdfast hookhunting knifeimplement incise inscribe instrument instrumentalityinsurance agentinteragent intermediary intermediate intermedium jack jackal jackknife jackscrew jaws jointer knife kowtower lackey

Adjective(5 words)

danish måleeconomic upheaval indicatorseffective instructional toolfunctional objectitalian risorsa

Verb(1 words)

joyride

Related words (219)

Noun(55 words)

lackeys levelers machines mangle marionettemeans of communicationmeans prepositionmeasure adverbmeasure social growthmeasure spelling accuracymethodmost helpfulmotivator motor opener openers outfitpattern recognition algorithmpawns pecker

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penis placeman playthingspolicy mechanismpolicy modifierprick probesproblem solving aidproduction functionpullers puppet putz ratchets resource restraining ride rooter saws shaft shape shoehorn shoehorns socializerspinning wheelstoogesstory featurestrickle tampers tamps technique technology utensils utility weapons whisk

lance lancetland agentlathelaw agentled captainletter-opener level lever lickspit lickspittle lineliterary agentlithographloan agentmachete machine machinerymake printsmark

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mattock mealymouth means mechanism mechanize mediator medium midwife mill minionmiter boxmotor motorizenail filenail pullernews agentnippers official organ ornamentpalette knifepaper clippaper cutterpaper knifeparing knifeparliamentary agentpassenger agentpawn peavey penknife peon pick pickax pilot pincerspinch barpitchfork planer plaything pliers plowsharepress agentprint puller punchpunch plierspuncheon puppetpurchasing agentputty kniferam rammer ramrod razorrazor bladereal estate agentretoolripping barroadsales agentsaw knifesax scalpel scissors scoop score scrape scraper scratch screwdriverscuffle hoesculpture scythe secretary serf servant shape shaper share sharpen shearssheath knifesickle sidecutters slave snipssoldering ironspaniel spatula spearspecial agentspokeshave square staplerstation agentsteward stipple stooge suck suckersurgical knifesword sycophantt squaretable knifetackle tamp tampertamping picktaptheatrical agentticket agenttimeservertire irontire tooltoad toady tongs toytravel agenttruckler tufthunter tweezers utensil vehicle visewalking delegateway weapon wedge wheel workwrecking barwrenchyes manyes-man

Adjective(5 words)

oceanographic modelspioneering devicescientific conceptscientific measureurban planning concept

Verb(3 words)

propel developmenttool arounduse

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

6 relation types

More general

26 entries

agency drive fabricate furnish implement instrument means member move offer penis person phallus process provide render

Showing 16 of 26 words.

More specific

16 entries

analysis toolarm with toolscarve woodcruisedrive arounddupeengineering toolengrave metalhammermeasurement tooloutfit with toolspawn pliers screwdriversoftware toolwrench

Collocations

7 entries

hand toolmeasuring toolpower tooltool belttool boxtool kitwoodworking tool

Inflections

3 entries

tooled tooling tools

Derivations

6 entries

retool toolbox tooling toolkit toollike toolmaker

similar

2 entries

joyridetool around

Translations

207 translations across 103 languages.

Albanian

2 entries

mjet noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)
vegël noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)

Amharic

1 entries

መሣሪያ noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)

Ancient Greek

1 entries

ἐργαλεῖον noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)

Arabic

4 entries

آلَة noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)
أَدَاة noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)
أَدَاة noun (software for developers)
اداة noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)

Armenian

1 entries

գործիք noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)

Assamese

2 entries

আহিলা noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)
সঁজুলি noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)

Asturian

4 entries

arbía noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)
ferramienta noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)
preséu noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)
utensiliu noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)

Avar

1 entries

алат noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)

Azerbaijani

2 entries

alət noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)
hacat noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)

Belarusian

4 entries

прыла́да noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)
сро́дак noun (software for developers)
струма́нт noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)
струмэ́нт noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)

Bengali

1 entries

সাধনী noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)

Bulgarian

4 entries

инструме́нт noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)
инструме́нт noun (software for developers)
оръ́дие noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)
сре́дство noun (software for developers)

Burmese

1 entries

ကိရိယာ noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)

Catalan

2 entries

eina noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)
eina noun (software for developers)

Cebuano

2 entries

gamit noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)
himan noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)

Chinese

2 entries

家私 noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)
工具 noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)

Chinese Cantonese

2 entries

工具 noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)
架生 noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries

工具 noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)
工具 noun (software for developers)

Church Slavic

1 entries

орѫдиѥ noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)

Crimean Tatar

1 entries

alet noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)

Czech

2 entries

nástroj noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)
nástroj noun (software for developers)

Danish

4 entries

grej noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)
instrument noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)
redskab noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)
værktøj noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)

Dutch

4 entries

gereedschap noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)
hulpmiddel noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)
instrument noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)
werktuig noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)

Eastern Min Chinese

1 entries

工具 noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)

Esperanto

2 entries

ilo noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)
laborilo noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)

Estonian

2 entries

instrumentaalprogramm noun (software for developers)
tööriist noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)

Finnish

2 entries

työkalu noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)
työkalu noun (software for developers)

French

1 entries

outil noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)

Galician

2 entries

ferramenta noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)
ferramenta noun (software for developers)

Georgian

1 entries

ინსტრუმენტი noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)

German

4 entries

Gerät noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)
Instrument noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)
Tool noun (software for developers)
Werkzeug noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)

Greek

3 entries

εργαλείο noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)
εργαλείο noun (software for developers)
όργανο noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)

Hakka Chinese

1 entries

工具 noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)

Hebrew

1 entries

כְּלִי noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)

Higaonon

1 entries

himan noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)

Hindi

2 entries

उपकरण noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)
औज़ार noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)

Hungarian

3 entries

eszköz noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)
szer noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)
szerszám noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)

Icelandic

2 entries

tól noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)
verkfæri noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)

Indonesian

1 entries

alat noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)

Ingrian

1 entries

asu noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)

Interlingua

1 entries

instrumento noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)

Iranian Persian

4 entries

آلَت noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)
اَبْزار noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)
اَسْباب noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)
اَفْزار noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)

Irish

1 entries

uirlis noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)

Italian

4 entries

arnese noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)
mezzo noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)
strumento noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)
strumento noun (software for developers)

Japanese

3 entries

ツール noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)
ツール noun (software for developers)
道具 noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)

Kazakh

2 entries

аспап noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)
құрал noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)

Khiamniungan Naga

1 entries

tūo noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)

Khmer

3 entries

គ្រឿង noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)
ប្រដាប់ noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)
ប្រដាប់ប្រដា noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)

Korean

3 entries

도구 noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)
툴 noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)
툴 noun (software for developers)

Kyrgyz

2 entries

аспап noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)
курал noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)

Lao

2 entries

ເຄື່ອງ noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)
ເຄື່ອງມື noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)

Latin

2 entries

ferrāmentum noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)
instrūmentum noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)

Latvian

2 entries

darbarīks noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)
instruments noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)

Lithuanian

2 entries

įnagis noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)
įrankis noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)

Luhya

1 entries

sisindu noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)

Lü

1 entries

ᦵᦆᦲᧂᧈ noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)

Macedonian

2 entries

алат noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)
алатка noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)

Malay

2 entries

alat noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)
perkakas noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)

Maltese

1 entries

għodda noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)

Mongolian

2 entries

багаж noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)
хэрэгсэл noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)

Māori

1 entries

paraha noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)

Navajo

1 entries

bee naʼanishí noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)

Nepali

1 entries

औजार noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)

Ngazidja Comorian

1 entries

shomɓo (shombo) noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries

verktøy noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)

Norwegian Nynorsk

1 entries

verktøy noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)

Occitan

1 entries

aisina noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)

Pashto

4 entries

آله noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)
اوزار noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)
اوړی noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)
سامان noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)

Piedmontese

1 entries

utiss noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)

Polish

3 entries

narzędzie noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)
narzędzie noun (software for developers)
przybór noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)

Portuguese

2 entries

ferramenta noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)
instrumento noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)

Romanian

3 entries

instrument noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)
sculă noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)
unealtă noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)

Russian

4 entries

инструме́нт noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)
инструме́нт noun (software for developers)
ору́дие noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)
ору́дие труда́ noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)

Sanskrit

1 entries

उपकरण noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)

Scots

1 entries

tuil noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries

inneal noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries

àlāt noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)
òrūđe noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)
а̀ла̄т noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)
о̀рӯђе noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)

Shan

1 entries

ၶိူင်ႈ noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)

Sicilian

4 entries

mmarazzu noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)
pupu (figurately) noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)
stigghiu noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)
strummentu noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)

Slovak

1 entries

nástroj noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)

Slovene

1 entries

orodje noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)

Spanish

1 entries

herramienta noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)

Sranan Tongo

1 entries

wrokosani noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)

Swahili

1 entries

kifaa noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)

Swedish

1 entries

verktyg noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)

Tajik

4 entries

абзор noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)
асбоб noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)
афзор noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)
олат noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)

Tatar

1 entries

корал noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)

Telugu

1 entries

పనిముట్టు noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)

Thai

3 entries

อุปกรณ์ noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)
เครื่อง noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)
เครื่องมือ noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)

Tibetan

1 entries

ལག་ཆ noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)

Turkish

2 entries

alet noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)
araç noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)

Turkmen

1 entries

abzal noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)

Ukrainian

4 entries

знаря́ддя noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)
начи́ння noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)
інструме́нт noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)
інструме́нт noun (software for developers)

Urdu

2 entries

آلَہ noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)
اَوزار noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)

Uyghur

1 entries

سايمان noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)

Uzbek

2 entries

asbob noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)
olat noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)

Vietnamese

2 entries

dụng cụ noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)
đồ dùng noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)

Walloon

2 entries

osti noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)
usteye noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)

Welsh

1 entries

teclyn noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)

West-Frisian

1 entries

ark noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)

Wu Chinese

1 entries

工具 noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)

Yiddish

2 entries

ווערקצייג noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)
מכשיר noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)

Zhuang

2 entries

gaiqdawz noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)
gunghgi noun (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)

Sample sentences

38 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

A sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.

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A pick is a long handled tool used for breaking up hard ground surfaces.

Source: tatoeba (34769)

We need a tool to open it with.

Source: tatoeba (41856)

You'll need a special tool to do it.

Source: tatoeba (41900)

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