Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "tool" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Typical Location

basement carpenter's belt garage hardware store repair shop street tool box toolbelt toolchest

Capable Of

application or program eat with help person

Derived Terms

E-tool Halligan tool Jacot tool K-tool claw tool course authoring tool criminal tool crimping tool deburring tool down tools dry-tool edge tool entrenching tool fine adjustment tool five tool player five-tool five-tool player go back to the tools grafting tool hand tool hive tool hooligan tool love tool macaroni tool machine tool meta-tool metatool microtool mindtool multi-tool multitool nanotool not the sharpest tool in the box not the sharpest tool in the shed oscillating tool rape tool retool set tool sex tool shaving tool side tool spare tool swing tool tint tool tip tool tool and die tool around tool bar tool box tool chest tool crib tool frame tool kit tool path tool post tool room tool shed tool steel tool stone tool subject tool up tool-bar tool-crib tool-friendly tool-pusher tool-rest toolage toolbag toolbar toolbelt toolbox toolbuilder toolbuilding toolcase toolchain toolchest toolcrib tooled tooler toolholder toolholding toolhouse toolie tooling toolishness toolkit toolless toollike toolmaker toolmaking toolmark toolpath toolpost toolpusher toolrest toolroom tools of ignorance toolset toolsetter toolsetting toolshed toolshelf toolsmith toolsmithing toolstack toolstock toolstrip tooltip turning tool webtool work-tool worktool

Derived From

taw

Etymologically Related To

taw tow

Context

computing pejorative slang uk volleyball

Has Property

useful for tasks

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

agency application drive furnish implement means member offer penis phallus process program provide render ride slave supply way work work on

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

Halligan tool Jacot tool adze axe band saw belt sander billhook blade block plane bolt cutter brace breaker bar broach broom brush caliper card scraper ceramic tile cutter chainsaw chisel chop saw circular saw clamp concrete saw coping saw countersink criminal tool crimping pliers crimping tool crowbar crusher cultivator cutting tool deburring tool diamond blade diamond tool drill drill bit drill press earth auger edge tool edger endmill entrenching tool file fish tape fretsaw froe garden fork garden trowel glass cutter grafting tool grater grinding machine hacksaw hammer hand saw hand tool hawk heat gun hedge trimmer hex key hive tool hobber hoe hori hori horizontal machining center impact wrench irrigation sprinkler jig borer jigsaw jointer knife lathe lawn aerator lawn mower lawn sweeper leaf blower locking pliers loppers machete machine tool machining center mallet mattock maul micrometer milling cutter milling machine miter box miter saw nail gun pickaxe pipe wrench pipecutter pitchfork plane planer pliers plough plumb-bob power tool pruning shears punch punch down tool putty knife radial arm saw rake random orbital sander ratchet razor reamer reciprocating saw remover rotary tiller rotary tool sander saw scalpel scissors screw machine screwdriver scroll saw scythe set tool sex tool shaper side tool slasher slotter soldering gun soldering iron spade spare tool spirit level splitting maul sponge square squeegee staple gun string trimmer surform swing tool switchblade table saw tap and die tape measure thickness planer tint tool tip tool tool bit torque wrench trowel turning center turning tool utility knife vertical machining center water jet cutter wire cutter wire stripper wood router wrench

Type Of (IsA)

band consumer durable device implement item non agentive artifact object user guided device

Manner Of

drive supply work

Related Terms

:Category:Tools device instrument

Related Terms

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Similar Terms

joyride tool around

Synonym Network

cock creature instrument joyride use

Used For

accomplishing purpose added power adjusting altering assisting build building building things causing correcting create sculpture cut things drill hole extending capacity fix or build things fix things fixing cars fixing things making making repairs making things multiple task manipulation of other objects perform operation purpose repair door using work

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.