tool

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tool[1,noun] tool[2,verb] tool[3,noun] edge tool flake tool machine tool tool subject

Main Entry: ¹tool
Pronunciation: 'tül
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tOl; akin to Old English tawian to prepare for use -- more at TAW
1 a : a handheld device that aids in accomplishing a task b (1) : the cutting or shaping part in a machine or machine tool (2) : a machine for shaping metal : MACHINE TOOL
2 a : something (as an instrument or apparatus) used in performing an operation or necessary in the practice of a vocation or profession <a scholar's books are his tools> b : an element of a computer program (as a graphics application) that activates and controls a particular function <a drawing tool> c : a means to an end <a book's cover can be a marketing tool> d often vulgar : PENIS
3 : one that is used or manipulated by another
4 plural : natural ability <has all the tools to be a great pitcher>
synonym see IMPLEMENT