toolbox

noun

tool·​box ˈtül-ˌbäks 

: a chest for tools

Examples of toolbox in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The cameras are often used to help solve hit-and-run traffic cases, among many others, but Candiano stressed the cameras are just one item in the police toolbox, and cars can’t be stopped based on a Flock image alone. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026

Everybody on our side understands that impeachment is a critical tool in the toolbox for constitutional self-defense against a president acting like a king, an imperious, lawless, arrogant king. — NBC news, 6 Sep. 2026

Don't worry about fetching your toolbox for this chair installation. — Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 30 Aug. 2026

Bessent’s toolbox The buyback announcement also comes after the Treasury Department earlier this month intervened in currency markets to boost the Japanese yen. — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1832, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for toolbox

• botox
• checkbox
• comox
• cornstalks
• cowpox
• crosswalks
• deadlocks
• detox
• feedstocks
• gearbox
• hemlocks
• icebox

Kids Definition

toolbox

noun

tool·​box ˈtül-ˌbäks 

: a chest to store tools in