Definition of toolbox
: a chest for tools
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The project has enrolled many of his congregants at Holman United Methodist Church and uses everything in the public health toolbox, including weekly dinners and classes, fitness trackers, nurse check-ins and even virtual reality.
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One of Simone’s favorite tips: having a suitcase of words and a toolbox for a word’s etymology.
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The tools were left in a toolbox that were placed in the back bed of the truck unsecured, police said.
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CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Francisco Lindor's glove, the gear that earned him all of the defensive hardware in the league's toolbox last winter, malfunctioned at the worst possible moment on Friday night.
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Use a few different bags for everything that doesn't fit in the toolbox: pliers, shears, wrenches, bits and blades, extension cords, and painting, plumbing, and electrical tools.
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The mobile toolbox is supposed to be weather and theft-proof (with a motion-sensing alarm), and appears to be legitimately well designed, with separate compartments for each tool with its own number.
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1832
First Known Use of toolbox
1832
TOOLBOX Defined for English Language Learners
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: a box for storing or carrying tools
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: a box for storing or carrying tools
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