Tool - English meaning

noun

Help, typically of a practical nature.

Usage examples:

He saw the pilot slumped in his cockpit and went to his aid

verb

Help or support (someone or something) in the achievement of something.

Usage examples:

Women were aided in childbirth by midwives

abbreviation

Artificial insemination by donor.

noun

The technical equipment or machinery needed for a particular activity or purpose.

Usage examples:

Firemen wearing breathing apparatus

noun

A set of equipment, tools, or a machine that is used for a particular purpose

Usage examples:

[ c ] the garage had an apparatus to lift cars up., technology has moved so fast, the old regulator…

noun

A set of equipment or tools or a machine that is used for a particular purpose

Usage examples:

A piece of apparatus, the divers checked their breathing apparatus.

noun

A device or piece of equipment designed to perform a specific task.

Usage examples:

Electrical and gas appliances

noun

A device, machine, or piece of equipment, esp. an electrical one that is used in the home, such as a refrigerator or washing machine

Usage examples:

Electrical/home/household/kitchen appliances

noun

A device, machine, or piece of equipment, especially an electrical one that is used in the house, such as a cooker or washing machine

Usage examples:

There should be incentives for installing energy-efficient appliances., domestic/kitchen/household …

noun

A round, deep dish or basin used for food or liquid.

Usage examples:

A mixing bowl

verb

Roll (a ball or other round object) along the ground.

Usage examples:

She snatched her hat off and bowled it ahead of her

noun

A round vessel that is open at the top

verb

Pursue in order to catch or catch up with.

Usage examples:

Police chased the stolen car through the city

noun

An act of pursuing someone or something.

Usage examples:

They captured the youths after a brief chase

verb

Engrave (metal, or a design on metal).

Usage examples:

They didn't have foundries to cast or chase metal

noun

A machine or device that appears strange or unnecessarily complicated, and often badly made or unsafe.

Usage examples:

Repairing stereos and making contraptions out of spare electronic bits

noun

An awkward or old-fashioned looking device or machine

noun

A device or machine that looks awkward or old-fashioned, especially one that you do not know how to use

Usage examples:

Strange contraption what's that strange contraption in the garage?

noun

The use of skill to create or bring about something, especially with a consequent effect of artificiality.

Usage examples:

The requirements of the system, by happy chance and some contrivance, can be summed up in an acronym

noun

The act of intentionally arranging for something to happen by clever planning, or something that is arranged in this way

Usage examples:

Because of the timing, i'm sure the salary freeze is a deliberate contrivance, not a coincidence., …

noun

A clever device or object that has been invented for a particular purpose

Usage examples:

We stay dry using an ingenious little contrivance called an umbrella.

verb

Make an opening, incision, or wound in (something) with a sharp-edged tool or object.

Usage examples:

He cut his toe on a sharp stone

noun

A stroke or blow given by a sharp-edged implement or by a whip or cane.

Usage examples:

He could skin an animal with a single cut of the knife

verb

Separate with or as if with an instrument

verb

Make (something) look more attractive by adding extra items or images to it.

Usage examples:

The town was decorated with christmas lights

verb

To add something to an object or place, esp. to make it more attractive

Usage examples:

They decorated the table with flowers and candles., all four firefighters were decorated for bravery.

verb

To add something to an object or place, especially in order to make it more attractive

Usage examples:

Decorate something with something they decorated the wedding car with ribbons and flowers.

noun

A thing made or adapted for a particular purpose, especially a piece of mechanical or electronic equipment.

Usage examples:

A measuring device

noun

An object or machine that has been invented to fulfill a particular purpose

Usage examples:

A handheld device, a safety device, electronic/mechanical devices, he invented a device for measuri…

noun

An object or machine which has been invented for a particular purpose

Usage examples:

Biotech and medical devices, you should not use any personal electronic device, such as a cell phon…

verb

Put on one's clothes.

Usage examples:

Graham showered and dressed quickly

noun

A one-piece garment worn by women and girls that covers the body and extends down over the legs.

Usage examples:

A white cotton dress

verb

Put on clothes

verb

Operate and control the direction and speed of a motor vehicle.

Usage examples:

He got into his car and drove off

noun

(of a fact or feeling) compel (someone) to act in a particular way, especially one that is considered undesirable or inappropriate.

Usage examples:

He was driven by ambition

verb

To travel in a motor vehicle, esp. as the person who operates it

Usage examples:

[ t ] we drove 40 miles to visit my aunt., [ i ] she drove through pennsylvania to ohio., [ i ] she…

verb

Make (something) more attractive by the addition of decorative details or features.

Usage examples:

Blue silk embellished with golden embroidery

verb

To make something more beautiful by adding something to it

Usage examples:

Be embellished with the ceiling was embellished with flowers and leaves.

verb

To add or change some details of a story, usually to make it more interesting or exciting

Usage examples:

He couldn't resist embellishing the story of his accident a little., i don't blame him for embellis…

noun

The necessary items for a particular purpose.

Usage examples:

Suppliers of office equipment

noun

The set of tools, clothing, etc., needed for a particular activity or purpose

Usage examples:

Computer/electrical/farm equipment

noun

The machinery, tools, etc. that you need to do a job

Usage examples:

What are the estimated start-up costs for real estate, construction, and equipment?, industrial mac…

noun

A popular or the latest style of clothing, hair, decoration, or behaviour.

Usage examples:

The latest parisian fashions

verb

Make into a particular form.

Usage examples:

The bottles were fashioned from green glass

combining form

In the manner of something specified.

Usage examples:

The masts extend concertina-fashion

noun

A small mechanical or electronic device or tool, especially an ingenious or novel one.

Usage examples:

A variety of kitchen gadgets

noun

A small device or machine with a particular purpose

Usage examples:

This handy gadget separates egg yolks from whites.

noun

A small machine or piece of electronic equipment that has a particular purpose

Usage examples:

Latest/modern/new gadgets with competition heating up, the latest gadgets have added features to se…

noun

A toothed wheel that works with others to alter the relation between the speed of a driving mechanism (such as the engine of a vehicle) and the speed of the driven parts (the wheels).

Usage examples:

A racing bike with ten-speed gears

verb

Prepare, adjust, or equip for a particular purpose or need.

Usage examples:

They gear workouts to your specific needs

noun

(in a machine) a wheel having pointed parts around the edge that come together with similar parts of other wheels to control how much power from an engine goes to the moving parts of a machine

Usage examples:

[ u ] use second gear going up a steep hill., camping gear, [ t ] our program is geared to the need…

noun

A trick or device intended to attract attention, publicity, or trade.

Usage examples:

It is not so much a programme to improve services as a gimmick to gain votes

verb

Alter or augment with an extra device or feature.

Usage examples:

It was using software that had been specially gimmicked to allow for easier surveillance

noun

Something invented esp. for the purpose of attracting attention and that has no other purpose or value

Usage examples:

The proposal to cut taxes was nothing but a campaign gimmick.

noun

A gadget, especially one whose name the speaker does not know or cannot recall.

Usage examples:

The latest multimedia gizmo

noun

Any small device with a particular purpose

Usage examples:

Electronic gizmos

noun

Tools, machinery, and other durable equipment.

Usage examples:

High-tech military hardware

noun

Metal objects, materials, and equipment, such as tools

Usage examples:

A hardware store

noun

The physical and electronic parts of a computer or other piece of equipment, rather than its software

Usage examples:

The growth of the computer and consumer electronics industries is driven by a steady stream of adva…

noun

A tool, utensil, or other piece of equipment that is used for a particular purpose.

Usage examples:

Garden implements

verb

Put (a decision, plan, agreement, etc.) into effect.

Usage examples:

The scheme to implement student loans

A piece of equipment or a tool used for a specific purpose

noun

A tool or implement, especially one for precision work.

Usage examples:

A surgical instrument

verb

Equip (something) with measuring instruments.

Usage examples:

Engineers have instrumented rockets to study the upper atmosphere

noun

An object, such as a piano, guitar, or flute, which is played to produce musical sounds

Usage examples:

He plays saxophone, trumpet, and several other instruments., surgical instruments

noun

A set of articles or equipment needed for a specific purpose.

Usage examples:

A first-aid kit

verb

Provide someone or something with the appropriate clothing or equipment.

Usage examples:

We were all kitted out in life jackets

noun

The young of certain animals, such as the beaver, ferret, and mink.

Usage examples:

Since 1997, 110 black-footed ferret kits have been released on the site.

noun

An apparatus using mechanical power and having several parts, each with a definite function and together performing a particular task.

Usage examples:

A fax machine

verb

Make or operate on with a machine.

Usage examples:

The cylinder covers are waiting to be machined

noun

A device with moving parts that uses power to do work of a particular type

Usage examples:

A sewing/washing machine, an answering machine, he was a product of an old-line party machine.

noun

A system of parts working together in a machine; a piece of machinery.

Usage examples:

A third motor powers the tape eject mechanism

noun

A part of a machine, or a set of parts that work together

Usage examples:

Automatic cameras have a special focusing mechanism., the mechanism for collecting taxes needs revi…

noun

A part of a machine, or a set of parts that work together

Usage examples:

The elevator has a safety mechanism which prevents it from falling., a mechanism to do sth we need …

noun

A machine, especially one powered by electricity or internal combustion, that supplies motive power for a vehicle or for another device with moving parts.

Usage examples:

These electric motors are highly reliable

adjective

Driven by a motor.

Usage examples:

A motor van

verb

Travel in a motor vehicle.

Usage examples:

They motored north up the m6

noun

A thing used or serving to make something look more attractive but usually having no practical purpose, especially a small object such as a figurine.

Usage examples:

Tables covered with ornaments and books

verb

Make (something) look more attractive by adding decorative items.

Usage examples:

A jewel to ornament your wife's lovely throat

noun

An object that is decorative rather than useful

Usage examples:

They spent decades collecting these colorful, victorian-era ornaments., climbing plants ornamented …

noun

Miscellaneous articles, especially the equipment needed for a particular activity.

Usage examples:

Drills, saws, and other paraphernalia necessary for home improvements

noun

A collection of objects, esp. equipment needed for or connected with a particular activity

Usage examples:

Photography paraphernalia

noun

All the objects needed for or connected with a particular activity

Usage examples:

We sell pots, gloves, seeds and other gardening paraphernalia., bags of cocaine and all sorts of dr…

verb

Sit on and control the movement of (an animal, typically a horse).

Usage examples:

Jane and rory were riding their ponies

noun

A journey made on a horse, bicycle, or motorcycle, or in a vehicle.

Usage examples:

I took them for a ride in the van

verb

Sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions

noun

The external form, contours, or outline of someone or something.

Usage examples:

She liked the shape of his nose

verb

Give a particular shape or form to.

Usage examples:

Most caves are shaped by the flow of water through limestone

abbreviation

Supreme headquarters allied powers europe.

verb

Turn or cause to turn or whirl round quickly.

Usage examples:

The girl spun round in alarm

noun

A rapid turning or whirling motion.

Usage examples:

He concluded the dance with a double spin

verb

Revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis

noun

The equipment required for a task or sport.

Usage examples:

Fishing tackle

verb

Make determined efforts to deal with (a problem or difficult task).

Usage examples:

Police have launched an initiative to tackle rising crime

verb

Seize and throw down an opponent player carrying the ball

verb

Go from one place to another, typically over a distance of some length.

Usage examples:

The vessel had been travelling from libya to ireland

noun

The action of travelling.

Usage examples:

My job involves a lot of travel

verb

To go from one place to another on a trip, usually over a long distance

Usage examples:

[ i ] the train was traveling (at) about 100 miles an hour., [ t ] i travel long distances as part …

noun

A tool, container, or other article, especially for household use.

Usage examples:

Kitchen utensils

noun

An implement for practical use

noun

A device or tool having a particular use, esp. in a kitchen

Usage examples:

We packed plates, cups, napkins, and eating utensils for the picnic.

noun

Activity involving mental or physical effort done in order to achieve a purpose or result.

Usage examples:

He was tired after a day's work

verb

Be engaged in physical or mental activity in order to achieve a result; do work.

Usage examples:

She has been working so hard

combining form

Denoting things or parts made of a specified material or with specified tools.

Usage examples:

Silverwork