Implement definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary IM'PLEMENT,n. [Low L ... apply in a manner consistent with its purpose or design; "implement a procedure" 2: ensure observance of laws and rules; "Apply the rules to everyone"; [syn: enforce, implement, apply] [ant: exempt, free, relieve] 3: pursue to a conclusion ... proposal" [syn: follow through, follow up, follow out, carry out, implement, put through, go through] Merriam Webster's I. noun Etymology ... partnership agreement does not seem to be a very potent implement — H. B. Hoffman > Synonyms: implement, tool, instrument, appliance, utensil mean a relatively simple device ...
cleaning implement definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: any of ... a large class of implements used for cleaning [syn: cleaning implement, cleaning device, cleaning equipment]
... farming business. WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: an implement for practical use (especially in a household) Merriam Webster's ... useful, from uti to use Date: 14th century 1. an implement, instrument, or vessel used in a household and especially a kitchen 2. a useful tool or implement Synonyms: see implement Oxford Reference Dictionary n. an implement or vessel, esp. for domestic use (cooking utensils). Etymology: ME ... Use, v. t.] That which is used; an instrument; an implement; especially, an instrument or vessel used in a kitchen, ...
... by another as a means or aid ; dupe, tool 3. implement; especially one designed for precision work 4. a formal legal ... device used as the sole means of navigating Synonyms: see implement II. transitive verb Date: 1752 1. to address a legal ... Oxford Reference Dictionary n. & v. --n. 1 a tool or implement, esp. for delicate or scientific work. 2 (in full musical ... performed, or result is effected; a tool; a utensil; an implement; as, the instruments of a mechanic; astronomical instruments. All the lofty instruments of war. --Shak. 2. A contrivance or implement, by which musical sounds are produced; as, a musical instrument ... are but the instruments of the wise. --Dryden. Syn: Tool; implement; utensil; machine; apparatus; channel; agent. Webster's 1913 Dictionary ...
... German rehho rake Date: before 12th century 1. a. an implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (as leaves) or ... the ground b. a machine for gathering hay 2. an implement like a rake II. transitive verb (raked; raking) Date: 13th ... Oxford Reference Dictionary 1. n. & v. --n. 1 a an implement consisting of a pole with a crossbar toothed like a ... etc. or smoothing loose soil or gravel. b a wheeled implement for the same purpose. 2 a similar implement used for other purposes, e.g. by a croupier drawing ... out, and E. rack to stretch. Cf. Reckon.] 1. An implement consisting of a headpiece having teeth, and a long ...
... Old High German pfluog plow Date: 12th century 1. an implement used to cut, lift, and turn over soil especially in ... letters > • plowable adjective • plower noun Britannica Concise Most important agricultural implement since the beginning of history, used to turn and break ... ploug, plov, Russ. plug', Lith. plugas.] 1. A well-known implement, drawn by horses, mules, oxen, or other power, for turning ... plane for making grooves; a grooving plane. 5. (Bookbinding) An implement for trimming or shaving off the edges of books. 6 ... see plough International Standard Bible Encyclopedia plou (charash; arotrioo): No implement of the Bible is more frequently illustrated today than the ... They do not turn over the ground as the modern implement does. The plowman guides the plow with one hand, ...
tool definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: an implement used in the practice of a vocation 2: the means ... all the tools to be a great pitcher > Synonyms: see implement II. verb Date: 1812 transitive verb 1. a. to cause ... Oxford Reference Dictionary n. & v. --n. 1 any device or implement used to carry out mechanical functions whether manually or by ... used by a craftsman or laborer at his work; an implement; as, the tools of a joiner, smith, shoe-maker, etc ... PHR Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms n. 1. Instrument, implement, utensil. 2. Hireling, instrument, cat's-paw. 1811 Dictionary of ... hatch, hatchet, hawk, helot, hireling, hoe, holdfast, hook, hunting knife, implement, incise, inscribe, instrument, instrumentality, insurance agent, interagent, intermediary, intermediate, ...
... soil [syn: agriculturist, agriculturalist, cultivator, grower, raiser] 2: a farm implement used to break up the surface of the soil (for ... Webster's noun Date: 1665 one that cultivates; especially an implement for loosening the soil while crops are growing Oxford Reference Dictionary n. 1 a mechanical implement for breaking up the ground and uprooting weeds. 2 a ... the soil; a cultivator of literature. --Whewell. 2. An agricultural implement used in the tillage of growing crops, to loosen the ... handles. Note: In a broader signification it includes any complex implement for pulverizing or stirring the surface of the soil, as ...
... Job 33. WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: an implement consisting of a length of wood; "he collected dry sticks ... on his sticks" [syn: pin, peg, stick] 6: a long implement (usually made of wood) that is shaped so that hockey ... can hit a puck or ball 7: a long thin implement resembling a length of wood; "cinnamon sticks"; "a stick of ... staff used as a weapon (2) walking stick b. an implement used for striking or propelling an object in a game ... etc. for a particular purpose (cocktail stick). 3 a an implement used to propel the ball in hockey or polo etc ...
... golf club that has a relatively narrow metal head 3: implement used to brand live stock [syn: iron, branding iron] 4 ... shackles for the hands or legs b. a heated metal implement used for branding or cauterizing c. a household device usually ... man of iron; will of iron). 3 a tool or implement made of iron (branding iron; curling iron). 4 a household, now usu. electrical, implement with a flat base which is heated to smooth clothes ...
... cleaning a plow Date: 1624 1. a. a usually wooden implement that has a long handle and a broad flattened blade ... and steer a small craft (as a canoe) b. an implement often with a short handle and a broad flat blade ... Paddle Pad"dle, n. [See Paddle, v. i.] 1. An implement with a broad blade, which is used without a fixed ... foot, as of the sea turtle. 6. A paddle-shaped implement for string or mixing. 7. [In this sense prob. for ...
... Not used.] WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning ... noun Etymology: Middle English mappe Date: 15th century 1. an implement made of absorbent material fastened to a handle and used ... cleaning floors etc. 2 a similarly-shaped large or small implement for various purposes. 3 anything resembling a mop, esp. a ... or OF. mappe a napkin (see Map, Napkin).] 1. An implement for washing floors, or the like, made of a piece ...