tool definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: an implement ... has given us new tools to fight disease" [syn: instrument, tool] 3: a person who is controlled by others and is ... perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else [syn: creature, tool, puppet] 4: obscene terms for penis [syn: cock, prick, dick, shaft, pecker, peter, tool, putz] v 1: drive; "The convertible tooled down the street ... pleasure of it; "We tooled down the street" [syn: joyride, tool, tool around] 3: furnish with tools 4: work with a ...
machine tool definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a powered ... where metal is shaped by cutting, filing, turning, etc. Machine tool, a machine for cutting or shaping wood, metal, etc., by means of a tool; especially, a machine, as a lathe, planer, drilling machine, etc ... to that done by hand labor. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Tool Tool, n. [OE. tol,tool. AS. t[=o]l; akin to Icel. t[=o] ...
edge tool definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: any cutting tool with a sharp cutting edge (as a chisel or knife ... or gouge) Merriam Webster's noun Date: 14th century a tool with a sharp cutting edge Webster's 1913 Dictionary Edge ... the rails set on edge. Edge stone, a curbstone. Edge tool. (a) Any tool instrument having a sharp edge intended for cutting. (b) A tool for forming or dressing an edge; an edging tool. ...
Tool-post definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Tool-post Tool"-post`, Tool-stock Tool"-stock`, n. (Mach.) The part of a tool-rest in which a cutting tool is clamped.
Tool-stock definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Tool-post Tool"-post`, Tool-stock Tool"-stock`, n. (Mach.) The part of a tool-rest in which a cutting tool is clamped.
Top-tool definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Top-tool Top"-tool` (-t[=oo]l`), n. (Blacksmithing.) A tool applied to the top of the work, in distinction from a tool inserted in the anvil and on which the work is ...
Diamond-point tool definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Diamond Di"a*mond (?; 277 ... small steel mortar used for pulverizing hard substances. Diamond-point tool, a cutting tool whose point is diamond-shaped. Diamond snake (Zo["o]l ... s diamond, a small diamond set in a glazier's tool, for cutting glass.
tool kit definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a set of carpenter's tools [syn: carpenter's kit, tool kit] Collin's Cobuild Dictionary (tool kits) A tool kit is a special set of tools that are kept ...
tool chest definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a ... or chest or cabinet for holding hand tools [syn: toolbox, tool chest, tool cabinet, tool case]
tool cabinet definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a ... or chest or cabinet for holding hand tools [syn: toolbox, tool chest, tool cabinet, tool case]
Milling tool definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Milling Mill"ing, n. The ... as of metal, of various shapes. Milling machine, a machine tool for dressing surfaces by rotary cutters. Milling tool, a roller with indented edge or surface, for producing like ... in metal by rolling pressure, as in turning; a knurling tool; a milling cutter.
Grafting tool definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Grafting Graft"ing n. 1 ... a surgeon's scissors, used in rhinoplastic operations, etc. Grafting tool. (a) Any tool used in grafting. (b) A very strong curved spade used ...
tire tool definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: hand tool consisting of a lever that is used to force the ... pneumatic tire onto a steel wheel [syn: tire iron, tire tool]