Definition of Tool

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Definition of Tool

Tool

To travel in a vehicle; to ride or drive.

An instrument such as a hammer, saw, plane, file, and the like, used in the manual arts, to facilitate mechanical operations; any instrument used by a craftsman or laborer at his work; an implement; as, the tools of a joiner, smith, shoe-maker, etc.; also, a cutter, chisel, or other part of an instrument or machine that dresses work.

A machine for cutting or shaping materials; -- also called machine tool.

Hence, any instrument of use or service.

A weapon.

A person used as an instrument by another person; -- a word of reproach; as, men of intrigue have their tools, by whose agency they accomplish their purposes.

To shape, form, or finish with a tool.

To drive, as a coach.

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Tool Quotations

By and large, language is a tool for concealing the truth.
George Carlin

We must use time as a tool, not as a couch.
John F. Kennedy

Money is only a tool. It will take you wherever you wish, but it will not replace you as the driver.
Ayn Rand

I think it's fair to say that personal computers have become the most empowering tool we've ever created. They're tools of communication, they're tools of creativity, and they can be shaped by their user.
Bill Gates

Technology is just a tool. In terms of getting the kids working together and motivating them, the teacher is the most important.
Bill Gates

I'm a great believer that any tool that enhances communication has profound effects in terms of how people can learn from each other, and how they can achieve the kind of freedoms that they're interested in.
Bill Gates

If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail.
Abraham Maslow

It is tempting, if the only tool you have is a hammer, to treat everything as if it were a nail.
Abraham Maslow

Your ability to communicate is an important tool in your pursuit of your goals, whether it is with your family, your co-workers or your clients and customers.
Les Brown

Tragedy is a tool for the living to gain wisdom, not a guide by which to live.
Robert Kennedy

Tool Translations

tool in Dutch is middel, werktuig
tool in Finnish is koje
tool in French is instrument, outil
tool in German is Werkzeug, Hilfsprogramm, Werkzeug
tool in Norwegian is middel
tool in Portuguese is ferramenta
tool in Spanish is herramienta, instrumento, utensilio
tool in Swedish is verktyg, redskap

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