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tool

[tool] / tul /




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What are other ways to say tool? A tool is a contrivance held in and worked by the hand, for assisting the work of (especially) mechanics or skilled laborers: a carpenter's tools. An instrument is anything used in doing a certain type of work or producing a certain result, especially such as requires delicacy, accuracy, or precision: surgical or musical instruments. An implement is any tool or contrivance designed or used for a particular purpose: agricultural implements. A utensil is especially an article for domestic use: kitchen utensils. 

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Its prediction was generated using Microsoft Copilot Chat - we simply asked the tool 'who will win the World Cup and how will England and Scotland do?'

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

“Intervention risk is likely to remain the main tool to cap JPY weakness,” the strategist says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

They can also use the “Clean Up” tool and spatial reframing capabilities to fix up pictures even if they were a bit too late to capture the perfect shot.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Since the early 20th century, these have been labelled “toothpick grooves” and interpreted as signs of tool use or dental hygiene.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

I reached out and touched the end of a muddy wooden stick, a digging tool of some kind, sitting next to a small wooden hoe beside me on the boat.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall




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