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abradant, abrader
a tool or machine used for wearing down or smoothing or polishing
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bender
a tool for bending
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clincher
a tool used to clinch nails or bolts or rivets
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comb
any of several tools for straightening fibers
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cutting implement
a tool used for cutting or slicing
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drill
a tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows)
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eolith
a crude stone artifact (as a chipped flint); possibly the earliest tools
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fork
an agricultural tool used for lifting or digging; has a handle and metal prongs
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gang
tool consisting of a combination of implements arranged to work together
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garden tool, lawn tool
used for working in gardens or yards
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grapnel, grapple, grappler, grappling hook, grappling iron
a tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding; often thrown with a rope
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hack
a tool (as a hoe or pick or mattock) used for breaking up the surface of the soil
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hand tool
a tool used with workers' hands
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hoe
a tool with a flat blade attached at right angles to a long handle
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jack
tool for exerting pressure or lifting
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Jaws of Life
hydraulic tool inserted into a wrecked vehicle and used to pry the wreckage apart in order to provide access to people trapped inside
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neolith
a stone tool from the Neolithic Age
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paleolith
a stone tool from the Paleolithic age
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muller, pestle, pounder
a heavy tool of stone or iron (usually with a flat base and a handle) that is used to grind and mix material (as grain or drugs or pigments) against a slab of stone
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plough, plow
a farm tool having one or more heavy blades to break the soil and cut a furrow prior to sowing
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power tool
a tool driven by a motor
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punch, puncher
a tool for making holes or indentations
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rake
a long-handled tool with a row of teeth at its head; used to move leaves or loosen soil
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ram
a tool for driving or forcing something by impact
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rounder
a tool for rounding corners or edges
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saw set
a tool used to bend each alternate sawtooth at a slight angle outward
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shaping tool
a tool for shaping metal
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strickle
a tool used in a foundry to shape a mold in sand
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style, stylus
a pointed tool for writing or drawing or engraving
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tamp, tamper, tamping bar
a tool for tamping (e.g., for tamping tobacco into a pipe bowl or a charge into a drill hole etc.)
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tap
a tool for cutting female (internal) screw threads
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swage, upset
a tool used to thicken or spread metal (the end of a bar or a rivet etc.) by forging or hammering or swaging
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abrading stone
a primitive stone artifact (usually made of sandstone) used as an abrader
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auger, gimlet, screw auger, wimble
hand tool for boring holes
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awl
a pointed tool for marking surfaces or for punching small holes
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battering ram
a ram used to break down doors of fortified buildings
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bevel, bevel square
a hand tool consisting of two rules that are hinged together so you can draw or measure angles of any size
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bit
the cutting part of a drill; usually pointed and threaded and is replaceable in a brace or bitstock or drill press
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blade
the flat part of a tool or weapon that (usually) has a cutting edge
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bodkin, threader
a blunt needle for threading ribbon through loops
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bodkin
a small sharp-pointed tool for punching holes in leather or fabric
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bore bit, borer, rock drill, stone drill
a drill for penetrating rock
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brace and bit
a drill consisting of a bit and a brace to hold and turn it
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breast drill
a portable drill with a plate that is pressed against the chest to force the drill point into the work
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buffer, polisher
a power tool used to buff surfaces
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bull tongue
a heavy plow with a single wide blade; used chiefly in cotton fields
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bumper jack
a jack for lifting a motor vehicle by the bumper
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burr
rotary file for smoothing rough edges left on a workpiece
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center punch
a tool with a conical point that is used to make indentations in metal (especially to mark points for drilling)
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core drill
a drill that removes a cylindrical core from the drill hole
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crampon, crampoon
a hinged pair of curved iron bars; used to raise heavy objects
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crank, starter
a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle
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croupier's rake
a small rake used by a croupier to move chips around on the table
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cutlery, cutter, cutting tool
a cutting implement; a tool for cutting
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burr drill, dentist's drill
a high speed drill that dentists use to cut into teeth
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dibber, dibble
a wooden hand tool with a pointed end; used to make holes in the ground for planting seeds or bulbs
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die
a device used for shaping metal
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drum sander, electric sander, sander, smoother
a power tool used for sanding wood; an endless loop of sandpaper is moved at high speed by an electric motor
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edger
garden tool for cutting grass around the edges of a yard
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file
a steel hand tool with small sharp teeth on some or all of its surfaces; used for smoothing wood or metal
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float, plasterer's float
a hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco
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garden rake
a rake used by gardeners
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graver, graving tool, pointel, pointrel
a tool used by an engraver
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gutter
a tool for gutting fish
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hammer
a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking
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hammer, power hammer
a power tool for drilling rocks
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hand drill, handheld drill
a small portable drill held and operated by hand
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hand shovel
a shovel that is operated by hand
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hatchel, heckle
a comb for separating flax fibers
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hayfork
a long-handled fork for turning or lifting hay
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hedge trimmer
a garden tool for trimming hedges
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jackscrew, screw jack
screw-operated jack
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lawn mower, mower
garden tool for mowing grass on lawns
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marlinespike, marlingspike, marlinspike
a pointed iron hand tool that is used to separate strands of a rope or cable (as in splicing)
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miter box, mitre box
hand tool for guiding handsaws in making crosscuts or miter joints
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moldboard plow, mouldboard plough
plow that has a moldboard
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opener
a hand tool used for opening sealed containers (bottles or cans)
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pallet
a hand tool with a flat blade used by potters for mixing and shaping clay
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paper cutter
a cutting implement for cutting sheets of paper to the desired size
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pestle
a club-shaped hand tool for grinding and mixing substances in a mortar
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pick
a thin sharp implement used for removing unwanted material
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pair of pincers, pair of tweezers, pincer, tweezer
a hand tool for holding consisting of a compound lever for grasping
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pipe cutter
a hand tool for cutting pipe
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pitchfork
a long-handled hand tool with sharp widely spaced prongs for lifting and pitching hay
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carpenter's plane, plane, woodworking plane
a carpenter's hand tool with an adjustable blade for smoothing or shaping wood
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plane, planer, planing machine
a power tool for smoothing or shaping wood
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pair of pliers, pliers, plyers
a gripping hand tool with two hinged arms and (usually) serrated jaws
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auger, plumber's snake
a long flexible steel coil for dislodging stoppages in curved pipes
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plumber's helper, plunger
hand tool consisting of a stick with a rubber suction cup at one end; used to clean clogged drains
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power drill
a power tool for drilling holes into hard materials
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power saw, saw, sawing machine
a power tool for cutting wood
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punch pliers
punch consisting of pliers for perforating paper or leather
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rammer
a tool for driving something with force
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ravehook
a hooked hand tool used to prepare the seams of a boat for oakum
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reamer
a drill that is used to shape or enlarge holes
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router
a power tool with a shaped cutter; used in carpentry for cutting grooves
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sandblaster
a tool that throws out a blast of steam laden with sand; used to clean or grind hard surfaces
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saw
hand tool having a toothed blade for cutting
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scraper
any of various hand tools for scraping
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screwdriver
a hand tool for driving screws; has a tip that fits into the head of a screw
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Dutch hoe, scuffle, scuffle hoe
a hoe that is used by pushing rather than pulling
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shovel
a hand tool for lifting loose material; consists of a curved container or scoop and a handle
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soldering iron
a hand tool with a heatable tip; used to melt and apply solder
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spatula
a hand tool with a thin flexible blade used to mix or spread soft substances
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spreader
a hand tool for spreading something
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square
a hand tool consisting of two straight arms at right angles; used to construct or test right angles
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stamper, stamping machine
a power tool that stamps
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steel-wool pad
abrader consisting of a pad of steel wool used for polishing or smoothing
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stemmer
a miner's tamping bar for ramming packing in over a blasting charge
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straightedge
hand tool consisting of a flat rigid rectangular bar (metal or wood) that can be used to draw straight lines (or test their straightness)
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tire iron, tire tool
hand tool consisting of a lever that is used to force the casing of a pneumatic tire onto a steel wheel
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trepan
a drill for cutting circular holes around a center
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trowel
a small hand tool with a handle and flat metal blade; used for scooping or spreading plaster or similar materials
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weed-whacker, weeder
a hand tool for removing weeds
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wire stripper
a hand tool used by electricians to remove insulation from the cut end of an insulated wire
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spanner, wrench
a hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt
