tool
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4.0
- noun
- /tuːl/
- Offensive
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títere
- Many parents use storytelling as a valuable tool to enhance their children's imagination.
- a useful tool
- an effective tool
- a powerful tool
Again, this is where this tool really, really wins.
- Again, this is where this tool really, really wins.
- So from that standpoint, that is a tool in my tool belt.
- It is just a tool, a means, not an end.
- We start out by giving them the tools to not have pain.
- And they'll use methods and tools and ingenious ideas.
- They're wonderful little thinking tools, but brains aren't like that.
- It's so interesting if you have the tools to process that hurt.
- Curiosity can be the tool that we're looking for.
- I mean, you, you lose some of the tools of understanding.
- What would the two by two box tool suggest as a fourth rule?
Examples
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We're about to learn some simple relaxation tools to calm those angry and frustrated feelings.
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Teachers can start with easy and fun tools such as cartoon creation and digital storytelling.
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The single most effective tool on the planet, hands down.
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In many ways, your most powerful tools are right down here.
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We start out by giving them the tools to not have pain.
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By now, most writers realize that these online tools can help them enhance their careers.
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The Skills for Success checklist was a tool designed by the developers of Positive Action.
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Climate manipulation experiments are one major tool to explore the ecological impacts of climate change.
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GAP has also provided the Turkish government with an effective tool for pressuring neighboring governments.
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Dialogical storybook reading is an effective parental tool in support of their children's language skills.
Academic text (2013)
Synonyms
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5.6
A person controlled by others to do things for them
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7.7
A person controlled by others to do unpleasant or dishonest tasks
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5.5
A person or thing used by someone to carry out their plans
Idioms
Compounds
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1.8
A thing you hold and use with your hands, not powered by a machine, like a hammer or screwdriver
- Specialized
A small hand tool with a smooth stone tip used to rub gold leaf to make it very shiny
A program in the Microsoft Office set used for tasks like writing, creating spreadsheets and making presentations
- Specialized
An app that helps you organize contacts, calendars, and tasks across devices
- Specialized
Software that stores, manages, and shares product details like descriptions, images, and prices for online shops
- Specialized
Work of designing, making, and fixing metal tools and forms used to make parts
How Useful
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word tool can also mean a method or a person someone uses to reach a goal because it originally meant 'instrument'. So anything used to help get a result, from a plan to a person, can be called a 'tool'.