tool-and-die work
- noun
- Specialized
:
trabajo de herramientas y matrices
- He found steady employment in tool-and-die work at the local manufacturing plant.
Examples
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Her expertise in tool-and-die work made her an invaluable member of the engineering team.
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Advancements in tool-and-die work have improved the efficiency of the automotive industry.
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He specializes in tool-and-die work.
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Many students are interested in tool-and-die work.
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Advancements in tool-and-die work have improved the efficiency of the automotive industry.
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He found steady employment in tool-and-die work at the local manufacturing plant.
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Her expertise in tool-and-die work made her an invaluable member of the engineering team.
Synonyms
556
3.7
Skilled work done by hand, often as a job
1
6.7
Designing and making special molds or metal parts used to make products
1
3.3
Work of making tools used to cut and shape things
How Specialized
- Specialized
- Specialized
1
6.7
- Specialized
1
3.5
350
3.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
tool-and-die + work
The structure is partly analyzable: 'work' clearly denotes an occupation and 'tool' suggests instruments, so a learner could infer it refers to work involving tools and dies. However, 'die' in the manufacturing sense is a technical, less-frequent noun and 'tool-and-die' is a specialised trade term, so the precise occupational meaning is not fully predictable to a B1 learner.
Etymology
The term tool-and-die work comes from workshops where skilled makers make the tool (a device) and the die (a heavy metal block that works like a 'cookie cutter') to cut or shape metal parts. That's why it means 'making and repairing the special tools and metal blocks used in factories'.