tool kit
- noun
- /ˈtuːl kɪt/
- Get out your tool kit.
Holy cow, let's take a look at an embalmer's tool kit.
- Holy cow, let's take a look at an embalmer's tool kit.
- So if you're in doubt, well, you know this, this car battery check tool kit might come in handy one day.
- Actually, that's something that I would say that I would add to your minimalists kitchen tool kit.
Examples
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I better find my tool kit and begin to fix the place up.
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I mean, the software comes with an easy to use tool kit to forge transcripts of conversations, right?
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Now I have a very specific tool kit designed to deal with that exactly.
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But they serve their purpose in the tool kit at certain times and places.
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I think I saw a tool kit in the trunk.
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There's a tool kit in the trunk.
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The tool kit provides models and templates for needs assessments and planning to improve effectiveness.
Academic text (2004) -
A fix-it-yourself onboard tool kit in the backseat!
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Here's my tool kit with all of my cutting and sewing and pattern making supplies.
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You can set yourself up with a full tool kit for less than $30.
Synonyms
A group of tools and items for a particular purpose
A set of tools and equipment used for a particular activity
A set of tools and materials for a particular job
Skills and methods used to do a job or reach a goal
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a set of tools' is directly and transparently compositional from 'tool' (a handheld implement) + 'kit' (a set or package), so a learner who knows both constituents will immediately infer the combined meaning. This noun-noun compound follows a clear and cross-linguistically common packaging/collection pattern, making it accessible to a B1 learner.
Etymology
The noun tool kit comes from the simple image of a small box holding different tools together as a kit you can carry to a job. That's why tool kit means 'a set of tools kept together for use'.