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tools
/tuːlz/
noun
A mechanical device intended to make a task easier.
"Hand me that tool, would you? I don't have the right tools to start fiddling around with the engine."
Equipment used in a profession, e.g., tools of the trade.
"These are the tools of the trade."
Something to perform an operation; an instrument; a means.
verb
To work on or shape with tools, e.g., hand-tooled leather.
To equip with tools.
To work very hard.
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