Thesaurus:tool
English
Noun
Sense: a mechanical device intended to make a task easier
Synonyms
Hyponyms
Cutting tools
- adze
- axe
- billhook
- blade
- bolt cutter
- broach
- ceramic tile cutter
- chisel
- coping saw
- countersink
- diamond blade
- diamond tool
- drill bit
- endmill
- file
- fretsaw
- froe
- glass cutter
- grater
- hacksaw
- hand saw
- knife
- machete
- miter saw
- milling cutter
- pipecutter
- plane
- razor
- reamer
- saw
- scalpel
- scissors
- slasher
- splitting maul
- surform
- switchblade
- tap and die
- tool bit
- utility knife
- water jet cutter
- wire cutter
- wire stripper
Garden tools
- —
- cultivator
- earth auger
- edger
- garden fork
- garden trowel
- hedge trimmer
- hoe
- hori hori
- irrigation sprinkler
- lawn aerator
- lawn mower
- lawn sweeper
- leaf blower
- loppers
- mattock
- pickaxe
- pitchfork
- plough
- pruning shears
- rake
- rotary tiller
- scythe
- spade
- string trimmer
Hand tools
- —
- hand tool
- block plane
- remover
- brace
- breaker bar
- broom
- brush
- caliper
- card scraper
- clamp
- crowbar
- crimping pliers
- fish tape
- hammer
- hawk
- hex key
- locking pliers
- mallet
- maul
- micrometer
- miter box
- pipe wrench
- pliers
- plumb-bob
- punch
- punch down tool
- putty knife
- ratchet
- screwdriver
- spirit level
- sponge
- squeegee
- square
- staple gun
- tape measure
- torque wrench
- trowel
- wrench
Power tools
- —
- power tool [⇒ thesaurus]
- band saw
- belt sander
- chainsaw
- chop saw
- circular saw
- concrete saw
- crusher
- drill
- grinding machine
- heat gun
- impact wrench
- jigsaw
- jointer
- lathe
- nail gun
- planer
- radial arm saw
- random orbital sander
- reciprocating saw
- rotary tool
- sander
- scroll saw
- soldering gun
- soldering iron
- table saw
- thickness planer
- wood router
Machine tools
- machine tool
- drill press
- grinding machine
- hobber
- jig borer
- lathe
- machining center
- horizontal machining center
- vertical machining center
- milling machine
- planer
- shaper
- slotter
- screw machine
- turning center
Not yet re-sorted
See also
- Thesaurus:instrument
- Thesaurus:device
- Category:Tools
Further reading
- “633. instrument” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
- “tool” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.