Synonyms: instrument, tool
Definition: the means whereby some act is accomplished
Usage: my greed was the instrument of my destruction; science has given us new tools to fight disease
Similar words: agency, means, way
Definition: how a result is obtained or an end is achieved
Usage: a means of control; an example is the best agency of instruction; the true way to success
Synonyms: tool
Definition: an implement used in the practice of a vocation
Similar words: implement
Definition: instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end
Synonyms: dick, shaft, tool, cock, pecker, peter, putz, prick
Definition: obscene terms for penis
Similar words: penis, phallus, member
Definition: the male organ of copulation (`member' is a euphemism)
Synonyms: creature, tool, puppet
Definition: a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else
Similar words: slave
Definition: a person who is owned by someone
Synonyms: tool
Definition: work with a tool
Similar words: process, work, work on
Definition: shape, form, or improve a material
Usage: work stone into tools; process iron; work the metal
Synonyms: tool, tool around, joyride
Definition: ride in a car with no particular goal and just for the pleasure of it
Usage: We tooled down the street
Similar words: ride
Definition: be carried or travel on or in a vehicle
Usage: I ride to work in a bus; He rides the subway downtown every day
Synonyms: tool
Definition: drive
Usage: The convertible tooled down the street
Similar words: drive
Definition: operate or control a vehicle
Usage: drive a car or bus; Can you drive this four-wheel truck?
Synonyms: tool
Definition: furnish with tools
Similar words: supply, render, provide, furnish
Definition: give something useful or necessary to
Usage: We provided the room with an electrical heater