TOOLS | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

Looking for the meaning of the word TOOLS in English for both noun and verb forms from the Oxford Dictionary? Below, you can explore all possible meanings and definitions of TOOLS with sentence examples. You can also use the “AUDIO PRONUNCIATION” track to check the correct pronunciation in British English.

Word: Tool

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

Old English tōl, from a Germanic base meaning ‘prepare’; compare with taw. The verb dates from the early 19th century

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: tuːl
Dialects: British English
Definition:

a device or implement, especially one held in the hand, used to carry out a particular function

Short Definition:

device or implement used to carry out particular function

Examples:
  • gardening tools
Definition:

a distinct design in the tooling of a book.

Short Definition:

distinct design in tooling of book

Definition:

a man's penis.

Short Definition:

man's penis

Word: Tool

Speech Type: Verb

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: tuːl
Dialects: British English
Definition:

impress a design on (leather, especially a leather book cover)

Short Definition:

impress design on

Examples:
  • volumes bound in green leather and tooled in gold
Definition:

equip or be equipped with tools for industrial production

Short Definition:

equip or be equipped with tools for industrial production

Examples:
  • the factory must be tooled to produce the models
  • they were tooling up for production
Definition:

drive or ride in a casual or leisurely manner

Short Definition:

drive or ride in casual or leisurely manner

Examples:
  • tooling around town in a pink Rolls-Royce
Definition:

dress (stone) with a chisel.

Short Definition:

dress stone with chisel

In Word Games

Quordle

✅ Available

Octordle

✅ Available

Scramble Word Scores

Words with Friends

✅ Available

Score: 6

SOWPODS

✅ Available

Score: 5

OTCWL

✅ Available

Score: 5

Word Game Tools

Wordle Solver Icon

Wordle Solver

Quordle Solver Icon

Quordle Solver

Octordle Solver Icon

Octordle Solver

Random Word Generator Icon

Random Word Generator

More Word Games

Quordle Answer Icon

Quordle

Octordle Answer Icon

Octordle

Contexto Answer Icon

Contexto

More Crosswords Games