instrument
tool | the means whereby some act is accomplished, my greed was the instrument of my destruction, science has given us new tools to fight disease |
| cost cutting | the act of cutting costs |
price cutting
price cut | cutting the price of merchandise to one lower than the usual or advertised price |
cut
cutting
cutting off | the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends, the barber gave him a good cut |
| cutting thinning | the act of diluting something, the cutting of whiskey with water, the thinning of paint with turpentine |
| cut cutting | the act of cutting something into parts, his cuts were skillful, his cutting of the cake made a terrible mess |
| cut cutting | the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge, his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels |
abscission
cutting off | the act of cutting something off |
ablation
extirpation
cutting out
excision | surgical removal of a body part or tissue |
| cut cutting | the division of a deck of cards before dealing, he insisted that we give him the last cut before every deal, the cutting of the cards soon became a ritual |
| tool-and-die work | the craft of making special tools and dies |
| carving cutting | removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape |
film editing
cutting | the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film |
carpenter's kit
tool kit | a set of carpenter's tools |
chopping board
cutting board | a wooden board where meats or vegetables can be cut |
cutter
cutlery cutting tool | a cutting implement, a tool for cutting |
| cutting implement | a tool used for cutting or slicing |
| cutting room | a room where films or tapes are edited (by cutting out unwanted parts) |
| edge tool | any cutting tool with a sharp cutting edge (as a chisel or knife or plane or gouge) |
entrenching tool
trenching spade | a hand shovel carried by infantrymen for digging trenches |
garden tool
lawn tool | used for working in gardens or yards |
graver
graving tool
pointel
pointrel | a tool used by an engraver |
| hand tool | a tool used with workers' hands |
knife edge
cutting edge | the sharp cutting side of the blade of a knife |
| machine tool | a powered machine for cutting or shaping or finishing metals or other materials |
| power tool | a tool driven by a motor |
punching bag
punch bag
punching ball
punchball | an inflated ball or bag that is suspended and punched for training in boxing |
| shaping tool | a tool for shaping metal |
stamp mill
stamping mill | a mill in which ore is crushed with stamps |
stamping machine
stamper | a power tool that stamps, a metal stamper |
tire iron
tire tool | hand tool consisting of a lever that is used to force the casing of a pneumatic tire onto a steel wheel |
| tool | an implement used in the practice of a vocation |
| tool bag | a bag in which tools are carried |
toolbox
tool chest
tool cabinet
tool case | a box or chest or cabinet for holding hand tools |
cock
prick
dick
shaft pecker
peter
tool
putz | obscene terms for penis |
vanguard
forefront
cutting edge | the position of greatest importance or advancement, the leading position in any movement or field, the Cotswolds were once at the forefront of woollen manufacturing in England, the idea of motion was always to the forefront of his mind and central to his philosophy |
clipping
newspaper clipping
press clipping
cutting
press cutting | an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine, he searched through piles of letters and clippings |
| Dies Irae | the first words of a medieval Latin hymn describing the Last Judgment (literally `day of wrath') |
haunt
hangout
resort repair
stamping ground | a frequently visited place |
| cutting | a piece cut off from the main part of something |
creature tool
puppet | a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else |
| punching bag | a person on whom another person vents their anger, he resigned because his boss used him as a punching bag |
cutting
slip | a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting |
| cutting angle | the angle between the face of a cutting tool and the surface of the work |
| tool steel | alloy steel that is suitable for making tools, is hard and tough and can retain a cutting edge |
| tool | work with a tool |
joyride
tool
tool around | ride in a car with no particular goal and just for the pleasure of it, We tooled down the street |
| tool | drive, The convertible tooled down the street |
| tool | furnish with tools |
| metal-cutting | hard and sharp enough to cut metal, metal-cutting tools |