| adapter |
a device or part that adapts a machine or tool to a different use. [1/2 definitions] |
| adz |
an axlike tool with a curved, sharp-edged head set crosswise to the handle, used for shaping large pieces of wood. |
| arbor2 |
the shaft or axis which turns or supports a rotating cutting tool such as a lathe. |
| auger |
a tool used by carpenters for boring holes in wood. |
| Australopithecine |
a tool-making primate of an extinct genus of hominids that inhabited eastern and southern Africa. |
| awl |
a small, sharply pointed tool used to make holes in leather, wood, or the like. |
| ax |
a heavy cutting tool with a blade mounted at the end of a long handle, used esp. for chopping wood. [1/4 definitions] |
| barehanded |
without any sort of aid in hand, such as a weapon or tool. [1/2 definitions] |
| bezel |
the slanted or beveled edge of a cutting tool such as a chisel. [1/2 definitions] |
| billhook |
a sharp curved or hooked tool used for pruning, cutting, and clearing brush. |
| bit1 |
the pointed tool that is fastened into a drill head for boring or drilling. [1/5 definitions] |
| bodkin |
a small tool with a sharp point for punching holes in cloth or leather. [1/3 definitions] |
| bore1 |
to make (a hole) through or in with a drill or similar tool. [2/7 definitions] |
| boring1 |
the act or process of making a hole or other opening with a drill or similar tool. [1/3 definitions] |
| brace |
a tool used for holding and turning wood-boring bits. [1/10 definitions] |
| brace and bit |
a drilling tool that consists of a drill bit rotated by a handle or brace. |
| broach |
a tapered tool for making, shaping, or enlarging holes; gimlet. [2/7 definitions] |
| bur |
in medicine and dentistry, a tool for cutting away matter from bones or teeth. [1/3 definitions] |
| burin |
a pointed tool with a round handle, used for engraving metal or carving stone. |
| CAT scan |
a cross-sectional image formed by a computerized combination of x-rays taken along a selected axis of the body, used as a diagnostic tool in medical treatment; computerized axial tomography scan. |
| cat's-paw |
a person exploited by another as a tool or dupe, esp. to do something illegal or risky. [1/2 definitions] |