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tool
noun as in instrument used to shape, form, finish
noun as in person who can be manipulated by another
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And the law can easily be used as a political tool to punish any disrespect of the state.
He wasn't crazy about being fat, but he saw his body as a tool to use in the making of his career.
Tool around Capitol Hill, which brims gay bars, restaurants, and clubs.
“The spoon was a tool for foreshadowing,” the Facebook page explains.
This study uses the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS), which is really a tool that tracks crimes.
The execution is such that the drawing of the gown and the lines of the face seem to have been traced by an engraver's tool.
Reaching into one of the secret pockets of his wide black belt he removed a curiously shaped tool of finest tempered steel.
Whoever denied the former proposition was called a tool of the Court.
Mariequita sat near by, dangling her legs, watching him work, and handing him nails from the tool-box.
He could tool a heap like a maniacal genius born with a steering wheel in his hands.
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On this page you'll find 81 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to tool, such as: apparatus, appliance, device, engine, gadget, and gizmo.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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