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Synonyms for tool

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

Synonyms for tool

a device used to do work or perform a task

a person used or controlled by others

to run and control (a motor vehicle)

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Synonyms for tool

the means whereby some act is accomplished

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a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else

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drive

ride in a car with no particular goal and just for the pleasure of it

furnish with tools

work with a tool

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