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Definitions for tools
tools
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tools
A tool is an object that can extend an individual's ability to modify features of the surrounding environment or help them accomplish a particular task. Although many animals use simple tools, only human beings, whose use of stone tools dates back hundreds of millennia, have been observed using tools to make other tools. Early human tools, made of such materials as stone, bone, and wood, were used for preparation of food, hunting, manufacture of weapons, and working of materials to produce clothing and useful artifacts. The development of metalworking made additional types of tools possible. Harnessing energy sources, such as animal power, wind, or steam, allowed increasingly complex tools to produce an even larger range of items, with the Industrial Revolution marking an inflection point in the use of tools. The introduction of widespread automation in the 19th and 20th centuries allowed tools to operate with minimal human supervision, further increasing the productivity of human labor.
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tools
Plural form of tool.
I took a tool from the tool box and realized what a variety of tools my brother had to do his job so I made sure I put it back after I used it.
Submitted by MaryC on December 8, 2015
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
TOOLS
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Tools is ranked #156044 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Tools surname appeared 104 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Tools.
69.2% or 72 total occurrences were Black.
15.3% or 16 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
11.5% or 12 total occurrences were White.
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'tools' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3201
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'tools' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2665
Anagrams for tools »
loots
stool
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of tools in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of tools in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of tools in a Sentence
We grab our helmets, IDs, a ladder, some small tools and we are good to go.
When we believe that the rules are not followed, we have a variety of tools, including laying charges that we can and do use in an attempt to ensure that potential offenders are held accountable.
Are there still problems? Oh yeah, i can show you units that haven't gotten the memo, but now there real investigations. Now there is an inspector general. Now the police commission has some tools. It has some power. And the LAPD has accepted civilian rule.
I used to tell my community and my officers that I don’t want to be the best first-responder to a mass-causualty event. I want to prevent that event before it occurs. And that’s what( this bill) will do, this bill gives students, teachers( and others) the tools to recognize the early-warning signs to prevent violence from even entering our school grounds.
You'll see someone working in degrading conditions, with an exhausting work schedule, eating one meal a day, while they don't receive any form of salary or a very small one, because their food and tools are discounted.
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Translations for tools
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- أدواتArabic
- værktøjerDanish
- ToolsGerman
- εργαλείαGreek
- ilojEsperanto
- instrumentosSpanish
- TyokalutFinnish
- outilsFrench
- uirlisíIrish
- उपकरणHindi
- AlatIndonesian
- ツールJapanese
- 도구Korean
- instrumentaLatin
- gereedschapDutch
- verktøyNorwegian
- narzędziaPolish
- ferramentasPortuguese
- инструментыRussian
- verktygSwedish
- கருவிகள்Tamil
- 工具Chinese
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