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HAND TOOL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A tool used with workers' hands
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("hand tool" is a kind of...):
tool (an implement used in the practice of a vocation)
Meronyms (parts of "hand tool"):
grip; handgrip; handle; hold (the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hand tool"):
pitchfork (a long-handled hand tool with sharp widely spaced prongs for lifting and pitching hay)
carpenter's plane; plane; woodworking plane (a carpenter's hand tool with an adjustable blade for smoothing or shaping wood)
pair of pliers; pliers; plyers (a gripping hand tool with two hinged arms and (usually) serrated jaws)
auger; plumber's snake; snake (a long flexible steel coil for dislodging stoppages in curved pipes)
plumber's helper; plunger (hand tool consisting of a stick with a rubber suction cup at one end; used to clean clogged drains)
ravehook (a hooked hand tool used to prepare the seams of a boat for oakum)
sandblaster (a tool that throws out a blast of steam laden with sand; used to clean or grind hard surfaces)
saw (hand tool having a toothed blade for cutting)
scraper (any of various hand tools for scraping)
screwdriver (a hand tool for driving screws; has a tip that fits into the head of a screw)
shovel (a hand tool for lifting loose material; consists of a curved container or scoop and a handle)
soldering iron (a hand tool with a heatable tip; used to melt and apply solder)
spatula (a hand tool with a thin flexible blade used to mix or spread soft substances)
spreader (a hand tool for spreading something)
square (a hand tool consisting of two straight arms at right angles; used to construct or test right angles)
straightedge (hand tool consisting of a flat rigid rectangular bar (metal or wood) that can be used to draw straight lines (or test their straightness))
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)
trowel (a small hand tool with a handle and flat metal blade; used for scooping or spreading plaster or similar materials)
weed-whacker; weeder (a hand tool for removing weeds)
wire stripper (a hand tool used by electricians to remove insulation from the cut end of an insulated wire)
spanner; wrench (a hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt)
awl (a pointed tool for marking surfaces or for punching small holes)
bevel; bevel square (a hand tool consisting of two rules that are hinged together so you can draw or measure angles of any size)
bill; billhook (a cutting tool with a sharp edge)
bodkin; threader (a blunt needle for threading ribbon through loops)
bodkin (a small sharp-pointed tool for punching holes in leather or fabric)
crank; starter (a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle)
dibber; dibble (a wooden hand tool with a pointed end; used to make holes in the ground for planting seeds or bulbs)
file (a steel hand tool with small sharp teeth on some or all of its surfaces; used for smoothing wood or metal)
float; plasterer's float (a hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco)
graver; graving tool; pointel; pointrel (a tool used by an engraver)
gutter (a tool for gutting fish)
hammer (a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking)
hand shovel (a shovel that is operated by hand)
marlinespike; marlingspike; marlinspike (a pointed iron hand tool that is used to separate strands of a rope or cable (as in splicing))
miter box; mitre box (hand tool for guiding handsaws in making crosscuts or miter joints)
opener (a hand tool used for opening sealed containers (bottles or cans))
pallet (a hand tool with a flat blade used by potters for mixing and shaping clay)
pestle (a club-shaped hand tool for grinding and mixing substances in a mortar)
pick (a thin sharp implement used for removing unwanted material)
pair of pincers; pair of tweezers; pincer; tweezer (a hand tool for holding consisting of a compound lever for grasping)
pipe cutter (a hand tool for cutting pipe)
