Словарь синонимов английского языка - tool

(n) 1. utensil, implement, instrument, device, apparatus, appliance, contrivance, aid, machine, mechanism, gadget, Colloq contraption, gimmick, Chiefly US and Canadian gismo or gizmo: The work would go faster if you had the proper tools. 2. means, way, agency, weapon, medium, vehicle, instrumentality, avenue, road: Education is the tool you need to get anywhere in life. 3. puppet, cat's-paw, pawn, dupe, Slang stooge, sucker: I had been used merely as a tool in her ambitious rise to the top. -(v) 4. work, carve, cut, embellish, decorate, ornament, dress, shape: This is the shop where the leather is tooled and gold-stamped.