Dictionary entry details
• HAND TOOL (noun)
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"):
spanner; wrench (a hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt)
screwdriver (a hand tool for driving screws; has a tip that fits into the head of a screw)
scraper (any of various hand tools for scraping)
saw (hand tool having a toothed blade for cutting)
sandblaster (a tool that throws out a blast of steam laden with sand; used to clean or grind hard surfaces)
ravehook (a hooked hand tool used to prepare the seams of a boat for oakum)
plumber's helper; plunger (hand tool consisting of a stick with a rubber suction cup at one end; used to clean clogged drains)
auger; plumber's snake (a long flexible steel coil for dislodging stoppages in curved pipes)
pair of pliers; pliers; plyers (a gripping hand tool with two hinged arms and (usually) serrated jaws)
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)
wire stripper (a hand tool used by electricians to remove insulation from the cut end of an insulated wire)
weed-whacker; weeder (a hand tool for removing weeds)
trowel (a small hand tool with a handle and flat metal blade; used for scooping or spreading plaster or similar materials)
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)
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))
square (a hand tool consisting of two straight arms at right angles; used to construct or test right angles)
spreader (a hand tool for spreading something)
spatula (a hand tool with a thin flexible blade used to mix or spread soft substances)
carpenter's plane; plane; woodworking plane (a carpenter's hand tool with an adjustable blade for smoothing or shaping wood)
pitchfork (a long-handled hand tool with sharp widely spaced prongs for lifting and pitching hay)
pipe cutter (a hand tool for cutting pipe)
graver; graving tool; pointel; pointrel (a tool used by an engraver)
float; plasterer's float (a hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco)
file (a steel hand tool with small sharp teeth on some or all of its surfaces; used for smoothing wood or metal)
dibber; dibble (a wooden hand tool with a pointed end; used to make holes in the ground for planting seeds or bulbs)
crank; starter (a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle)
bodkin (a small sharp-pointed tool for punching holes in leather or fabric)
bodkin; threader (a blunt needle for threading ribbon through loops)
bevel; bevel square (a hand tool consisting of two rules that are hinged together so you can draw or measure angles of any size)
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)
pair of pincers; pair of tweezers; pincer; tweezer (a hand tool for holding consisting of a compound lever for grasping)
pick (a thin sharp implement used for removing unwanted material)
pestle (a club-shaped hand tool for grinding and mixing substances in a mortar)
pallet (a hand tool with a flat blade used by potters for mixing and shaping clay)
opener (a hand tool used for opening sealed containers (bottles or cans))
miter box; mitre box (hand tool for guiding handsaws in making crosscuts or miter joints)
marlinespike; marlingspike; marlinspike (a pointed iron hand tool that is used to separate strands of a rope or cable (as in splicing))
hand shovel (a shovel that is operated by hand)
awl (a pointed tool for marking surfaces or for punching small holes)
