Flashcards: Tools

A basket is a container which is traditionally constructed from stiff fibers, which can be made from a range of materials, including wood splints, runners, and cane.

A micrometer (/maɪˈkrɒmᵻtər/ US dict: mī·krŏm′·ĭ·tər), sometimes known as a micrometer screw gauge, is a device incorporating a calibrated screw widely used for precise measurement of components in mechanical engineering and machining as well as most mechanical trades, along with other metrological instruments such as dial, vernier, and digital calipers.

A key is a device that is used to operate a lock (such as to lock or unlock it).

A stone tool is, in the most general sense, any tool made either partially or entirely out of stone.

The word siphon (from Ancient Greek: σίφων "pipe, tube", also called syphon) is used to refer to a wide variety of devices that involve the flow of liquids through tubes.

A bellows or pair of bellows is a device constructed to furnish a strong blast of air.

A multi-tool (or multitool) is any one of a range of portable, versatile hand tools that combines several individual functions in a single unit.

A broom is a cleaning tool consisting of usually stiff fibers (often made of materials such as plastic, hair, or corn husks) attached to, and roughly parallel to, a cylindrical handle, the broomstick.

The personal name Jack, which came into English usage around the thirteenth century as a nickname form of John, came in the sixteenth century to be used as a colloquial word for 'a man (of low status)' (much as in the modern usage 'jack of all trades, master of none').

A syringe is a simple pump consisting of a plunger that fits tightly in a tube.

A wedge is a triangular shaped tool, and is a portable inclined plane, and one of the six classical simple machines.

A walking stick is a device used by many people to facilitate walking, for fashion, or for defensive reasons.

A fire iron is any metal instrument for tending a fire.

The AL-52 is a compressed air launcher of British origin manufactured by Plumett Ltd.

A fixture is a work-holding or support device used in the manufacturing industry.

A brush is a tool with bristles, wire or other filaments, used for cleaning, grooming hair, make up, painting, surface finishing and for many other purposes.

Gangbox (also gang box) is a colloquial term utilized in the construction industry, referring to a toolbox or workbox that can be accessed by multiple workers.