hand tool

Noun
  1. A tool used with workers' hands (synset 103494245)
    is a type of: tool - an implement used in the practice of a vocation
    subtypes:
    • 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
    • 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
    has: grip, handgrip, handle, hold - the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it

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