English > implement: 4 senses > noun 1, artifact| Meaning | instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end. |
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| Narrower | bar | A rigid piece of metal or wood |
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| beater | An implement for beating |
| brush | An implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle |
| buff, buffer | An implement consisting of soft material mounted on a block |
| candlesnuffer | An implement with a small cup at the end of a handle |
| cleaning implement, cleaning device, cleaning equipment | Any of a large class of implements used for cleaning |
| eraser | An implement used to erase something |
| fire iron | metal fireside implements |
| flail | An implement consisting of handle with a free swinging stick at the end |
| hook | A curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something |
| iron, branding iron | implement used to brand live stock |
| leather strip | implement consisting of a strip of leather |
| needle | A sharp pointed implement (usually steel) |
| oar | An implement used to propel or steer a boat |
| rod | A long thin implement made of metal or wood |
| sharpener | Any implement that is used to make something (an edge or a point) sharper |
| snuffer | A cone-shaped implement with a handle |
| spear, gig, fizgig, fishgig, lance | An implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish |
| spike | A long, thin sharp-pointed implement (wood or metal) |
| sports implement | An implement used in a sport |
| stick | An implement consisting of a length of wood |
| stick | A long thin implement resembling a length of wood |
| stirrer | An implement used for stirring |
| strickle | A tool or rod used to level off grain or other granular material that is heaped in a measure |
| swab | implement consisting of a small piece of cotton that is used to apply medication or cleanse a wound or obtain a specimen of a secretion |
| swatter, flyswatter, flyswat | An implement with a flat part (of mesh or plastic) and a long handle |
| tool | An implement used in the practice of a vocation |
| tuning fork | A metal implement with two prongs that gives a fixed tone when struck |
| utensil | An implement for practical use (especially in a household) |
| writing implement | An implement that is used to write |
| Broader | instrumentality, instrumentation | An artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end |
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| Spanish | herramienta, implemento, instrumento |
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| Catalan | eina, instrument |
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| Adjectives | implemental | serving or acting as a means or aid |
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| Verbs | implement | apply in a manner consistent with its purpose or design |
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