Agency and Tool

Agency

Agency noun - Something used to achieve an end.

Usage example: by what agency do you plan to acquire this fortune?

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Tool and agency are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tool" instead a noun "Agency".

Nearby Word: agent

Tool noun - The means whereby some act is accomplished.

Usage example: science has given us new tools to fight disease

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Agency and tool are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Agency" instead a noun "Tool".

Nearby Words: tooling, toolbox, toolbar, toolroom

good	good agency	good tool
similar	similar agency	similar tool
single	single agency	single tool
small	small agency	small tool
Other adjectives: effective, powerful, real, massive, large, little, main, diplomatic, new, major, military, magical.

The chief realizes he's a useful tool, and by the end of the episode, Shawn's set up a fake psychic detective agency called Psych.

Source: Cassandra Did It
If you end up the victim of his shenanigans, you can contact your local consumer protection agency (if you're American, this tool will help you find the right number to call).

Source: Crooked Contractor
Re Tool: In the second season, apart from playing down the Disguised in Drag element, Kip and Henry left their jobs at the advertising agency and opened their own agency (with Ruth as their partner).

Source: Series / Bosom Buddies

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