Means and Tool

Means

Means noun - How a result is obtained or an end is achieved.

Show all Definitions

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

Nearby Words: mean, meaning

Tool noun - The means whereby some act is accomplished.

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

Show all Definitions

Means and tool are semantically related in form topic. Sometimes you can use "Means" instead a noun "Tool".

Nearby Words: tooling, toolbox, toolbar, toolroom

preferred	preferred means	preferred tool
good	good means	good tool
special	special means	special tool
best	best means	best tool
Other adjectives: similar, common, perfect, standard, effective, powerful, actual, real, reliable, little, main, diplomatic, necessary, new, military, primary, efficient, available, magical.

They're the ones who use sex as a tool or means to achieve a goal, the same way the vamp or femme fatale might, the only difference being that their goals are... well, not evil.

Source: Heroic Seductress
Zato-1 is resurrected in Xrd, which saves Eddie... but pisses him off, because that means he's stuck being a tool again.

Source: Your Days Are Numbered
This means that Valjean has had this tool on him all day, every day, for God knows how long just in case he were ever arrested.

Source: Literature / Les Misérables

Cite this Source

Tool and Means. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/means/tool

Means & Tool. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/means/tool>.

Tool or Means. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/means/tool.

Google Ngram Viewer shows how "means" and "tool" have occurred on timeline