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multitool

multitool noun: a portable hand tool that combines several individual functions in a single assembly or body.

multitool: a portable hand tool that combines several individual functions in a single assembly or body
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Noun

multitool (plural multitools)

  1. A portable hand tool that combines several individual functions in a single assembly or body.
    • Holonyms: EDC, everyday carry
    1. A Swiss Army knife or similar tool.
    2. Any of a class of folding or telescoping tools with a plier head as the central implement and with sets of peripheral implements (typically knife blades, screwdrivers, files, saws, can openers, bottle openers, scissors, and so on).
    3. Any similar tool with some other central implement (such as shears) or with no central implement, but sharing the themes otherwise.
    4. Any of a class of monolithic tools with various holes and edges that act as the multiple implements.
  2. An oscillating power tool that can perform multiple functions with different attachments.

Synonyms of multitool

Forms of multitool

pluralmultitools
alternative formmulti-tool

Origin of multitool

From multi- + tool.

Questions about multitool

What does multitool mean?
Multitool means a portable hand tool that combines several individual functions in a single assembly or body.
What part of speech is multitool?
Multitool is a noun.
What is the plural of multitool?
The plural of multitool is multitools.

Words near multitool in the dictionary

  1. multiton pattern
  2. multiton patterns
  3. multitone
  4. multitoned
  5. multitones
  6. multitool
  7. multitools
  8. multitooth
  9. multitoothed
  10. multitopic
  11. multitouch

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