The Clue
Level, e.g. (4 letter answer)
The Answer
TOOL
Tags
Notes
The answer TOOL is seen frequently, appearing about once every 120 puzzles.
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"Man is a ___-using animal": Thomas Carlyle
Definition
TOOL as a noun:
1. an implement used in the practice of a vocation
2. (instrument, tool) = the means whereby some act is accomplished; "my greed was the instrument of my destruction"; "science has given us new tools to fight disease"
3. (creature, tool, puppet) = a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else
4. (cock, prick, dick, shaft, pecker, peter, tool, putz) = obscene terms for penis
TOOL as a verb:
1. drive; "The convertible tooled down the street"
2. (joyride, tool, tool around) = ride in a car with no particular goal and just for the pleasure of it; "We tooled down the street"
3. furnish with tools
4. work with a tool