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# toolbox

noun (a toolbox, toolboxes)

«toolbox» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A toolbox is a box for keeping and carrying tools such as a hammer, screwdrivers and a tape measure. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/toolbox/#m1)
2. A toolbox can mean a set of skills, methods or ideas you can use for a job: a maths toolbox of strategies. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/toolbox/#m2)

### In the lessons

Everyday life and DT: a toolbox in the shed or the car. School: teachers talk about a «toolbox» of strategies (number lines, drawing a picture, times tables) for solving problems, or a «calm-down toolbox» for feelings. Computing: a toolbox (or toolbar) holds the tools in a program.

### Examples

- Dad keeps a hammer in his toolbox. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/toolbox/#x1)
- Fetch the screwdriver from the toolbox. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/toolbox/#x2)
- Drawing a diagram is a good strategy in your maths toolbox. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/toolbox/#x3)
- The plumber carried a heavy toolbox. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/toolbox/#x4)
- My calm-down toolbox includes deep breathing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/toolbox/#x5)
- The art program has a toolbox with brushes and pens. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/toolbox/#x6)

### Note

Countable, one word. Plural: toolboxes. Similar: toolkit, tool chest.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «toolbox» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/toolbox/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«toolbox» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/toolbox.html) on Mova free.