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# toolbox

«toolbox» in Mova's school dictionary: **a box for keeping and carrying tools such as a hammer…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a toolbox, toolboxes)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A toolbox is a box for keeping and carrying tools such as a hammer, screwdrivers and a tape measure. [tree →](https://md.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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/toolbox/#m2)

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

### note

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

### In the corpora

- [Writers have a toolbox of hooks: speech, action, a sound ("CRASH!](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/english/40-openings-that-hook-the-reader/3/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «toolbox» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/toolbox/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.