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TOOLBOX
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Dictionary entry overview: What does toolbox mean?
• TOOLBOX (noun)
The noun TOOLBOX has 1 sense:
1. a box or chest or cabinet for holding hand tools
Familiarity information: TOOLBOX used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A box or chest or cabinet for holding hand tools
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
tool cabinet; tool case; tool chest; toolbox
Hypernyms ("toolbox" is a kind of...):
chest (box with a lid; used for storage; usually large and sturdy)
Context examples
While previous studies followed microbial changes during IBD, the scientists in this study developed a unique biotechnology toolbox to understand why microbiomes change in IBD and how this provokes an unhealthy inflammatory reaction.
(New findings reveal how microbiome is disrupted during disease flare-ups, National Science Foundation)
"As the world confronts the crisis of anti-microbial resistance, we hope it will become an important part of the anti-bacterial toolbox."
(Scientists Create Superbug-Resistant Self-Cleaning Surface, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
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