Meanings
nountoolbox (plural toolboxes)
plural toolboxes
- A storage case for tools.
- computingA set of pre-existing routines for use in writing new programs.
- figurativelyA set of skills or competences
Developing this chameleon-like skill could prove to be a very useful addition to your toolbox for winning people over – and getting ahead.
2020 December 21, Bryan Lufkin, “How 'linguistic mirroring' can make you more convincing”, in BBC - slangDumbass or idiot.
From the get go, one can immediately tell that this kid is a fucking toolbox.
2007, Alexander Kern, Listen! Listen, Listen, Listen, Listen, Listen!!!1 more example
I've been in construction since I was dishonorably discharged by those toolboxes in the Royal Guard.
2019 October 29, Brawny Buck, “A Buck to the Face: A Royal Problem”, in YouTube, spoken by Buck Wild
Synonyms & antonyms
Broader
nouna box or chest or cabinet for holding hand tools
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Origin
Translations
Arabic صَنْدُوق اَلْعِدَّة
- صَنْدُوق اَلْعِدَّة (ṣandūq al-ʕidda)storage case for tools
Catalan caixa d'eines
- caixa d'einesstorage case for tools
Chinese Mandarin 工具箱, 工具箱
- 工具箱 (gōngjù xiāng)storage case for tools
- 工具箱 (gōngjù xiāng)set of routines
Czech nástrojová sada
- nástrojová sadastorage case for tools
Danish verktøjskasse
- verktøjskassestorage case for tools
Dutch gereedschapskist, gereedschapskist
- gereedschapskiststorage case for tools
- gereedschapskistset of routines
Esperanto ilujo
- ilujostorage case for tools
Finnish työkalupakki, työkalupakki
- työkalupakkistorage case for tools
- työkalupakkiset of routines
French boite à outils, toolbox
- boite à outilsstorage case for tools
- toolboxset of routines
German Werkzeugkiste, Werkzeugkasten
- Werkzeugkistestorage case for tools
- Werkzeugkastenstorage case for tools
- Toolboxset of routines
Greek εργαλειοθήκη, εργαλειοθήκη
- εργαλειοθήκη (ergaleiothíki)storage case for tools
- εργαλειοθήκη (ergaleiothíki)set of routines
Hungarian szerszámosláda, eszköztár
- szerszámosládastorage case for tools
- eszköztárset of routines
Irish bosca uirlisí
- bosca uirlisístorage case for tools
Italian cassetta degli attrezzi, scatola degli attrezzi
- cassetta degli attrezzistorage case for tools
- scatola degli attrezzistorage case for tools
- toolkitset of routines
Japanese 工具箱, 道具箱
- 工具箱 (kōgubako)storage case for tools
- 道具箱 (dōgubako)storage case for tools
- ツールボックス (tsūrubokkusu)set of routines
Korean 공구함, 툴박스
- 공구함 (gongguham)storage case for tools
- 툴박스 (tulbakseu)set of routines
- 도구상자 (dogusangja)set of routines
Malay kotak peralatan
- kotak peralatanstorage case for tools
Māori kete paraha
- kete parahastorage case for tools
Norwegian Bokmål verktøykasse
- verktøykassestorage case for tools
Polish skrzynka narzędziowa, zestaw komend i poleceń
- skrzynka narzędziowastorage case for tools
- zestaw komend i poleceńset of routines
Portuguese caixa de ferramentas, toolbox
- caixa de ferramentasstorage case for tools
- toolboxset of routines
- toolkitset of routines
Romanian cutie de scule, cutie cu instrumente
- cutie de sculestorage case for tools
- cutie cu instrumentestorage case for tools
- trusă de sculestorage case for tools
Russian я́щик для инструме́нтов, пане́ль инструме́нтов
- я́щик для инструме́нтов (jáščik dlja instruméntov)storage case for tools
- пане́ль инструме́нтов (panɛ́lʹ instruméntov)set of routines
Spanish caja de instrumento, caja de herramientas
- caja de instrumentostorage case for tools
- caja de herramientasstorage case for tools
Swedish verktygslåda, verktygslåda
- verktygslådastorage case for tools
- verktygslådaset of routines
Turkish takım çantası
- takım çantasıstorage case for tools
Vietnamese hộp dụng cụ
- hộp dụng cụstorage case for tools
Welsh cist offer, cist arfau
- cist offerstorage case for tools
- cist arfaustorage case for tools
Cite this entry
APA
toolbox. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toolbox
MLA
“toolbox.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toolbox. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “toolbox,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toolbox.
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