toolbox

English

Toolbox

Etymology

From tool +‎ box.

Pronunciation

• enPR: to͞ol′-bŏks'
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈtuːlˌbɒks/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈtuːlˌbɑks/
• (Australia) IPA^(key): /ˈtʉːlˌbɔks/

  • Audio (Australia):

    (file)

Noun

toolbox (plural toolboxes)

1. A storage case for tools.
2. (computing) A set of pre-existing routines for use in writing new programs.
3. (figurative) A set of skills or competences
   • 2020 December 21, Bryan Lufkin, “How 'linguistic mirroring' can make you more convincing”, in BBC‎^[1], archived from the original on 8 February 2026:

     Developing this chameleon-like skill could prove to be a very useful addition to your toolbox for winning people over – and getting ahead.

4. (slang) Dumbass or idiot.
   • 2007, Alexander Kern, Listen! Listen, Listen, Listen, Listen, Listen!!!:

     From the get go, one can immediately tell that this kid is a fucking toolbox.

   • 2019 October 29, Brawny Buck, “A Buck to the Face: A Royal Problem”, in YouTube‎^[2], spoken by Buck Wild:

     I've been in construction since I was dishonorably discharged by those toolboxes in the Royal Guard.

Hypernyms

• box

Derived terms

• a few spanners short of a tool box

Related terms

• toolset
• toolkit
• tool chest

Translations

storage case for tools

• Arabic: صَنْدُوق اَلْعِدَّة m (ṣandūq al-ʕidda)
• Catalan: caixa d'eines f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 工具箱 (zh) (gōngjù xiāng)

• Czech: nástrojová sada f
• Danish: verktøjskasse c
• Dutch: gereedschapskist (nl) f
• Esperanto: ilujo
• Finnish: työkalupakki (fi)
• French: boite à outils (fr) f
• Georgian: ხელსაწყოების კომპლექტი (xelsac̣q̇oebis ḳomṗlekṭi), სამუშაო იარაღების კომპლექტი (samušao iaraɣebis ḳomṗlekṭi)
• German: Werkzeugkiste (de) f, Werkzeugkasten (de) m
• Greek: εργαλειοθήκη (el) f (ergaleiothíki)
• Hungarian: szerszámosláda (hu)
• Ido: utensiluyo (io)
• Irish: bosca uirlisí m
• Italian: cassetta degli attrezzi f, scatola degli attrezzi f
• Japanese: 工具箱 (ja) (kōgubako) (for mechanic engineering tools), 道具箱 (dōgubako) (for carpenter tools)
• Korean: 공구함 (gongguham)
• Malay: kotak peralatan
• Māori: kete paraha
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: verktøykasse m or f

  Nynorsk: verktøykasse m or f

• Polish: skrzynka narzędziowa f
• Portuguese: caixa de ferramentas f
• Romanian: cutie de scule f, cutie cu instrumente f, trusă de scule f
• Russian: я́щик для инструме́нтов m (jáščik dlja instruméntov)
• Spanish: caja de instrumento f, caja de herramientas f
• Swedish: verktygslåda (sv) c
• Turkish: takım çantası
• Vietnamese: hộp dụng cụ
• Welsh: cist offer f, cist arfau f

set of routines

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 工具箱 (zh) (gōngjù xiāng)

• Dutch: gereedschapskist (nl) f
• Finnish: työkalupakki (fi)
• French: toolbox (fr) f
• German: Toolbox f
• Greek: εργαλειοθήκη (el) f (ergaleiothíki)
• Hungarian: eszköztár (hu)
• Italian: toolkit
• Japanese: ツールボックス (ja) (tsūrubokkusu)
• Korean: 툴박스 (tulbakseu), 도구상자(道具箱子) (dogusangja)
• Polish: zestaw komend i poleceń m
• Portuguese: toolbox f, toolkit m
• Russian: пане́ль инструме́нтов f (panɛ́lʹ instruméntov)
• Swedish: verktygslåda (sv) c

Anagrams

• loot box

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English toolbox.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtuːlˌbɔks/, /ˈtuːlˌbɑks/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: tool‧box

Noun

toolbox m (plural toolboxen, diminutive toolboxje n)

1. a set of auxiliary devices to tackle a set of related problems, e.g. a package of software for a target group or teaching - or marketing aids on a subject

   Synonym: gereedschapskist

Related terms

• tool

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English toolbox.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /tuwˈbɔks/ [tuʊ̯ˈbɔks]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tulˈbɔks/ [tuɫˈβɔks]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tulˈbɔks/ [tuɫˈβɔks]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /tulˈbɔks/ [tuɫˈbɔks]

Noun

toolbox f (plural toolboxes)

1. (computing) a toolbox (set of routines)

   Synonym: toolkit