Antonyms for implements


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : noun im-pluh-muh nt; verb im-pluh-ment, -muh nt
Phonetic Transcription : noun ˈɪm plə mənt; verb ˈɪm pləˌmɛnt, -mənt


Definition of implements

Origin :
  • mid-15c., from Late Latin implementem "a filling up" (as with provisions), from Latin implere "to fill," from assimilated form of in- "into, in, on, upon" (see in- (2)) + plere "to fill" (see pleio-). Sense of "tool" is 1530s, from notion of things provided to do work, that which "fills up" or "completes" a household (c.1500).
  • noun agent, tool
  • verb start, put into action
Example sentences :
  • The journalist held in his hand the implements of their profession.
  • Extract from : « The Gentleman From Indiana » by Booth Tarkington
  • Victorine lays down her implements and places her hands on her hips.
  • Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, December 30, 1914 » by Various
  • The workers, as Jerry watched, dropped their implements to race toward him.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, June, 1930 » by Various
  • But we painters must have plenty of implements to work with.
  • Extract from : « The Genius » by Margaret Horton Potter
  • Behind him are suspended some of the implements of his humble trade.
  • Extract from : « The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, May 1844 » by Various
  • "A lot of the boards are loose," he said, as the boys grabbed the implements.
  • Extract from : « A Son of the City » by Herman Gastrell Seely
  • The implements with which he performed his experiments were of the cheapest kind.
  • Extract from : « Hidden Treasures » by Harry A. Lewis
  • For the purchase and common use of implements and machinery.
  • Extract from : « Socialism As It Is » by William English Walling
  • The straw was still lying about in the yard, and the implements of toil.
  • Extract from : « Orpheus in Mayfair and Other Stories and Sketches » by Maurice Baring
  • These are the implements of war and subjugation; the last arguments to which kings resort.
  • Extract from : « America First » by Various

Synonyms for implements

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