implements

Carries out plans

Implements are tools or equipment for a particular purpose, especially manual work: farming implements, surgical implements, writing implements.

The word suggests practical utility rather than sophistication.

As a verb, to implement is to put a plan or policy into action: The company implemented new safety procedures.

Implementation often involves working out practical details that weren't specified in the original plan.

farming

plow

Tool for turning soil

  • hoeWeeding and tilling implement
  • scytheManual crop-cutting implement
  • sickleCurved hand-held harvesting blade

tiller · cultivator · seeder · harvester · thresher · reaper · baler · combine · dibber · ploughshare

workshop

hammer

Tool for striking nails

chisel · saw · drill · level · tape measure · spanner · socket · vise · mallet · file

surgical

scalpel

Precise surgical knife

clamp · sutures · speculum · trocar · laparoscope · catheter · probe · curette · dilator · scissors

cooking

spatula

Flat-bladed kitchen tool

colander · sieve · tongs · ladle · rolling pin · mortar and pestle · measuring cups · mixing bowl · skimmer · masher

craft

needle

Pointed implement for sewing

kiln · potter's wheel · carving knife · burnisher · stylus · gouge · burin · bobbin · embroidery hoop · thimble

musical

violin

Bowed string instrument

  • pianoKeyed percussion instrument
  • guitarFretted stringed instrument
  • trumpetValved brass wind instrument

flute · clarinet · saxophone · drums · cello · harp · trombone · oboe · accordion · harmonica

Categories
Opposites
action execution

implementsabandons

Ceases to support

cancels · halts · stops · reverses · blocks

commitment to completion

implementsneglects

Fails to care for

ignores · disregards · overlooks · avoids · evades

action versus inaction

implementsabandons

Ceases to support

neglects · ignores · shelves · tables · delays

Phrases
Family

implement, implementation, implemented, implementing, implementations, implementers, implementer, unimplemented

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G