TASK DEFINITION: You need to answer a given question containing a blank (_). Your answer must be one of the two objects mentioned in the question, for example "trophy" and "suitcase". Your answer must not contain a word that is not present in the question. Please don't use articles (e.g., the, a) before the answer.
PROBLEM: We did the dishes in the dishwasher instead of in the sink, because it was quicker in the _ .

SOLUTION: dishwasher

PROBLEM: Lonnie put mortar between the bricks with a spatula instead of a trowel, because the _ was inefficient.

SOLUTION: trowel

PROBLEM: Jan's mailbox was hit by a car with a dog in it, and she reported it to the cops. But the _  was unstable.

SOLUTION:
mailbox