hammer
Nouns
- (n) the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled cock,
- (n) a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking
- (n) the ossicle attached to the eardrum malleus,
- (n) a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc. mallet,
- (n) a heavy metal sphere attached to a flexible wire; used in the hammer throw
- (n) a striker that is covered in felt and that causes the piano strings to vibrate
- (n) a power tool for drilling rocks power hammer,
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(n) the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)
- the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard
- the pounding of feet on the hallway
Verbs
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(v) beat with or as if with a hammer
- hammer the metal flat
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(v) create by hammering
- hammer the silver into a bowl
- forge a pair of tongues