/ˈhæm.ə(ɹ)/► audioScrabble 13Words With Friends 14
Definition
verb beat with or as if with a hammer.
verb create by hammering.
— synonyms: forge
noun the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled.
— synonyms: cock
noun a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle.
noun the ossicle attached to the eardrum.
— synonyms: malleus
noun a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc..
— synonyms: mallet
noun a heavy metal sphere attached to a flexible wire.
noun a striker that is covered in felt and that causes the piano strings to vibrate.
noun a power tool for drilling rocks.
— synonyms: power_hammer
noun the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows).
— synonyms: pound, hammering, pounding
Examples
“Bobby used a hammer and nails to fix the two planks together”
“The nail is too loose - give it a hammer.”
“The sound the piano makes comes from the hammers striking the strings”