HAMMER

/ˈhæm.ə(ɹ)/ ► audio Scrabble 13 Words With Friends 14

Scrabble letter values: H4A1M3M3E1R1 = 13

Definition

  1. verb beat with or as if with a hammer.
  2. verb create by hammering. — synonyms: forge
  3. noun the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled. — synonyms: cock
  4. noun a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle.
  5. noun the ossicle attached to the eardrum. — synonyms: malleus
  6. noun a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc.. — synonyms: mallet
  7. noun a heavy metal sphere attached to a flexible wire.
  8. noun a striker that is covered in felt and that causes the piano strings to vibrate.
  9. noun a power tool for drilling rocks. — synonyms: power_hammer
  10. noun the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows). — synonyms: pound, hammering, pounding

Examples

  • “hammer the metal flat”
  • “hammer the silver into a bowl”
  • “forge a pair of tongues”

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