MALLET

/ˈmælɪt/ ► audio Scrabble 8 Words With Friends 11

Scrabble letter values: M3A1L1L1E1T1 = 8

Definition

  1. noun a sports implement with a long handle and a head like a hammer.
  2. noun a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc.. — synonyms: hammer
  3. noun a tool resembling a hammer but with a large head (usually wooden). — synonyms: beetle

Examples

  • “used in sports (polo or croquet) to hit a ball”
  • “used to drive wedges or ram down paving stones or for crushing or beating or flattening or smoothing”
  • “Carpenters use mallets for assembling.”

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