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hammer

noun verb

The act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)

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Word Facts

Word length
6
Starts with
H
Ends with
R
Contains
AM
Scrabble score
13
CEFR level
B1

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈhæ.mə(ɹ)

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noun

  1. The act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)

    “The sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard”

noun

  1. A hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking

noun

  1. A power tool for drilling rocks

noun

  1. A striker that is covered in felt and that causes the piano strings to vibrate

noun

  1. The part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled

noun

  1. A heavy metal sphere attached to a flexible wire; used in the hammer throw

noun

  1. A light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc.

noun

  1. The ossicle attached to the eardrum

verb

  1. Beat with or as if with a hammer

    “Hammer the metal flat”

verb

  1. Create by hammering

    “Hammer the silver into a bowl”

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Example Sentences

The sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard
The pounding of feet on the hallway
Hammer the metal flat
Hammer the silver into a bowl
Forge a pair of tongues

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