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- pronunciation:
- hae
mr
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
a hand tool with a solid, heavy head on a handle. It is used to pound or to beat something into shape or place.
Use the hammer to nail that board to the wall.
- similar words:
- claw, gavel, mallet, maul, sledgehammer
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definition 2: |
anything that is used like a hammer to produce a sound.
The hammers inside a piano strike the strings.- synonyms:
- mallet
- similar words:
- lever
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part of speech: |
verb |
inflections: |
hammers, hammering, hammered |
definition 1: |
to hit or strike with a hammer; pound.
He hammered nails into the wood.- synonyms:
- beat, pound
- similar words:
- batter, clobber, club, strike
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definition 2: |
to shape by pounding with a hammer.
She hammered the metal into the shape of a leaf.- synonyms:
- forge
- similar words:
- cast, coin, form, mold, shape
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definition 3: |
to pound like a hammer.
His heart hammered against his ribs.- synonyms:
- pound
- similar words:
- throb
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related words: |
beat, hit, knock, plod, stick, tap |
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derivations: |
hammerlike (adj.), hammerer (n.) |
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