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Synonyms for hammer
ˈhæm ərham·mer

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Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. hammer, cocknoun

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

    Synonyms:
    pounding, rooster, shaft, prick, power hammer, turncock, tool, peter, pound, mallet, hammering, dick, stopcock, malleus, putz, pecker, cock

  2. hammernoun

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

    Synonyms:
    cock, hammering, power hammer, pound, mallet, malleus, pounding

  3. malleus, hammernoun

    the ossicle attached to the eardrum

    Synonyms:
    power hammer, pound, cock, pounding, mallet, malleus, hammering

  4. mallet, hammernoun

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

    Synonyms:
    power hammer, pound, cock, pounding, mallet, malleus, beetle, hammering

  5. hammernoun

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

    Synonyms:
    cock, hammering, power hammer, pound, mallet, malleus, pounding

  6. hammernoun

    a striker that is covered in felt and that causes the piano strings to vibrate

    Synonyms:
    cock, hammering, power hammer, pound, mallet, malleus, pounding

  7. hammer, power hammernoun

    a power tool for drilling rocks

    Synonyms:
    pounding, pound, cock, malleus, power hammer, mallet, hammering

  8. hammer, pound, hammering, poundingverb

    the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)

    "the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard"; "the pounding of feet on the hallway"

    Synonyms:
    quid, lbf., dog pound, pounding, buffeting, throbbing, power hammer, malleus, throb, pound, mallet, hammering, pound sign, pound sterling, punt, cock, lb

  9. hammerverb

    beat with or as if with a hammer

    "hammer the metal flat"

    Synonyms:
    forge

  10. forge, hammerverb

    create by hammering

    "hammer the silver into a bowl"; "forge a pair of tongues"

    Synonyms:
    form, fake, mould, spirt, excogitate, work, shape, devise, counterfeit, mold, invent, contrive, forge, fashion, formulate, spurt

Editors Contribution0.0 / 0 votes

  1. tenderizer

    a type of hammer, used for bludgeon or building

    bob grabbed a tenderizer to hit in the nails in the wood

    Submitted by cj_t on July 9, 2023  

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. hammernoun

    Synonyms:
    sledge, sledge-hammer, maul, mallet, beetle, gavel, kevel, crandall, marteline

    Associated words:
    peen, hephestic, poll

  2. hammerverb

    Synonyms:
    beat, forge, malleate, beetle

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "hammer":

    marteau, gavel, hummer, hammar, hamer, sledgehammer, mallet, sledge, hammers

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How to use hammer in a sentence?

  1. Assyrian Proverb:

    The hammer shatters glass but forges steel.

  2. Dawn Blagrove:

    None of this should have resulted in a man losing his life, police believe and they approach every situation with a hammer, with force, with violence. That is just not necessary. And that is especially true when it comes to interacting with Black, Brown and marginalized communities.

  3. James Esseks of the ACLU:

    Serving gay people doesn't mean you approve of them, it means you're selling them a cake, or flowers, or a hammer. That's all.

  4. Kate Brown:

    The harsh reality is that we're going to see more of these wildfires. They're hotter, they're more fierce and obviously much more challenging to tackle. And they are a sign of the changing climate impacts, climate change is here, it's real, and it's like a hammer hitting us in the head.

  5. Todd Landen:

    It wasn't my choice to leave -- I didn't leave on my terms, but when he gets elected, I hope he will drop the hammer on the enemy, get us out of there, and take care of us afterwards.


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