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Synonyms for hammer
ˈhæm ərham·mer
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Princeton's WordNet
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, cockhammernoun
a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking
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cock, hammering, power hammer, pound, mallet, malleus, poundingmalleus, hammernoun
the ossicle attached to the eardrum
Synonyms:
power hammer, pound, cock, pounding, mallet, malleus, hammeringmallet, 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, hammeringhammernoun
a heavy metal sphere attached to a flexible wire; used in the hammer throw
Synonyms:
cock, hammering, power hammer, pound, mallet, malleus, poundinghammernoun
a striker that is covered in felt and that causes the piano strings to vibrate
Synonyms:
cock, hammering, power hammer, pound, mallet, malleus, poundinghammer, power hammernoun
a power tool for drilling rocks
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pounding, pound, cock, malleus, power hammer, mallet, hammeringhammer, 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, lbhammerverb
beat with or as if with a hammer
"hammer the metal flat"
Synonyms:
forgeforge, 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
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Editors Contribution
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
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#125 | work | |
#368 | form | |
#1247 | tool | |
#1370 | peter | |
#1873 | fashion | |
#2152 | cock | |
#3012 | shape | |
#3045 | dick | |
#4910 | pound | |
#5727 | lb | |
#6134 | fake | |
#7721 | hammer | |
#8524 | shaft | |
#8988 | mold | |
#9768 | forge | |
#13304 | beetle | |
#13322 | hummer | |
#17989 | punt | |
#18236 | formulate | |
#19316 | pounding | |
#20823 | rooster | |
#20940 | mould | |
#21495 | invent | |
#22251 | devise | |
#24748 | hammers | |
#25316 | counterfeit | |
#28087 | prick | |
#32259 | quid | |
#32455 | mallet | |
#34676 | sledge | |
#34810 | throbbing | |
#38781 | hammering | |
#43748 | hamer | |
#48357 | gavel | |
#50642 | spurt | |
#52871 | pecker | |
#63448 | sledgehammer | |
#64761 | throb | |
#91044 | putz | |
#103482 | contrive | |
#134325 | spirt | |
#156599 | stopcock | |
#159487 | malleus | |
#173770 | buffeting | |
#174946 | hammar | |
#192857 | marteau |
How to use hammer in a sentence?
The hammer shatters glass but forges steel.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Translations for hammer
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- ажьаҳәаAbkhaz
- hamerAfrikaans
- መዶሻAmharic
- martielloAragonese
- مطرقةArabic
- квартІаAvaric
- çəkicAzerbaijani
- сүкеш, балғаBashkir
- мо́лат, малато́кBelarusian
- чук, у́дарник, петле́Bulgarian
- hamaBislama
- maritoBambara
- হাতুড়িBengali
- ཐོ་བTibetan Standard
- morzholBreton
- martell, martellejar, clavarCatalan, Valencian
- варзапChechen
- måttiyuChamorro
- martelluCorsican
- ᐸᑲᒫᑲᓂᐢCree
- kladivoCzech
- мăлатукChuvash
- morthwyl, morthwylioWelsh
- hammer, hamre, geværhaneDanish
- HammerGerman
- މަރުތެޔޮDivehi
- ཐོཝDzongkha
- σφυρί, επικρουστήρας, σφύρα, πλήκτρο, λύκος, κόκοραςGreek
- marteloEsperanto
- martillo, percutor, martillarSpanish
- haamer, vasarEstonian
- mailuBasque
- چکشPersian
- iskuvasara, vasara, vasaroida, takoa, hanaFinnish
- itukiFijian
- hamariFaroese
- marteau, marteler, chienFrench
- hammerWestern Frisian
- casúr, casúirín, mailléasIrish
- òrdScottish Gaelic
- marteloGalician
- mbotahaGuaraní
- હથોડોGujarati
- casoor, oardManx
- gùdumā̀, hamā̀Hausa
- פַּטִּישׁHebrew
- हथौड़ाHindi
- matoHaitian Creole
- kalapácsHungarian
- մուրճArmenian
- martelloInterlingua
- paluIndonesian
- martellInterlingue
- martelo, martelagarIdo
- hamarIcelandic
- martello, picchiare, martellare, picchiare in testa, colpire, cane, percussoreItalian
- פטישHebrew
- ハンマー, 槌, 金槌Japanese
- gandhènJavanese
- ჩაქუჩი, უროGeorgian
- nkonkoKongo
- балғаKazakh
- kaataqKalaallisut, Greenlandic
- ញញួរKhmer
- ಬಡಿಗೆKannada
- 망치Korean
- کوتین, keçûç, چهکوچ, çekûçKurdish
- mortholCornish
- барсканKyrgyz
- malleus, martellusLatin
- Hummer, hummerenLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- ennyondo, okukomereraGanda
- hamelLimburgish, Limburgan, Limburger
- ebétele, yendeLingala
- ຄ້ອນຕີLao
- kūjis, plaktukasLithuanian
- veseris, āmurs, āmuriņšLatvian
- famepikaMalagasy
- pāike, pākuru, ikeMāori
- че́кан, чука, зачукува, кове, забиваMacedonian
- ചുറ്റികMalayalam
- алхMongolian
- हातोडाMarathi
- martil, penukul, tukul, paluMalay
- martellMaltese
- တူBurmese
- amarNauru
- hammer, slegge, haneNorwegian
- हथौडाNepali
- hamer, timmeren, doorhameren, inhameren, hamerenDutch
- hammar, sleggjeNorwegian Nynorsk
- hamre, banke, hammerNorwegian
- nyundoChichewa, Chewa, Nyanja
- martèlOccitan
- madooshaaOromo
- дзæбугOssetian, Ossetic
- ਹਥੌੜਾPanjabi, Punjabi
- muggaroPāli
- młot, młotek, młoteczekPolish
- څېټۍPashto, Pushto
- martelo, percussor, martelarPortuguese
- takanaQuechua
- martel, martè, martiRomansh
- inyundoKirundi
- ciocanRomanian
- курок, молото́к, мо́лотRussian
- inyundoKinyarwanda
- मुद्गरSanskrit
- martzeddu, malteddu, matedhu, matzeddu, marcedhu, marteddu, matzedhu, maltedhu, mateddu, martedhu, martzedhuSardinian
- veažirNorthern Sami
- ударач, udarač, чекић, čekićati, čekić, kovatiSerbo-Croatian
- මිටියSinhala, Sinhalese
- kladivoSlovak
- kladivoSlovene
- samalaSamoan
- nyundoShona
- cuddadSomali
- çekan, çekiçAlbanian
- noto, hamoreSouthern Sotho
- palu, martilSundanese
- hammare, hamraSwedish
- nyundoSwahili
- சுத்தியல்Tamil
- సుత్తిTelugu
- ค้อนThai
- ማርተሎTigrinya
- çekiçTurkmen
- martilyo, pamukpokTagalog
- çekiç, çekiçlemekTurkish
- noto, hamoreTsonga
- чүкечTatar
- tiapai, tupaiTahitian
- болқа, bolqa, بولقاUyghur, Uighur
- мо́лот, молото́кUkrainian
- ہتوڑاUrdu
- bolg'aUzbek
- búaVietnamese
- fögVolapük
- mârtiaWalloon
- martoWolof
- ihamileXhosa
- האַמערYiddish
- òlùYoruba
- isandoZulu
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