hammer

/hæmər/ nounverb
6 letters2 syllables13 points in Scrabble®14 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS10
NOUN
1

A power tool for drilling rocks.

2

The act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows).

“the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard”

3

The ossicle attached to the eardrum.

4

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

5

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

6

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

7

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

8

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

VERB
1

Beat with or as if with a hammer.

“hammer the metal flat”

2

Create by hammering.

“hammer the silver into a bowl”

WORD FORMS
Related formhammering
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Scrabble®13 points
Words With Friends®14 points
Double word26 points
Triple word39 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinammerhay
Starts & ends withH … R
Syllablesham · mer
SYNONYMS & RELATED8
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