English dictionary

hammer

/'h/&/m/@/r/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

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

noun.artifact

Synonyms cock

Source: WordNet 3.0
a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking

noun.artifact

Source: WordNet 3.0
the ossicle attached to the eardrum

noun.body

Synonyms malleus

Source: WordNet 3.0
a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc.

noun.artifact

Synonyms mallet

Source: WordNet 3.0
a heavy metal sphere attached to a flexible wire; used in the hammer throw

noun.artifact

Source: WordNet 3.0
a striker that is covered in felt and that causes the piano strings to vibrate

noun.artifact

Source: WordNet 3.0
a power tool for drilling rocks

noun.artifact

Synonyms power hammer

Source: WordNet 3.0
the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)

noun.act

Examples
The sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard.

Synonyms hammering pound pounding

Source: WordNet 3.0
An instrument for driving nails, beating metals, and the like, consisting of a head, usually of steel or iron, fixed crosswise to a handle.

noun

Source: webster1913
A spherical weight attached to a flexible handle and hurled from a mark or ring. The weight of head and handle is usually not less than 16 pounds.

noun

Source: webster1913

beat with or as if with a hammer

verb.contact

Examples
Hammer the metal flat.

Source: WordNet 3.0
create by hammering

verb.creation

Examples
Hammer the silver into a bowl.

Synonyms forge

Source: WordNet 3.0
To beat with a hammer; to beat with heavy blows; as, to <i>hammer</i> iron.

verb

Source: webster1913
To be busy forming anything; to labor hard as if shaping something with a hammer.

verb

Source: webster1913