hammer, n.
(hammers)
freq. cnt. 4
(hammers)
freq. cnt. 4
a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking
<noun.artifact> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
hammer
semantic pointers
hyponym
ball-peen hammer
bricklayer's hammer
carpenter's hammer, claw hammer, clawhammer
mallet, beetle
maul, sledge, sledgehammer
plexor, plessor, percussor
tack hammer
hypernym
part meronym
the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled
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cock hammer
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)
<noun.act>
hammer hammering pound pounding
sample sentences
"the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard""the pounding of feet on the hallway"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
a power tool for drilling rocks
<noun.artifact>
hammer power hammer
semantic pointers
hyponym
hypernym
a striker that is covered in felt and that causes the piano strings to vibrate
<noun.artifact>
hammer
a heavy metal sphere attached to a flexible wire; used in the hammer throw
<noun.artifact>
hammer
semantic pointers
hypernym
a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc.
<noun.artifact>
hammer mallet
the ossicle attached to the eardrum
<noun.body>
hammer malleus