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hammer > 9 senses
NOUN	1	hammer, cock	The part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled
	2	hammer	A hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle
	3	hammer, malleus	The ossicle attached to the eardrum
	4	hammer	A heavy metal sphere attached to a flexible wire
	5	hammer	A striker that is covered in felt and that causes the piano strings to vibrate
	6	hammer, power hammer	A power tool for drilling rocks
	7	hammer, pound, hammering, pounding	The act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)
VERB	1	hammer	Beat with or as if with a hammer
VERB	2	hammer, forge	Create by hammering

hammer > pronunciation
Sounds	hhae'mer
Rhymes	Amor, armor, armour, and 95 more rhymes in mer...

hammer > noun 1, artifact
Meaning	The part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled.
Synonyms	cock
Part of	gunlock, firing mechanism
Broader	striker

hammer > noun 2, artifact
Meaning	A hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle. Used to deliver an impulsive force by striking.
Parts	hammerhead; head
Broader	hand tool
Narrower	ball-peen hammer; bricklayer's hammer; carpenter's hammer, claw hammer, clawhammer; mallet, beetle; maul, sledge, sledgehammer; plexor, plessor, percussor; tack hammer
Verbs	hammer; hammer

hammer > noun 3, body
Meaning	The ossicle attached to the eardrum.
Synonyms	malleus
Part of	middle ear, tympanic cavity, tympanum
Broader	auditory ossicle

hammer > noun 4, artifact
Meaning	A heavy metal sphere attached to a flexible wire. Used in the hammer throw.
Broader	sports equipment

hammer > noun 5, artifact
Meaning	A striker that is covered in felt and that causes the piano strings to vibrate.
Part of	piano action
Broader	striker

hammer > noun 6, artifact
Meaning	A power tool for drilling rocks.
Synonyms	power hammer
Broader	power tool
Narrower	air hammer, jackhammer, pneumatic hammer; electric hammer; triphammer

hammer > noun 7, act
Meaning	The act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows).
Examples	"the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard"
Synonyms	pound, hammering, pounding
Broader	blow

hammer > verb 1, contact
Meaning	Beat with or as if with a hammer.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"hammer the metal flat"
Similar to	forge, hammer
Broader	beat
Narrower	sledgehammer, sledge
Nouns	hammer; hammering

hammer > verb 2, creation
Meaning	Create by hammering.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"hammer the silver into a bowl"
Synonyms	forge
Similar to	hammer
Broader	beat
Narrower	foliate; dropforge
Nouns	hammer
Participle	hammered

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