hammer
English Thesaurus
1. the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows) (noun.act)
hypernym | : | blow, |
definition | : | a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon (noun.act) |
2. a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking (noun.artifact)
hypernym | : | hand tool, |
definition | : | a tool used with workers' hands (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | ball-peen hammer, |
definition | : | a hammer with one round and one flat end; used in working metal (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | beetle, mallet, |
definition | : | a tool resembling a hammer but with a large head (usually wooden); used to drive wedges or ram down paving stones or for crushing or beating or flattening or smoothing (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | maul, sledge, sledgehammer, |
definition | : | a heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | percussor, plessor, plexor, |
definition | : | (medicine) a small hammer with a rubber head used in percussive examinations of the chest and in testing reflexes (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | tack hammer, |
definition | : | a light hammer that is used to drive tacks (noun.artifact) |
part holonym | : | hammerhead, |
definition | : | the striking part of a hammer (noun.artifact) |
part holonym | : | head, |
definition | : | the striking part of a tool (noun.artifact) |
3. a power tool for drilling rocks (noun.artifact)
hypernym | : | power tool, |
definition | : | a tool driven by a motor (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | electric hammer, |
definition | : | a hammer driven by electric motor (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | triphammer, |
definition | : | a massive power hammer; raised by a cam until released to fall under gravity (noun.artifact) |
4. a striker that is covered in felt and that causes the piano strings to vibrate (noun.artifact)
hypernym | : | striker, |
definition | : | the part of a mechanical device that strikes something (noun.artifact) |
part meronym | : | piano action, |
definition | : | action consisting of a system of levers that move a felt hammer to strike the strings when a key is depressed (noun.artifact) |
5. the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled (noun.artifact)
hypernym | : | striker, |
definition | : | the part of a mechanical device that strikes something (noun.artifact) |
6. a heavy metal sphere attached to a flexible wire; used in the hammer throw (noun.artifact)
hypernym | : | sports equipment, |
definition | : | equipment needed to participate in a particular sport (noun.artifact) |
7. a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc. (noun.artifact)
hypernym | : | drumstick, |
definition | : | a stick used for playing a drum (noun.artifact) |
8. the ossicle attached to the eardrum (noun.body)
hypernym | : | auditory ossicle, |
definition | : | ossicles of the middle ear that transmit acoustic vibrations from the eardrum to the inner ear (noun.body) |
9. beat with or as if with a hammer (verb.contact)
hypernym | : | beat, |
definition | : | hit repeatedly (verb.contact) |
verb group | : | forge, hammer, |
definition | : | create by hammering (verb.creation) |
10. create by hammering (verb.creation)
hypernym | : | beat, |
definition | : | shape by beating (verb.creation) |
hyponym | : | foliate, |
definition | : | hammer into thin flat foils (verb.creation) |
hyponym | : | dropforge, |
definition | : | forge with a dropforge (verb.creation) |
verb group | : | hammer, |
definition | : | beat with or as if with a hammer (verb.contact) |
11. the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows) (noun.act)
derivation | : | pound, |
definition | : | break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle (verb.change) |
derivation | : | poke, pound, thump, |
definition | : | hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument (verb.contact) |
derivation | : | hammer, |
definition | : | beat with or as if with a hammer (verb.contact) |
derivation | : | pound, ram, ram down, |
definition | : | strike or drive against with a heavy impact (verb.contact) |
12. a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking (noun.artifact)
derivation | : | hammer, |
definition | : | beat with or as if with a hammer (verb.contact) |
derivation | : | forge, hammer, |
definition | : | create by hammering (verb.creation) |
13. the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled (noun.artifact)
derivation | : | cock, |
definition | : | set the trigger of a firearm back for firing (verb.contact) |
14. beat with or as if with a hammer (verb.contact)
derivation | : | hammer, |
definition | : | a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking (noun.artifact) |
15. create by hammering (verb.creation)
derivation | : | forging, |
definition | : | shaping metal by heating and hammering (noun.act) |
derivation | : | forge, smithy, |
definition | : | a workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering (noun.artifact) |
derivation | : | hammer, |
definition | : | a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking (noun.artifact) |
derivation | : | forger, |
definition | : | someone who operates a forge (noun.person) |
16. the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows) (noun.act)
derivation | : | pound, |
definition | : | break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle (verb.change) |
derivation | : | poke, pound, thump, |
definition | : | hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument (verb.contact) |
derivation | : | hammer, |
definition | : | beat with or as if with a hammer (verb.contact) |
derivation | : | pound, ram, ram down, |
definition | : | strike or drive against with a heavy impact (verb.contact) |
17. a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking (noun.artifact)
derivation | : | hammer, |
definition | : | beat with or as if with a hammer (verb.contact) |
derivation | : | forge, hammer, |
definition | : | create by hammering (verb.creation) |
18. the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled (noun.artifact)
derivation | : | cock, |
definition | : | set the trigger of a firearm back for firing (verb.contact) |
19. beat with or as if with a hammer (verb.contact)
derivation | : | hammer, |
definition | : | a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking (noun.artifact) |
20. create by hammering (verb.creation)
derivation | : | forging, |
definition | : | shaping metal by heating and hammering (noun.act) |
derivation | : | forge, smithy, |
definition | : | a workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering (noun.artifact) |
derivation | : | hammer, |
definition | : | a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking (noun.artifact) |
derivation | : | forger, |
definition | : | someone who operates a forge (noun.person) |
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