Definition of Hammer

Noun

  • the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)
    "the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard"
    "the pounding of feet on the hallway"
  • a power tool for drilling rocks
    - power hammer
  • a striker that is covered in felt and that causes the piano strings to vibrate
  • a heavy metal sphere attached to a flexible wire
    used in the hammer throw
  • a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc.
  • the ossicle attached to the eardrum
  • a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle
    used to deliver an impulsive force by striking
  • the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled

Verb

  • create by hammering
    "hammer the silver into a bowl"
    "forge a pair of tongues"
  • beat with or as if with a hammer
    "hammer the metal flat"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

Word games points for the Hammer

  • Scrabble® score of the hammer (13)
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Unscramble hammer

50 unscramble word found using the letters hammer.

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