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- pronunciation:
- hae
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 r
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
A hammer is a tool that is used to hit nails.
My dad helped us build our tree house with his hammer and nails.
- similar words:
- claw, mallet
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
hammers, hammering, hammered |
| definition 1: |
When you hammer something, you hit it with a hammer.
The carpenter hammered the nails into the wood on the side of the house.- synonyms:
- beat, pound
- similar words:
- batter, strike
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| definition 2: |
When you hammer something into a shape, it means that you hit or pound it into a shape.
Some people know how to hammer metal into blades for knives and even swords.- similar words:
- cast, coin, form, mold, shape
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| definition 3: |
When you hammer on something, you hit it hard with a hammer or as if with a hammer. If the rain hammers against the roof, it hits the roof hard.
The angry man hammered on the door to get in.- synonyms:
- pound
- similar words:
- batter, strike
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| related words: |
beat, hit, knock, stick, tap |
| derivations: |
hammerlike (adj.), hammerer (n.) |
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