Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples
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Word:
hammer
IPA transcription: [h'æmɚ]
noun
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
hammer, cock
Meaning:
the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled
Synonyms:
hammer
Meaning:
a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking
verb
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
hammer
Meaning:
beat with or as if with a hammer; "hammer the metal flat"
Usage examples
Don't you hear the hammer at work?
Clash, clash, hammer; ding, dong, bell!
Bell, dong, ding; hammer, clang, clash!
Bell, dong, ding; hammer, clash, clash!
Oh! here’s a hammer I picked up out in the grounds a bit ago.
As a hammer god, he was imported by the Semites from the hills.
Fasten the other end to a stake, long enough to stand higher than the hammer.
Winfried's heavy staff thrust mightily against the hammer's handle as it fell.
Gun-flints are made with a hammer, and a chisel of steel that is not hardened.
The smith, leaning with his hammer upon the anvil, listened to them as they described the weapons.