Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: hammers
IPA transcription: [h'æmɚz]
Usage examples
  • I heard the sounds of the workmen's hammers on the new one as I went.
  • The hammers need occasional and careful attention to preserve original tone quality and elasticity.
  • In dense black masses they cling to the rocks; and, though heavy waves bang them like so many hammers, they stick tight.
  • In place of guns over their shoulders, they had picks and hammers and such stout sticks as mountaineers use in climbing.
  • The men made quite a lot of noise with their hammers, for they were putting new gutters around the eaves, and pounding upon tin makes a great deal of noise.
  • On one side is his work-bench, with plenty of saws and hammers and jack-knives; and on another side is the paint-bench, with paints of every color and brushes of every size and shape.