American English pronunciation

How to pronounce hammers

IPA transcription: ['hæmɚz]

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Noun

  • the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled

  • a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking

  • the ossicle attached to the eardrum

  • a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc.

  • a heavy metal sphere attached to a flexible wire; used in the hammer throw

  • a striker that is covered in felt and that causes the piano strings to vibrate

  • a power tool for drilling rocks

  • the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)

    “the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard”

    “the pounding of feet on the hallway”

Verb

  • beat with or as if with a hammer

    “hammer the metal flat”

  • create by hammering

    “hammer the silver into a bowl”

    “forge a pair of tongues”

Usage examples

  • A wide range of body hammers are used in metalworking.
  • A thousand smiths’ hammers are beating in my head!
  • The two stations are separated by Hammersmith Broadway.
  • It is within the Hammersmith and Fulham Conservation Area of Parsons Green.
  • Machetes do the start, some shovels, picks and hammers may participate eventually.
  • Yellowhammers are monogamous and breed when aged one year.
  • Fox was born in Hammersmith, London, England.
  • The weaponry consisted of spears, maces, swords, bows, javelins and even some war hammers.
  • The amateur football league is a big success in the Hammersmith and Fulham borough.
  • It included Hammersmith, Wormwood Scrubs, Old Oak Common and Shepherd's Bush.