1.Definition: a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking

Category: Objects

2.Definition: a heavy metal sphere attached to a flexible wire; used in the hammer throw

Category: Objects

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

Related Noun(s):mallet

Category: Objects

4.Definition: a power tool for drilling rocks

Category: Objects

5.Definition: a striker that is covered in felt and that causes the piano strings to vibrate

Category: Objects

6.Definition: the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)

"The sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard", "The pounding of feet on the hallway"

Related Noun(s):pound

Category: General

7.Definition: the ossicle attached to the eardrum

Related Noun(s):malleus

Category: General

8.Definition: the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled

Category: Objects