the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled
[ Syn: cock ]
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
[ Syn: malleus ]
a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc.
[ Syn: mallet ]
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
[ Syn: power hammer ]
the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows); the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard; the pounding of feet on the hallway
hammer (n.)
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
[ Syn: forge ]