hammer

[ ham-er ]
/ ˈhæm ər /

noun

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

Idioms for hammer

    under the hammer, for sale at public auction: The old estate and all its furnishings went under the hammer.

Origin of hammer

before 1000; Middle English hamer, Old English hamor; cognate with German Hammer hammer, Old Norse hamarr hammer, crag; orig. made of stone; probably akin to Russian kámen' stone

OTHER WORDS FROM hammer

Definition for hammer (2 of 2)

Hammer
[ ham-er ]
/ ˈhæm ər /

noun

Armand,1898–1990, U.S. businessman and art patron.

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British Dictionary definitions for hammer

hammer
/ (ˈhæmə) /

noun

verb

See also hammer out

Derived forms of hammer

hammerer, noun hammer-like, adjective

Word Origin for hammer

Old English hamor; related to Old Norse hamarr crag, Old High German hamar hammer, Old Slavonic kamy stone

Medical definitions for hammer

hammer
[ hămər ]

n.

malleus

Idioms and Phrases with hammer

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