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HAM-uh/ˈhæmə/

A hammer is a tool with a metal head and a handle, used for hitting nails into wood. Countable: a hammer, hammers. Hit it with a hammer; a claw hammer. A screwdriver turns screws; a hammer hits. The verb hammer (hit hard) is later; do not mix with hamster.

Meaning

A tool with a metal head for hitting nails into wood.

Examples

• “He hit the nail with a hammer.”
• “Be careful with that hammer.”
• “She used a hammer to put up the picture.”

Good to know

a hammer (hits nails). Contrast: screwdriver (turns screws). Mix-up: hamster. Verb later.

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