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| chisel |
A chisel is a metal tool with a sharp edge. It is used for carving or cutting stone, wood, or metal. Usually, you use a hammer or mallet to hit the top of the chisel, and the force of the hammer or mallet pushes the chisel into the hard material. |
| cock1 |
to set the hammer of so as to be ready to fire. [1/3 definitions] |
| gavel |
a small wooden hammer. It is used by a judge or someone in charge of a meeting or auction to get attention, call for order, or signal a sale. |
| gong |
a large piece of metal shaped like a plate that makes a loud ringing sound when struck with a stick or hammer. |
| hammer |
anything that is used like a hammer to produce a sound. [4/5 definitions] |
| hardware |
Hardware is equipment and tools used for making and fixing things. If you need a hammer, you go to a store where they sell hardware. Hardware is usually made of metal. [1/2 definitions] |
| mallet |
a light hammer with a round head, used to strike notes on a musical instrument. [1/3 definitions] |
| maul |
a heavy hammer, sometimes with a wooden head, used to drive stakes, piles, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| nail |
A nail is a thin, round stick of metal that has a point at one end and a flat top on the other. You hammer nails into pieces of wood, a wall, or other material in order to hold things together or hold something up. [1/3 definitions] |
| ram |
a tool or part of a machine used to drive, hammer, or crush something. [1/5 definitions] |
| sledgehammer |
a large, heavy hammer that has a long handle. A sledgehammer is held with both hands and used for such tasks as driving posts into the ground. |
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