hammer
noun
a tool consisting of a solid head, usually of metal, set crosswise on a handle, used for beating metals, driving nails, etc.
hammers
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pluralof hammer.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof hammer (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
hammernouna tool consisting of a solid head, usually of metal, set crosswise on a handle, used for beating metals, driving nails, etc.
Example Sentences
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Friday’s broadcast ended with a literal bang, with Colbert, Daniels and White taking hammers to the talk show set and setting it ablaze.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2026
But at the end of the day, "if you build a hammer... you can hurt yourself. So should we not build hammers any more"?
From Barron's ● Mar. 30, 2026
The other reason was we were hammers and so we saw everything as a nail.
From Slate ● Mar. 30, 2026
Among the works is a giant dinosaur fossil made from hammers, knives and spanners, a snake made from an old bicycle chain and a bull's nostrils formed from a vintage gas mask.
From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2026
There were screwdrivers, saws, hammers, clamps, vises, wrenches, pliers.
From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien
