Gavel

//ˈɡæ.vəl//

Synonyms for "gavel" (11 found)

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Related words (5)

Related word relations

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8 relation types

More general

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at location

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derived

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derived from

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etymologically related_to

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has context

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is a

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related to

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Showing 16 of 27 words.

Translations

30 translations across 15 languages.

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Czech

1 entries
  • kladívko noun (wooden mallet)

Finnish

3 entries
  • nuija noun (wooden mallet)
  • puheenjohtajan nuija noun (wooden mallet)
  • nuijia verb (to use a gavel)

French

1 entries
  • marteau noun (wooden mallet)

Galician

2 entries
  • gavela noun (heap of grain)
  • pabea noun (heap of grain)

Georgian

3 entries
  • ჩაქუჩი noun (wooden mallet)
  • ხის ჩაქუჩი noun (wooden mallet)
  • ჩაქუჩის დარტყმა verb (to use a gavel)

German

3 entries
  • Auktionshammer noun (wooden mallet)
  • Hammer noun (wooden mallet)
  • Richterhammer noun (wooden mallet)

Italian

1 entries
  • mazzuolo noun (wooden mallet)

Japanese

1 entries
  • 小槌 noun (wooden mallet)

Romanian

3 entries
  • ciocănel n ciocan noun (wooden mallet)
  • ciocăni verb (to use a gavel)
  • lovi cu ciocanul verb (to use a gavel)

Russian

1 entries
  • деревя́нный молоток m) noun (wooden mallet)

Spanish

4 entries
  • martillo noun (wooden mallet)
  • mazo noun (wooden mallet)
  • dar martillazos verb (to use a gavel)
  • dar mazazos verb (to use a gavel)

Sranan Tongo

1 entries
  • amra noun (wooden mallet)

Swedish

2 entries
  • klubba noun (wooden mallet)
  • ordförandeklubba noun (wooden mallet)

Turkish

3 entries
  • hâkim tokmağı noun (wooden mallet)
  • tokmak noun (wooden mallet)
  • yargıç tokmağı noun (wooden mallet)

Yiddish

1 entries
  • העמערל noun (wooden mallet)

Sample sentences

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The judge banged his gavel again.

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The judge banged his gavel.

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The judge was forced to slam her gavel down multiple times in order to restore order to the court.

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The judge pounded the table with his gavel.

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