To the man who only has a hammer in the toolkit, every problem looks like a nail.
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Hammer
/ˈhæm.ɚ/
Synonyms for "hammer" (269 found)
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Closest matches (54)
Strong matches (81)
Related words (134)
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Noun(44 words)
Verb(13 words)
Interjection(1 words)
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11 entriesCollocations
9 entriesball-peen hammerclaw hammerhammer blowshammer drillhammer handlehammer headhammering metalsheet formingsledge hammer
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
4 entriessimilar
1 entriesTranslations
1 translations across 1 languages.
Swahili
1 entries- nyundo noun (frisbee throwing style)
Sample sentences
33 total sentences available.
Bob can no more swim than a hammer can.
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Do you mind handing me the hammer?
Source: tatoeba (40103)
I intend to hammer this idea into the students' heads.
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