Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "gavel" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Typical Location

judge's bench

Derived Terms

gavel out gavel to order gavel-to-gavel gaveller

Derived From

give

Etymologically Related To

capulus cavel heave

Context

architecture historical scotland synecdoche

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

beetle mallet

Type Of (IsA)

mallet

Related Terms

auction auctioneer bid bundle chairman courtroom courtroom hammer gable grain hammer heap interest judge judge hammer judge tool judges judges hammer legal mallet mason maul rent system tool usury wooden wooden hammer

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.