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Mallet

/ˈmælɪt/

A type of hammer with a larger-than-usual head made of wood, rubber or similar non-iron material, used by woodworkers for driving a tool, such as a chisel. A kind of maul.

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📖 Definitions of "Mallet"

noun

1
A type of hammer with a larger-than-usual head made of wood, rubber or similar non-iron material, used by woodworkers for driving a tool, such as a chisel. A kind of maul.
"Carpenters use mallets for assembling."
2
A weapon resembling the tool, but typically much larger.
3
A small hammer-like tool used for playing certain musical instruments.
4
A light beetle with a long handle used in playing croquet.

verb

1
To beat or strike with a mallet.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Mallet"

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Word	Definition
sledgehammernoun	A hammer that consists of a large, heavy, broad and flat block of metal (the head) attached to a handle typically 0.5 meter to 1 meter long. The sledgehammer's design is meant to allow it to be swung powerfully, and to distribute force over a wide area upon impact.
hammernoun	A tool with a heavy head and a handle used for pounding.
harnessnoun	(countable) A restraint or support, especially one consisting of a loop or network of rope or straps, and especially one worn by a working animal such as a horse pulling a carriage or farm implement.
plasticnoun	A synthetic, solid, hydrocarbon-based polymer, whether thermoplastic or thermosetting.
vinylnoun	(music, collectively, uncountable) Phonograph records as a medium.
gavelnoun	A wooden mallet, used by a courtroom judge, or by a committee chairman, struck against a sounding block to quieten those present, or by an auctioneer to accept the highest bid at auction.
stevensnoun	A surname originating as a patronymic, derived from the given name Steven.
bacheliernoun	—
jorisnoun	—
maulnoun	A heavy long-handled hammer, used for splitting logs by driving a wedge into them, or in combat.
mallenoun	A heavy hammer or beetle, often made of wood or lead.
malletmannoun	A polo player who uses a mallet.
mawlenoun	A heavy hammer or beetle, often made of wood or lead.
martelinenoun	A small kind of hammer, once used by marble workers and sculptors.
macenoun	A spice obtained from the outer layer of the kernel of the fruit of the nutmeg.
malleusnoun	(anatomy) The small hammer-shaped bone of the middle ear.
maceheadnoun	Alternative form of mace head. [The blunt ball or ornament on the top of a mace, usually made of metal.]
maulernoun	One who mauls.
mace headnoun	The blunt ball or ornament on the top of a mace, usually made of metal.
malsticknoun	Alternative form of maulstick. [(art) A short stick with a pad on one end, used by a painter to steady their hand, and to prevent it from accidentally touching the painting.]