Phrase Hound found 143 phrases and 70 compound words that contain hammer. The most common are listed below. Open hammer in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 143
- hammer and sickleA depiction of a sickle crossed with a hammer, used as a symbol of communism and the Soviet Union.
- hammer throwAn athletic throwing event where the object to be thrown is a heavy steel ball attached with wire (maximum length 4 ft (1.22 m)) to a handle.
- under the hammerFor sale by auction.
- hammer throwerAn athlete who competes in the hammer throw.
- steam hammerAn industrial machine designed to produce a hammer action through steam power.
- hammer blowA blow with a hammer.
- war hammerA medieval hammerlike weapon used in close combat.
- claw hammerA hammer with two prongs protruding back from the head to allow for removing nails from wood.
- air hammerA hammer powered by compressed air.
- bush hammerA square-headed hammer with spikes used in stoneworking to either even the surface before polishing, or give it a pockmarked and weathered aspect.
- drop the hammerTo take action.
- hammer priceThe amount of the highest bid at an auction, accepted by the striking of the auctioneer's gavel.
- yellow-hammerAlternative spelling of yellowhammer: A passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella, of western Eurasia, which is mainly yellow in colour.
- lump hammerA small sledgehammer, intended for single-handed use.
- hammer toeA medical condition where a toe is permanently bent down.
- hammer and tongsIn a manner indicating seriousness of intent and capability of harm.
- hammer outTo flatten and shape (metal) by hammering.
- hammer beamA (short) member of a kind of roof truss (a hammer-beam truss), so framed as not to have a tiebeam at the top of the wall. Each principal has two hammer beams, which occupy the situation, and to some extent serve the purpose, of a tiebeam.
- hammer pondThe millpond of an iron forge, especially in the Weald.
- dropped the hammersimple past and past participle of drop the hammer
- dropping the hammerpresent participle and gerund of drop the hammer
- meteor hammerA weapon which originated in ancient China, consisting of two weights connected by a rope or chain.
- hammer homeTo repeatedly or continually emphasize (an opinion or idea) until or so that a person or group of people understands it.
- ban hammerAlternative form of banhammer: The power of a sysop to block a user from participating in an online community.
- drop hammerA heavy weight that is raised and then allowed to drop, as used for piledriving and drop-forging.
Compound words 70
- spammerSomeone who sends spam.
- sledgehammerA 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 …
- hammersmithA maker of hammers.
- hammerheadThe portion of a hammer containing the metal striking face (also including the claw or peen if so equipped).
- jackhammerA portable percussive power tool that combines a hammer and chisel used to drill or break hard matter, for instance rock or concrete.
- hammerlockA hold, in wrestling, in which an opponent's arm is twisted up behind their back.
- hammermillA machine for shredding or crushing aggregate material, consisting of a drum containing a vertical or horizontal rotating shaft or drum on which hammers are mounted; a building containing such a machine; a place of business where such …
- greathammerA gigantic (combat) hammer; a particularly large or powerful hammer.
- HammerbarnA store selling goods for home improvement and DIY, and household hardware.
- hammerspaceA notional extradimensional storage space able to contain objects larger than itself.