mallet
English Thesaurus
1. a tool resembling a hammer but with a large head (usually wooden); used to drive wedges or ram down paving stones or for crushing or beating or flattening or smoothing (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | hammer, |
| definition | : | a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | carpenter's mallet, |
| definition | : | a short-handled mallet with a wooden head used to strike a chisel or wedge (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | gavel, |
| definition | : | a small mallet used by a presiding officer or a judge (noun.artifact) |
2. a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc. (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | drumstick, |
| definition | : | a stick used for playing a drum (noun.artifact) |
3. a sports implement with a long handle and a head like a hammer; used in sports (polo or croquet) to hit a ball (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | sports implement, |
| definition | : | an implement used in a sport (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | croquet mallet, |
| definition | : | a mallet used to strike the ball in croquet (noun.artifact) |
4. a tool resembling a hammer but with a large head (usually wooden); used to drive wedges or ram down paving stones or for crushing or beating or flattening or smoothing (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | beetle, |
| definition | : | beat with a beetle (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | beetle, |
| definition | : | beat with a beetle (verb.contact) |
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