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  • 21hammer — ham|mer1 [ˈhæmə US ər] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(tool)¦ 2 come/go under the hammer 3 hammer blow 4 hammer and tongs 5¦(gun)¦ 6¦(sport)¦ 7¦(piano)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: hamor] 1.) …

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  • 22hammer — I n. 1) to swing a hammer 2) (sports) to throw the hammer 3) a drop hammer 4) to come under the (auctioneer s) hammer ( to be sold at auction ) II v. 1) (d; intr.) to hammer at (to hammer at enemy positions) 2) (D; tr.) to hammer into (to hammer… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 23hammer — I. /ˈhæmə / (say hamuh) noun 1. an instrument consisting of a solid head, usually of metal, set crosswise on a handle, used for beating metals, driving in nails, etc. 2. any of various instruments or devices resembling a hammer in form, action,… …

  • 24hammer */ — I UK [ˈhæmə(r)] / US [ˈhæmər] noun [countable] Word forms hammer : singular hammer plural hammers 1) a tool used for hitting things or forcing nails into wood that consists of a handle and a heavy metal top with one flat side He smashed a hole in …

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  • 25hammer — ham|mer1 [ hæmər ] noun count * 1. ) a tool used for hitting things or forcing nails into wood, consisting of a handle and a heavy metal top with one flat side: He smashed a hole in the window with a hammer. take a hammer to something (=hit… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 26hammer — 1 noun (C) 1 TOOL a) a tool with a heavy metal part on a long handle, used for hitting nails into wood b) a tool like this with a wooden head used to make something flat, make a noise etc: an auctioneer s hammer 2 come/go under the hammer to be… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 27hammer — noun 1》 a tool consisting of a heavy metal head mounted at the end of a handle, used for breaking things and driving in nails.     ↘an auctioneer s mallet, tapped to indicate a sale. 2》 a part of a mechanism that hits another, e.g. one exploding… …

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  • 28The Apprentice (U.S. season 7) — Infobox Television The Apprentice season name = The Celebrity Apprentice caption = The Celebrity Apprentice Titlecard winner = Piers Morgan first aired = January 3, 2008 last aired = March 27, 2008 [cite… …

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  • 29Hammer's Slammers — is both the title of a 1979 collection of military science fiction short stories by author David Drake (and, by extension, of the fictional universe in which these and a number of Drake s other stories and novels are set) and the career of a… …

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  • 30The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll — is an unordered list of 500 songs, created by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, that they believe have been most influential in shaping the course of rock and roll, though some of them belong to different styles even after the consolidation of rock …

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