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
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mallet::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | beetle |
| Type of | hammer |
| Has types | gavel, carpenter's mallet |
mallet::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | sports implement |
| Has types | croquet mallet, polo mallet, polo stick |
Examples of mallet
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Simply clean the lid of paint can, and tap the cover tight with a rubber mallet.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Two male youths with a mallet and a knife approached a male parking his vehicle.
From the washingtonpost.com
He beat her in the head with a mallet and stabbed her in the chest with a knife.
From the nytimes.com
A kicker wants his foot to become somewhat of a mallet when it strikes the ball.
From the denverpost.com
The standard method is to jam a tool into the thighbone with a hand-held mallet.
From the time.com
Use a long level for accuracy and a rubber mallet to tap the pavers into place.
From the dailyherald.com
He then allegedly hit her over the head with a rubber mallet and smothered her.
From the smh.com.au
Using a meat mallet, pound the meat to expand it and make it an even thickness.
From the kentucky.com
Mallet, who was sore for a few days, says he's lucky to not have broken anything.
From the philly.com
- A sports implement with a long handle and a head like a hammer; used in sports (polo or croquet) to hit a ball
- A light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc.
- 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
- A mallet is a kind of hammer, usually of wood, smaller than a maul or beetle and usually with a relatively large head.
- Mallet is a crater on the near side of the Moon. It is located next to the linear valley named Vallis Rheita, in the rugged southeastern quadrant. To the northwest along the same valley formation is the crater Young.
- A mallet is a is small-tree form of Eucalyptus found in Western Australia.
- The Mallet Locomotive is a type of articulated locomotive, invented by a Swiss engineer named Anatole Mallet (and thus, the name is properly pronounced in the French manner, "Mallay").
- MALLET is a Java "MAchine Learning for Language Toolkit".
- A small maul with a short handle, used especially for driving a tool, as a chisel or the like; A weapon resembling the tool, but typically much larger; A light beetle with a long handle used in playing croquet; The stick used to strike the ball in the sport of polo; To strike with a mallet
