NOUN | artifact | mallet | a sports implement with a long handle and a head like a hammer |
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artifact | mallet, hammer | a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc. | |
artifact | mallet, beetle | a tool resembling a hammer but with a large head (usually wooden) |
Sounds | mae'liht | |
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Rhymes | acquit ... writ: 187 rhymes with iht... |
Meaning | A sports implement with a long handle and a head like a hammer; used in sports (polo or croquet) to hit a ball. | |
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Narrower | croquet mallet | A mallet used to strike the ball in croquet |
polo mallet, polo stick | A mallet used to strike the ball in polo | |
Broader | sports implement | An implement used in a sport |
Spanish | mazo |
Meaning | A light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc.. | |
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Synonym | hammer | |
Part of | percussion instrument, percussive instrument | A musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another |
Broader | drumstick | A stick used for playing a drum |
Spanish | mazo |
Meaning | A tool resembling a hammer but with a large head (usually wooden); used to drive wedges or ram down paving stones or for crushing / crushing or beating or flattening or smoothing. | |
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Synonym | beetle | |
Narrower | carpenter's mallet | A short-handled mallet with a wooden head used to strike a chisel or wedge |
gavel | A small mallet used by a presiding officer or a judge | |
Broader | hammer | A hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle |
Spanish | mazo | |
Catalan | mall |
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