NOUN | artifact | pommel | a handgrip that a gymnast uses when performing exercises on a pommel horse |
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artifact | pommel, saddlebow | handgrip formed by the raised front part of a saddle | |
artifact | pommel, knob | an ornament in the shape of a ball on the hilt of a sword or dagger | |
VERB | contact | pommel, pummel, biff | strike, usually with the fist |
Sounds | paa'mahl | |
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Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... |
Meaning | A handgrip that a gymnast uses when performing exercises on a pommel horse. | |
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Part of | pommel horse, side horse | A gymnastic horse with a cylindrical body covered with leather and two upright handles (pommels) near the center |
Broader | handle, grip, handgrip, hold | The appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it |
Meaning | handgrip formed by the raised front part of a saddle. | |
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Synonym | saddlebow | |
Part of | saddle | A seat for the rider of a horse or camel |
Narrower | horn, saddle horn | A high pommel of a Western saddle (usually metal covered with leather) |
Broader | handle, grip, handgrip, hold | The appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it |
Spanish | arzón, pomo |
Meaning | An ornament in the shape of a ball on the hilt of a sword or dagger. | |
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Synonym | knob | |
Part of | hilt | The handle of a sword or dagger |
Broader | decoration, ornament, ornamentation | Something used to beautify |
Spanish | empuñadura | |
Catalan | empunyadura |
Meaning | strike, usually with the fist. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
Model | The fighter managed to pommel his opponent | |
Synonyms | pummel, biff | |
Broader | hit | Deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument |
Spanish | abofetear, agarrar a puñetazos, apuñear, apuñetear, dar puñetazos | |
Catalan | apunyegar, donar cops de puny |
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