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PRONUNCIATION OF HAMMER-LIKE

hammer-like  [ˈhæməˌlaɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HAMMER-LIKE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hammer-Like is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES HAMMER-LIKE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of hammer-like in the English dictionary

The definition of hammer-like in the dictionary is resembling a hammer, the hand tool.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HAMMER-LIKE


cylinder-like
ˈsɪlɪndəˌlaɪk
daughter-like
ˈdɔːtəˌlaɪk
feather-like
ˈfeðəˌlaɪk
fingerlike
ˈfɪŋɡəˌlaɪk
hairlike
ˈhɛəˌlaɪk
leatherlike
ˈlɛðəˌlaɪk
lemur-like
ˈliːməˌlaɪk
lookalike
ˈlʊkəˌlaɪk
mirror-like
ˈmɪrəˌlaɪk
pizza-like
ˈpiːtsəˌlaɪk
soundalike
ˈsaʊndəˌlaɪk
sugar-like
ˈʃʊɡəˌlaɪk
summer-like
ˈsʌməˌlaɪk
tiger-like
ˈtaɪɡəˌlaɪk
tumor-like
ˈtjuːməˌlaɪk
tumour-like
ˈtjuːməˌlaɪk
umbrella-like
ʌmˈbrɛləˌlaɪk
villa-like
ˈvɪləˌlaɪk
water-like
ˈwɔːtəˌlaɪk
winter-like
ˈwɪntəˌlaɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HAMMER-LIKE

hammer
hammer and sickle
hammer and tongs
hammer beam
hammer blow
hammer drill
hammer out
hammer price
hammer throw
hammer thrower
hammercloth
hammerer
Hammerfest
hammerhead
hammerheaded
hammering
hammerings
hammerkop
hammerless
hammerlock

WORDS THAT END LIKE HAMMER-LIKE

bird-like
cell-like
cloth-like
dislike
garden-like
guitar-like
human-like
jelly-like
jewel-like
like-for-like
metal-like
oil-like
ribbon-like
scale-like
shell-like
soul-like
stone-like
tail-like
village-like
virus-like
woman-like

Synonyms and antonyms of hammer-like in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «hammer-like» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HAMMER-LIKE

Find out the translation of hammer-like to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of hammer-like from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hammer-like» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

锤状
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

similar a un martillo
570 millions of speakers

English

hammer-like
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हथौड़े की तरह
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تشبه المطرقة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

молоток - как
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

martelo -como
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হাতুড়ি মত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

marteau comme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tukul seperti
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

hammerartigen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ハンマーのような
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

망치 같은
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pancing-kaya
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

búa như
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சுத்தி போன்ற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हातोडा सारखी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

çekiç benzeri
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

martello come
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

jak młot
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

молоток - як
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

- ciocan ca
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σφυριού
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hamer -agtige
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hammarliknande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hammer -lignende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hammer-like

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HAMMER-LIKE»

The term «hammer-like» is regularly used and occupies the 73.643 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HAMMER-LIKE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hammer-like

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HAMMER-LIKE»

Discover the use of hammer-like in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hammer-like and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Work Songs
As well as the following: If I could hammer like John Henry, If I could hammer like John Henry, Lawd, I'd be a man, Lawd, I'd be a man. Over the next two decades, hammer songs started showing up in an ever-widening range of musical ...
Ted Gioia, 2006
2
Making a Parade for Jesus: Gospel Text Object Lessons
16 Object: A child's hammer and a regular hammer. Good morning, boys and girls! How many of you, especially the boys, received some tools for Christmas? Did anyone here receive a hammer like this one? (Hold up child's hammer.) This is a ...
Wesley T. Runk, 1992
3
Dictionary of Biblical Imagery
The hammer-like prophetic word resists any change itself while it reshapes people and events into a new, predetermined form (Jer 23:29). Jeremiah's characterization of Judah as the *rock to be broken by this hammer develops the imagery of ...
Leland Ryken, James C. Wilhoit, Tremper Longman III, 2010
4
Meaning Predictability in Word Formation: Novel, ...
... 2 3 557 6 has the form of a ball -a (ball + hammer) toy for chil- 255446581 8 2 12 dren to play with; a game - a (special shaped) hammer 67 985 72 4XX used for ball-like components -a hammer like a stick for base- 9 4 ball or cricket.
Pavol _tekauer, 2005
5
Tool Use in Animals: Cognition and Ecology
Overall, in the 40 plots (totaling 400 m2 of surface area) there were only seven hammer-like stones which were found in two plots located at the cliff-plateau and in one plot located at the talus. The low number of hammer-like stones (17.5 ...
Crickette Sanz, Josep Call, Christophe Boesch, 2013
6
Banjo For Dummies
You aren't moving along the string as you do with the slide (see the section “ Slipping into the Slide”), but you're coming straight down on it with the tip of your finger — like a hammer. Like the slide, you use the hammer-on to embellish or ...
Bill Evans, 2011
7
The Politics and Aesthetics of "New Negro" Literature
John Henry had a little girl, Her name was Polly Ann. John was on his bed so low , She drove with his hammer like a man, Drove with his hammer like a man. But a group of dusky workmen singing and swinging in perfect rhythm is a still more ...
Cary D. Wintz, 1996
8
Hammer Spade and the Ring of Fire
“I have never understood how Hammer and Alonia got hooked up.” “Hammer has changed Alonia. She worships him.” “But she's a sophisticated jet-set woman. Hammer's like an old shoe.” “Believe me, Jack, Hammer is the right man for Alonia ...
E. B. Alston, 2007
9
The Hammer of the Gods
A quarter the length of a man's arm, cold and hard, with a hammer-like head on one end--that was the God Hammer. But, unlike war dubs, it was not of stone. It was of some magical substance, smooth and solid. Tokar had touched it once, ...
John York Cabot, 2012
10
Ray Society
We can hardly, however, see anything in this altered form of the bone but a casual and individual deviation, and the hammer-like form will also appear in this instance if we imagine the obtuse angle to be prolonged into an upright process.
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10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HAMMER-LIKE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hammer-like is used in the context of the following news items.
1
50 Cent files for bankruptcy after losing $5 million sex tape lawsuit …
It could be a swift, MC Hammer-like fall as Forbes estimated he was worth $155 million earlier this year. "This is the second such bankruptcy ... «Syracuse.com, Jul 15»
2
Acoustic sensor could help stop human smuggling - Engadget
His $10,000 per unit system uses a hammer-like acoustic transducer, which bangs repeatedly against a thin metal plate designed to be ... «Engadget, Jul 15»
3
Man slits throat in business parking lot | Federal Way Police Blotter …
The resident grabbed a hammer-like tool and struck the man on the left side of his head. The suspect stumbled and then grabbed the victim and ... «Federal Way Mirror, Jul 15»
4
Falcons Uniform History: T.J. Duckett trucks the competition at #45
He was the ideal, hammer-like thunder to Warrick Dunn's lightning, and the primary goal line back in one of the most fearsome rushing attacks ... «The Falcoholic, Jul 15»
5
How Cork can beat Kerry and vice versa
... would be better off getting touches to it himself, rather than attempting to field it with Cadogan's Thor-hammer-like fist coming down on him. «Irish Examiner, Jul 15»
6
Xie's wife worried cops would charge her
... his wife's brother Min Lin in July 2009 and murdered him, his wife Lily and their sons Henry, 12, and Terry, nine, with a hammer-like weapon. «9news.com.au, Jul 15»
7
Video: A collection of Julian Dicks' greatest hits for West Ham and …
... some lovely tiki-taka style build-up play from the Reds, the defender put the finishing touches to the move with one hell of a hammer-like shot. «HITC, Jun 15»
8
Juror discharged in Lin family murder case
... he murdered Min "Norman" Lin, 45, Mr Lin's wife, Yun "Lily" Li Lin, 44, and their sons Henry, 12, and Terry, nine, with a hammer-like weapon. «Herald Sun, Jun 15»
9
Evan Gattis draws a walk in Saturday loss
... he is allowed to clear his mind and body between innings to then pick up his Thor hammer-like caveman bat and maul baseballs to no end. «FantasyPros, Jun 15»
10
Guilty plea entered in DQ robbery case
... the Dairy Queen, where the clerk told police two men robbed the store of about $200 and threatened to harm her with a hammer-like weapon. «Leader-Telegram, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Hammer-Like [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/hammer-like>. Apr 2024 ».
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