mallet

Speech parts

1. mallet - Noun

2. mallet - Verb

3. Mallet - Proper noun

Meaning

A small maul with a short handle, -- used esp. for driving a tool, as a chisel or the like; also, a light beetle with a long handle, -- used in playing croquet.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

hammer maul club hammerhead sledge beetle beater pounder pestle sledgehammer gavel bat ram baton billy
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Antonyms

quill guard police cover protect save
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Hypernyms

tool hammer drumstick sports implement

Hyponyms

gavel croquet mallet polo mallet polo stick carpenter's mallet

Phrases with the word

meat mallet bone mallet mallet percussion

Examples

A bass drum pedal operates much the same as the hi-hat control; a footplate is pressed to pull a chain, belt, or metal drive mechanism downward, bringing a beater or mallet forward into the drumhead. Source: Internet

Added to Stroke Lab Silver will be the new Odyssey Stroke Lab Black collection, which debuted in the fall with two high-stability mallet designs, Ten and Bird of Prey. Source: Internet

A mallet, scissors and a knife were also found in the bathroom. Source: Internet

As the player strikes a black note with a mallet, they simultaneously press the heel of their hand or the side of their pinky finger onto the ringing white bar, using the same hand to strike the black note and dampen the white note. Source: Internet

Basically, all of the energy in a ringing bar comes from the initial mallet strike, and that energy can go to making the bar ring either louder initially, or not as loud but longer. Source: Internet

A player may not purposely touch another player, his tack or pony with his mallet. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Mallerstang Mallery mallestigite mallet finger mallet poison mallet toe