MALLEUS Antonyms
Definition of MALLEUS
Best Opposite Words For MALLEUS
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| anvil | nounn | |||||||
noun • a heavy block of iron or steel on which hot metals are shaped by hammering • the ossicle between the malleus and the stapes | ||||||||
| gavel | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a small mallet used by a presiding officer or a judge | ||||||||
| hammer | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled • a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking • the ossicle attached to the eardrum • a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc. • a heavy metal sphere attached to a flexible wire; used in the hammer throw • a striker that is covered in felt and that causes the piano strings to vibrate • a power tool for drilling rocks • the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows) verb • beat with or as if with a hammer • create by hammering | ||||||||
| mallet | nounn | |||||||
noun • 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 | ||||||||
| sledgehammer | nounn | |||||||
noun • a heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges verb • beat with a sledgehammer | ||||||||
