# hammers

/ˈhæmɝz/ (US) · /hˈæməz/ (UK) · CEFR A1 · Noun

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/hammers
Updated: 2026-05-06

## Definition

tools with a heavy metal head on a handle. You use them for hitting nails into wood or breaking things apart.

For teachers: hand tools consisting of a weighted head fixed to a long handle, used for delivering an impact to an object. Often used for driving fasteners or crushing materials.

## Examples

- He uses hammers to build the wooden fence.
- The workshop is filled with various hammers designed for different tasks, from heavy sledges to delicate jewelry tools.
- Archaeologists discovered primitive stone hammers at the site, suggesting that early humans had developed the mechanical leverage necessary for complex construction and tool-making long before the Bronze Age.

## Usage notes

- The plural form of 'hammer'; can also refer to the internal parts of a piano that strike the strings.

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