Hammer
Hammer verb - To criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings.
Usage example: the critics have long been hammering the stage actress for resorting to the same mixed bag of mannerisms over and over
Score and hammer are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Score" instead a verb "Hammer".
How words are described
| special | special hammer | special score |
| similar | similar hammer | similar score |
| complete | complete hammer | complete score |
| certain | certain hammer | certain score |
| Other adjectives: standard, single, actual, massive, great, huge, personal, new. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Just to hammer in the point, the game won't save your score when using it so you can't even use it to get Pure Platinum ranks on all the levels.
Source: Bragging Rights Reward - Pint-Sized Powerhouse: Shiina, who's capable of hefting Bradley's hammer with ease and has a Sword Skill that reduces damage to her on top of her own already ridiculous defense score.
- Brutes work the same way, but in an even more brutal way; never mind the kill score, if they topple the current pack chief, they get his seat and shiny helmet along with tough shielding, rounded off with a gigantic more-often-than-not OHKO hammer.
Cite this Source
Score and Hammer. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hammer/score
Hammer & Score. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/hammer/score>.
Score or Hammer. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/hammer/score.
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