Hammer
Tap
Tap verb - To strike or cause to strike lightly and usually rhythmically.
Usage example: kept tapping the desk with his pencil
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| special | special hammer | special tap |
| short | short hammer | short tap |
| single | single hammer | single tap |
| small | small hammer | small tap |
| Other adjectives: powerful, little, tiny, new, broken, literal, giant, aforementioned. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- While the father and grandfather fail to remove the star, the boy climbs up to the highest point and gives it a tap with his hammer, causing it to shatter into dozens of smaller stars.
Source: Shatterpoint Tap - Orc Stain: One-Eye has the ability to see the weak point in any object and break it open with a tap of his hammer, even if it is alive.
Source: Shatterpoint Tap - Tap on the Head: Curly knocks out several members of the jury with a hammer to the head while chasing after a parrot.
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