Mallet
Mallet noun - 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.
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Weapon and mallet are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Weapon" instead a noun "Mallet".
Nearby Word: malleus
Weapon
Weapon noun - Any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting.
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Nearby Words: weaponry, weaponless
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Clubs/Hammers: Big and brash characters, like a giant Smash Mook or The Big Guy, just need the bluntest weapon they can muster: A giant club, mallet, or mace.
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Many games also have a gag weapon for each of the party members, which is essentially an Improbable or Nerf Arm version of their regular weapon, such as a fan for the sword-wielder, a broom for the White Magician Girl, or a squeaky-mallet for someone who normally wields an axe or hammer.
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In the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise, Amy Rose's signature weapon is a mallet that shows up out of nowhere.
Source: Hyperspace Mallet
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