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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Wedge and mallet are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wedge" instead a noun "Mallet".
Nearby Word: malleus
Wedge
Wedge noun - Something solid that is usable as an inclined plane (shaped like a V) that can be pushed between two things to separate them.
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