mallet /'mælit/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) a sports implement with a long handle and a head like a hammer; used in sports (polo or croquet) to hit a ball
• (n.) a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc.
• (n.) 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…

Chinese translation

• n. 木槌, 球棍, 棒
• [化] 大锤; 手锤

Word details

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

/'mælit/

Syllables

2

Exam levels

TOEFL · GRE

Frequency

Zipf 3 · Super Super Rare

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Related words

mall · malleable · malleability

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