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- [gav-uh l]
- /ˈgæv əl/
- /ˈɡæv.əl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [gav-uh l]
- /ˈgæv əl/
Definitions of gavel word
- noun gavel feudal rent or tribute. 1
- verb with object gavel to chair (a legislative session, convention, meeting, etc.). 1
- verb with object gavel to request or maintain (order at a meeting) by striking a gavel. to begin or put into effect (a legislative session, motion, etc.) by striking a gavel. 1
- noun gavel A small mallet with which an auctioneer, a judge, or the chair of a meeting hits a surface to call for attention or order. 1
- noun gavel judge's mallet 1
- noun gavel auctioneer's hammer 1
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Origin of gavel
First appearance:
before 1795 One of the 43% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1795-1805; origin uncertain
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Parts of speech for Gavel
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preposition
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gavel popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for gavel
noun gavel
- hammer — Armand, 1898–1990, U.S. businessman and art patron.
- maul — a heavy hammer, as for driving stakes or wedges.
- mallet — a hammerlike tool with a head commonly of wood but occasionally of rawhide, plastic, etc., used for driving any tool with a wooden handle, as a chisel, or for striking a surface.
Antonyms for gavel
noun gavel
- disgavel — to free from the tenure of gavelkind: to disgavel an estate.
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