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- [mal-it]
- /ˈmæl ɪt/
- /ˈmæl.ɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [mal-it]
- /ˈmæl ɪt/
Definitions of mallet word
- noun 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. 1
- noun mallet the wooden implement used to strike the balls in croquet. 1
- noun mallet Polo. the long-handled stick, or club, used to drive the ball. 1
- noun mallet A hammer with a large, usually wooden head, used especially for hitting a chisel. 1
- noun mallet tool: hammer 1
- noun mallet sport: croquet mallet 1
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Origin of mallet
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; late Middle English maillet < Middle French, equivalent to mail maul + -et -et
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Parts of speech for Mallet
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
mallet popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
mallet usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for mallet
noun mallet
- business — Business is work relating to the production, buying, and selling of goods or services.
- staff — a group of persons, as employees, charged with carrying out the work of an establishment or executing some undertaking.
- sap — Fortification. a deep, narrow trench constructed so as to form an approach to a besieged place or an enemy's position.
- cudgel — A cudgel is a thick, short stick that is used as a weapon.
- works — exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something; labor; toil.
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