mallet B2 Topic:Materials & Substances US /ˈmælɪt/ UK /ˈmælɪt/ See IPA manual Freq #24585 Meanings 1 noun a hammer with a large head, usually made of wood, rubber, or another relatively soft material The carpenter tapped the joint into place with a wooden mallet. 2 noun a long-handled implement with a hammer-shaped head used in games such as croquet or polo She used the croquet mallet to send the ball through the hoop. 3 noun a light beater with a rounded or padded head for striking a percussion instrument The percussionist changed to a softer mallet for the final passage. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a hammer with a large head,... soft-faced hammermaul 2 noun · a long-handled implement... croquet malletpolo mallet 3 noun · a light beater with a... beaterpercussion hammer More hammer Word family Forms mallets Derived forms malleter Related forms hammermaulcroquetpercussion Appears in Phrases (1) See all croquet mallet a long-handled hammer used to strike balls in croquet Noun + noun Etymology From Middle English maillet, borrowed from Old French maillet, the diminutive of mail ("hammer"). The French word ultimately comes from Latin malleus ("hammer"). Topics Materials & Substances External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # mallet **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈmælɪt/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈmælɪt/ **Frequency rank:** 24585 ## Meanings 1. a hammer with a large head, usually made of wood, rubber, or another relatively soft material 2. a long-handled implement with a hammer-shaped head used in games such as croquet or polo 3. a light beater with a rounded or padded head for striking a percussion instrument ## Examples - The carpenter tapped the joint into place with a wooden mallet. - She used the croquet mallet to send the ball through the hoop. - The percussionist changed to a softer mallet for the final passage. ## Synonyms - hammer - maul - beater ## Derived Forms - malleter ## Related Forms - hammer - maul - croquet - percussion ## Etymology From Middle English maillet, borrowed from Old French maillet, the diminutive of mail ("hammer"). The French word ultimately comes from Latin malleus ("hammer"). ## Topics - Materials & Substances markdown