noun🔗ShareA type of hammer with a larger-than-usual head made of wood, rubber or similar non-iron material, used by woodworkers for driving a tool, such as a chisel. A kind of maul."Carpenters use mallets for assembling."materialworkutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA weapon resembling the tool, but typically much larger."The video game character swung enormous mallets, smashing the robots into pieces. "weaponmilitaryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA small hammer-like tool used for playing certain musical instruments."The xylophone player used mallets to strike the wooden bars and create a bright, cheerful melody. "musicutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA light beetle with a long handle used in playing croquet."The children used the mallets to hit the croquet balls around the garden. "sportutensilgameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe stick used to strike the ball in the sport of polo."During the polo match, the players swung their mallets to hit the ball across the field. "sportutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
