electric hammer vs hammer

hammer vs electric hammer

electric hammer and hammer both are nouns.

electric hammer is not a verb while hammer is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
electric hammer	Yes	No	No	No
hammer	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, hammer is a hypernym of electric hammer; that is, hammer is a word with a broader meaning than electric hammer:

electric hammer: a hammer driven by electric motor
hammer: a power tool for drilling rocks

Other hypernyms of electric hammer include power hammer.

electric hammer (noun)	hammer (noun)
a hammer driven by electric motor	the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)
	a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking
	a power tool for drilling rocks
	a striker that is covered in felt and that causes the piano strings to vibrate
	a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc.
	the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled
	a heavy metal sphere attached to a flexible wire; used in the hammer throw
	the ossicle attached to the eardrum

electric hammer (verb)	hammer (verb)
	beat with or as if with a hammer
	create by hammering

Difference between electric hammer and hammer

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