hammer vs carpenter's hammer

carpenter's hammer vs hammer

hammer and carpenter's hammer both are nouns.

hammer is a verb but carpenter's hammer is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hammer	Yes	No	Yes	No
carpenter's hammer	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, carpenter's hammer is a hyponym of hammer; that is, carpenter's hammer is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than hammer:

hammer: a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking
carpenter's hammer: a hammer with a cleft at one end for pulling nails

Other hyponyms of hammer include ball-peen hammer, bricklayer's hammer, claw hammer, clawhammer, beetle, mallet, maul, sledge, sledgehammer, percussor, plessor, plexor, tack hammer.

hammer (noun)	carpenter's hammer (noun)
the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)	a hammer with a cleft at one end for pulling nails
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

hammer (verb)	carpenter's hammer (verb)
beat with or as if with a hammer
create by hammering

Difference between hammer and carpenter's hammer

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