Word Meanings - PEEN - Book Publishers vocabulary database

A round-edged, or hemispherical, end to the head of a hammer or sledge, used to stretch or bend metal by indentation.

Related words: (words related to PEEN)

• HAMMER LOCK
  A hold in which an arm of one contestant is held twisted and bent behind his back by his opponent.
• METALOGICAL
  Beyond the scope or province of logic.
• ROUNDWORM
  A nematoid worm.
• ROUNDISH
  Somewhat round; as, a roundish seed; a roundish figure. -- Round"ish*ness, n.
• METALLIC
  Of, pertaining to, or characterized by, the essential and implied properties of a metal, as contrasted with a nonmetal or metalloid; basic; antacid; positive. Metallic iron, iron in the state of the metal, as distinquished from its ores, as magnetic
• ROUNDABOUTNESS
  The quality of being roundabout; circuitousness.
• HAMMERER
  One who works with a hammer.
• ROUNDFISH
  Any ordinary market fish, exclusive of flounders, sole, halibut, and other flatfishes. A lake whitefish , less compressed than the common species. It is very abundant in British America and Alaska.
• METALLIFORM
  Having the form or structure of a metal.
• EDGELESS
  Without an edge; not sharp; blunt; obtuse; as, an edgeless sword or weapon.
• ROUND-UP
  The act of collecting or gathering together scattered cattle by riding around them and driving them in.
• HAMMER
  That part of a gunlock which strikes the percussion cap, or firing pin; the cock; formerly, however, a piece of steel covering the pan of a flintlock musket and struck by the flint of the cock to ignite the priming. Also, a person of thing that
• ROUNDSMAN
  A patrolman; also, a policeman who acts as an inspector over the rounds of the patrolmen.
• METALLIFACTURE
  The production and working or manufacture of metals. R. Park.
• METALLOGRAPH
  A print made by metallography.
• METALLINE
  Pertaining to, or resembling, a metal; metallic; as, metalline properties. Impregnated with metallic salts; chalybeate; as, metalline water.
• METALLOPHONE
  An instrument like a pianoforte, but having metal bars instead of strings. An instrument like the xylophone, but having metallic instead of wooden bars.
• METALLICLY
  In a metallic manner; by metallic means.
• ROUNDHEADED
  Having a round head or top.
• METALLICAL
  See METALLIC
• MISGROUND
  To found erroneously. "Misgrounded conceit." Bp. Hall.
• PREKNOWLEDGE
  Prior knowledge.
• LEDGEMENT
  See LEDGMENT
• WEDGY
  Like a wedge; wedge-shaped.
• GROUNDWORK
  That which forms the foundation or support of anything; the basis; the essential or fundamental part; first principle. Dryden.
• UNDERGROUND INSURANCE
  Wildcat insurance.
• LEADING EDGE
  same as Advancing edge, above.
• PLAYGROUND
  A piece of ground used for recreation; as, the playground of a school.
• GROUNDEN
  p. p. of Grind. Chaucer.
• INTERPLEDGE
  To pledge mutually.
• FOLLOWING EDGE
  See ABOVE
• BIMETALLIST
  An advocate of bimetallism.
• NONMETAL
  Any one of the set of elements which, as contrasted with the metals, possess, produce, or receive, acid rather than basic properties; a metalloid; as, oxygen, sulphur, and chlorine are nonmetals.