Related Words for hammer and tongs

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tooth and nail
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Phrase, Adverb
hand over head
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Phrase, Adverb
full tilt
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Phrase, Adverb
balls to the wall
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Phrase, Adverb
literally
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Adverb
to beat the band
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Phrase, Adverb
hand over fist
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Phrase, Adverb
hand in glove
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Phrase, Adverb
the hell out of
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Phrase, Adverb
the devil
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Phrase, Adverb, Noun
come hell or high water
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Phrase, Adverb
accounting
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Noun
anvil
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Noun, Verb
auger
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Noun, Verb
ax
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Noun, Verb
axe
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Noun, Verb
bat
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Noun, Verb
bead
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Noun, Verb
bellows
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Noun, Verb
beveled
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Adjective
blow
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Noun, Verb, Adjective
cacao
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Noun
calipers
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Noun
centrifugal
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Adjective, Noun
chipped
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Adjective
chisels
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Noun
clamps
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Noun, Verb
clapper
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Noun, Verb
claw hammer
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Phrase, Noun
claws
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Noun
clips
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Noun
clumsy
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Adjective, Noun
cocoa
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Noun, Adjective
conquer
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Verb
contrived
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Adjective
counting
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Noun
crane
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Noun, Verb
cranked
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Adjective
crazy
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Adjective, Adverb, Noun
cumbersome
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Adjective
curling
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Noun
dagger
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Noun, Verb
day
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Noun, Verb
decentralized
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Adjective
deductive
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Adjective
devil
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Noun, Verb
dog
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Noun, Verb, Adjective
elaborate
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Adjective, Verb
firewood
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Noun
forceps
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Noun
forge
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Verb, Noun
fork
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Noun, Verb
gavel
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Noun, Verb
gloves
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Verb
hammers
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Noun
harness
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Noun, Verb
harrison
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Name
head
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Noun, Adjective, Verb
hit
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Verb, Noun, Adjective
hook
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Noun, Verb
hummer
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Name
ingenious
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Adjective
insane
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Adjective
knives
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Adjective
knockout
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Noun, Adjective
ladle
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Noun, Verb
lathe
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Noun, Verb
lock
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Noun, Verb
malleus
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Noun
mason
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Name, Verb
mass
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Noun, Verb, Adjective
masse
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Noun
maul
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Noun, Verb
metal
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Noun, Adjective, Verb
mittens
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Noun
mitts
/
Noun
nails
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Noun, Adjective
negotiate
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Verb
notched
/
Adjective
nuts
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Noun, Adjective
obverse
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Noun, Adjective
paddles
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Adjective
pails
/
Noun
pan
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Noun, Adjective, Verb
pencil
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Noun, Verb
pickups
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Noun
pincers
/x
Noun
pistol
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Noun, Verb
plastic
/x
Noun, Adjective
pliers
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Noun
plough
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Noun, Verb
plunger
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Noun
pots
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Noun
pound
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Noun, Verb
riveted
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Verb
rock
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Noun, Verb
saw
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Verb, Noun
scissors
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Noun
screwdriver
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Noun
shovels
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Noun
simple
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Adjective, Noun, Verb
sled
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Noun, Verb
sledge
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Noun, Verb
sledgehammer
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Noun, Verb, Adjective
spade
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Noun, Verb
spatula
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Noun, Verb
spear
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Noun, Verb, Adjective
spokes
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Adjective
spoons
/
Noun, Adjective
sticks
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Noun
strap
/
Noun, Verb
sword
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Noun, Verb
tap
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Verb, Noun
tool
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Noun, Verb
trigger
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Noun, Verb
tweezers
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Noun
vibrator
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Noun
weight
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Noun, Verb