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21hammer — ► NOUN 1) a tool consisting of a heavy metal head mounted at the end of a handle, used for breaking things and driving in nails. 2) an auctioneer s mallet, tapped to indicate a sale. 3) a part of a mechanism that hits another, e.g. one exploding… …
22plonk — Ⅰ. plonk [1] informal ► VERB 1) set down heavily or carelessly. 2) play unskilfully on a musical instrument. ► NOUN ▪ a sound as of something being set down heavily. ORIGIN imitative. Ⅱ …
23unskilful — (also chiefly US unskillful) ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not having or showing skill. DERIVATIVES unskilfully adverb …
24daub — v. & n. v.tr. 1 spread (paint, plaster, or some other thick substance) crudely or roughly on a surface. 2 coat or smear (a surface) with paint etc. 3 a (also absol.) paint crudely or unskilfully. b lay (colours) on crudely and clumsily. n. 1… …
25strum — v. & n. v.tr. (strummed, strumming) 1 play on (a stringed or keyboard instrument), esp. carelessly or unskilfully. 2 play (a tune etc.) in this way. n. the sound made by strumming. Derivatives: strummer n. Etymology: imit.: cf. THRUM(1) …
26thrum — 1. v. & n. v. (thrummed, thrumming) 1 tr. play (a stringed instrument) monotonously or unskilfully. 2 intr. (often foll. by on) drum idly. n. 1 such playing. 2 the resulting sound. Etymology: imit. 2. n. & v. n. 1 the unwoven end of a warp thread …
27unskilful — adj. (US unskillful) not skilful. Derivatives: unskilfully adv. unskilfulness n …
