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thor's hammer

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.65 in modern English

Syllables
thor's ham-mer
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Mjöllnir (Mjollnir), the distinctively T-shaped war-hammer of the Norse thunder god Thor, or a representation thereof, now used as a symbol by various pagan religious groups.

noun

An orbital drop hypervelocity kinetic energy weapon (KEW). A theoretical weapon, originating from a U.S. government study, Project Thor, from the 1950s.

Slang

Etymology

From Thor + hammer.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Thor's hammers (plural)

Phrases

Thor platform Thor satellite Thor station Thor system

Frequently Paired Words

Thor platform Thor satellite Thor station Thor system Thor Heathenry

Synonyms

hammer of Thor Mjöllnir Mjollnir rod from God

Questions

What does thor's hammer mean?
Mjöllnir (Mjollnir), the distinctively T-shaped war-hammer of the Norse thunder god Thor, or a representation thereof, now used as a symbol by various pagan religious groups.
Where does thor's hammer come from?
From Thor + hammer.

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