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Yes, "sledgehammer" is a compound word formed by combining the words "sledge" and "hammer" to create a new word with a distinct meaning.
Relatively some words have silent letters, for example:Silent A- Adverbs ending with "ally"Some words with "ea". "Ea" usually sounds like double E or "ee" which makes a long E sound, but some words have a silent A, only the "e" is pronounced.Ex. accidentally, actually, musically, historically, basically, mentally, bear, wear, head, bread, threat, weather, feather, Heather, leather, instead, heard, etc.Silent B- Words with "mb" ending, only the "m" is pronounced.Words with "bt" ending, only the "t" is pronounced.Ex. bomb, comb, tomb, womb, crumb, thumb, climb, limb, lamb, jamb, plumb, plumber, numb, debt, doubt, etc.Remark: Subtract, obtain, Cambridge, Cambrian, etc. contains the "mb" and "bt" but the "b" is still pronounced because it's not at the end of the word.Silent C- Some words with "sc", especially at the beginning. When the "c" is followed by an E, I or Y, then the "c" would soften and make an "s" sounds. However, in the soft "c" case, if the "s" follows that "c", then the "c" would become silent as it might sound quite repetitive and the "s" is more generally prominent for this sound, so only the "s" is pronounced.Words with "cq" together, only the "q" is pronounced.Words with "cn" beginning, only the "n" is pronounced.There are some exceptions though.Ex. scissor, science, scene, scenery, scenario, scenic, scent, crescent, ascend, fascinate, muscle, descend, acquire, acquit, acquaintance, cnidarian, Antarctic, arctic, etc.Silent D- Some words with D isn't pronounced.Words with "dge" ending, the D isn't pronounced. Technically, it's like a soft "g" ending which sounds like a j However, if the "g" is only there like page, cage, rage, etc., then previous vowel will elongate due to the "e". The silent D in the "dge" ending is like a defender D which prevents the "e" from elongating the previous vowel, so it remains short.Words with "adj" beginning, the D isn't pronounced. Technically, the J can't be the consonant blend, which is the first letter in the blend, so the following letter of the J is usually a consonant. If there's only the J, then there's only one intervening consonant, which the first letter might elongate. Doubling the J might work but English words can't have double J. The silent D in the "adj" beginning is like a defender D which prevents the J-following vowel from elongating the previous consonants.Ex. sandwich, Wednesday, handsome, handkerchief, edge, hedge, ledge, pledge, ridge, bridge, badge, badger, sledge, smudge, dredge, adjacent, adjective, adjust, etc.
No, a sledge hammer is not a wedge.
Sledge Hammer is 6' 1".
It was not a sledge hammer; but the hammer of a stonemason or forger of a smith.
a sledge hammer is a tool you break things down or build them up.
Sledge Hammer's birth name is Marland A. Anderson.
example there was a sledge hammer
Sledge Hammer was born on February 9, 1973, in Seattle, Washington, USA.
A sledge hammer is a heavy steel head fitted onto a long handle.
An about-sledge is the largest kind of hammer used by smiths.
Alan Spencer created the TV Series Sledge Hammer. Sledge Hammer starred David Rasche. David played the part of Inspector Sledge Hammer. The series ran for two seasons on TV between 1986 and 1988.
Sledge Hammer - 1986 To Sledge with Love 1-6 was released on: USA: 31 October 1986
Sledge Hammer - 1986 Sledge in Toyland 2-11 was released on: USA: 3 December 1987