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Definition: Hammett

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. United States writer of hard-boiled detective fiction (1894-1961).[Wordnet].

Source: WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Date "Hammett" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1727. (references)

Common Expressions: Hammett

Expressions Definition
Dashiell Hammett United States writer of hard-boiled detective fiction (1894-1961). Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Samuel Dashiell Hammett United States writer of hard-boiled detective fiction (1894-1961). Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Extended Definition: Hammett

Hammett

Hammett may refer to:

  • Dashiell Hammett, author of novels The Maltese Falcon and The Thin Man
  • Hammett, a 1982 film by Wim Wenders
  • Kirk Hammett, guitarist for the heavy metal band Metallica
  • Hammett equation, an equation in organic chemistry developed and published by Louis Plack Hammett

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Hammett". Image Credit.
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Topics by Level of Interest: Hammett

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Kirk Hammett 33     Dashiell Hammett 31
Dashiell Hammett 31     ESP Kirk Hammett 4
Mark Hammett 26     Hammett 11
Hammett equation 17     Hammett (film) 9
Seth Hammett 17     Hammett acidity function 8
Hammett 11     Hammett equation 17
Hammett (film) 9     Hammett L. Bowen, Jr. 7
Hammett acidity function 8     Hammett Pinhey Hill 3
Hammett L. Bowen, Jr. 7     Kirk Hammett 33
ESP Kirk Hammett 4     Louis Plack Hammett 4
Louis Plack Hammett 4     Mark Hammett 26
Matt Hammett 3     Matt Hammett 3
Hammett Pinhey Hill 3     Seth Hammett 17
William H. Hammett 3     William H. Hammett 3

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).