Axe

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A tool for felling trees or chopping wood etc. consisting of a heavy head flattened to a blade on one side, and a handle attached to it.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A tool for felling trees or chopping wood etc. consisting of a heavy head flattened to a blade on one side, and a handle attached to it.
  • n. An ancient weapon consisting of a head that has one or two blades and a long handle.
  • n. A dismissal or rejection.
  • n. A gigging musician's particular instrument, especially a guitar in rock music or a saxophone in jazz.
  • v. To fell or chop with an axe.
  • v. To terminate or reduce tremendously in a rough or ruthless manner.
  • v. To lay off: to terminate a person's employment
  • n. The axle of a wheel.
  • v. To furnish with an axle.
  • v. Alternative form of ask.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • See ax, axman.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • See ax.
  • n. ax.
  • See ax.
  • n. An English name of a native species of Lobelia, L. urens.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. chop or split with an ax
  • v. terminate
  • n. an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle
  • Equivalent
    axeman   
    Verb Form
    axed    axes    axing   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    hack    chop    terminate    end   
    Variant
    ax    axman   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    sack    pink slip    boot    chop    downsize    lay off    fire   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Acts    Jacks    Macs    Max    Sachs    Saxe    acts    antitax    attacks    ax   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    ax    knife    hammer    hatchet    spear    dagger    shovel    whip    chisel    axis