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- US Pronunciation
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- [adz]
- /ædz/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [adz]
- /ædz/
Definitions of adzed word
- noun adzed an axlike tool, for dressing timbers roughly, with a curved, chisellike steel head mounted at a right angle to the wooden handle. 1
- abbreviation ADZED adz. 1
- noun adzed Simple past tense and past participle of adze. 1
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Origin of adzed
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English ad(e)se, Old English adesa; *ad-es-, of obscure origin, appears to be formed like ax, and might by association with the latter have lost *w-; if so, < Germanic *wad-, cognate with Lithuanian vedegà adz
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Parts of speech for Adzed
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
adzed popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.