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- [aks]
- /æks/
- /æks/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [aks]
- /æks/
Definitions of axe word
- countable noun axe An axe is a tool used for cutting wood. It consists of a heavy metal blade which is sharp at one edge and attached by its other edge to the end of a long handle. 3
- verb axe If someone's job or something such as a public service or a television programme is axed, it is ended suddenly and without discussion. 3
- singular noun axe If a person or institution is facing the axe, that person is likely to lose their job or that institution is likely to be closed, usually in order to save money. 3
- noun axe a hand tool with one side of its head forged and sharpened to a cutting edge, used for felling trees, splitting timber, etc 3
- noun axe any musical instrument, esp a guitar or horn 3
- verb axe to chop or trim with an axe 3
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Origin of axe
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English; ax(e), ex(e), Old English æx, æces; akin to Gothic aquizi, Old Norse øx, ǫx, Old High German acc(h)us, a(c)kus (German Axt), Middle High German plural exa < Germanic *akwiz-, akuz-, aksi- ≪ *ákəs, áks-; Latin ascia (< *acsiā), Greek axī́nē; < Indo-European *ag-s-
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Parts of speech for Axe
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
axe popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
axe usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for axe
noun axe
- hatchet — a small, short-handled ax having the end of the head opposite the blade in the form of a hammer, made to be used with one hand.
- chopper — A chopper is a helicopter.
- adz — an axlike tool for trimming and smoothing wood, etc., with a curved blade at right angles to the handle
- tomahawk — a light ax used by the North American Indians as a weapon and tool.
- pistol — a short firearm intended to be held and fired with one hand.
verb axe
- chop — If you chop something, you cut it into pieces with strong downward movements of a knife or an axe.
- cut — If you cut something, you use a knife or a similar tool to divide it into pieces, or to mark it or damage it. If you cut a shape or a hole in something, you make the shape or hole by using a knife or similar tool.
- cut down — If you cut down on something or cut down something, you use or do less of it.
- fell — simple past tense of fall.
- hew — to strike forcibly with an ax, sword, or other cutting instrument; chop; hack.
Antonyms for axe
verb axe
- hire — to engage the services of (a person or persons) for wages or other payment: to hire a clerk.
- unite — to join, combine, or incorporate so as to form a single whole or unit.
- lengthen — to make longer; make greater in length.
- join — to bring in contact, connect, or bring or put together: to join hands; to join pages with a staple.
- create — To create something means to cause it to happen or exist.
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