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Definitions of battleax word
- countable noun battleax If you call a middle-aged or older woman a battleax, you mean she is very difficult and unpleasant because of her fierce and determined attitude. 3
- countable noun battleax A battleax is a large ax that was used as a weapon. 3
- noun battleax Alternative spelling of battle-ax. 1
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Parts of speech for Battleax
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battleax 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 about 71% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for battleax
noun battleax
- ax — An ax is a tool used for cutting wood. It consists of a heavy metal blade that is sharp at one edge and attached by its other edge to the end of a long handle.
- 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.
- tomahawk — a light ax used by the North American Indians as a weapon and tool.
- halberd — a shafted weapon with an axlike cutting blade, beak, and apical spike, used especially in the 15th and 16th centuries.
- arm — Your arms are the two long parts of your body that are attached to your shoulders and that have your hands at the end.
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