Words containing ax
2 letter words containing ax
- 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.
3 letter words containing ax
- axa — Achsah.
- 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.
- bax — Sir Arnold (Edward Trevor). 1883–1953, English composer of romantic works, often based on Celtic legends, including the tone poem Tintagel (1917)
- cax — (sciences) central axis.
- dax — an index of share prices based on an average of 30 leading stocks quoted on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange
4 letter words containing ax
- ajax — the son of Telamon; a Greek hero of the Trojan War who killed himself in vexation when Achilles' armour was given to Odysseus
- anax — one of the Gigantes and father of Asterius.
- axal — Archaic form of axial.
- axed — an instrument with a bladed head on a handle or helve, used for hewing, cleaving, chopping, etc.
- axel — a jump in which the skater takes off from the forward outside edge of one skate, makes one and a half, two and a half, or three and a half turns in the air, and lands on the backward outside edge of the other skate
5 letter words containing ax
- addax — a large light-coloured antelope, Addax nasomaculatus, having ribbed loosely spiralled horns and inhabiting desert regions in N Africa: family Bovidae, order Artiodactyla
- araxa — a city in E Brazil.
- ataxy — loss of coordination of the muscles, especially of the extremities.
- audax — (cycling) A non-competitive long-distance (often over 200 km) cycling event.
- axels — Plural form of axel.
6 letter words containing ax
7 letter words containing ax
- abaxial — facing away from the axis, as the surface of a leaf
- abaxile — Alternative form of abaxial.
- abraxas — an ancient charm composed of Greek letters: originally believed to have magical powers and inscribed on amulets, etc, but from the second century ad personified by Gnostics as a deity, the source of divine emanations
- adaxial — facing towards the axis, as the surface of a leaf that faces the stem
- addaxes — Plural form of addax.
8 letter words containing ax
- aftertax — remaining after applicable taxes have been deducted: a sharp decrease in her aftertax income.
- anaxibia — a daughter of Atreus and Aërope, and the sister of Agamemnon and Menelaus.
- astyanax — the young son of Hector and Andromache, who was hurled from the walls of Troy by the Greeks
- ataraxia — calmness or peace of mind; emotional tranquillity
- ataraxic — a state of freedom from emotional disturbance and anxiety; tranquillity.
9 letter words containing ax
- aerotaxis — the movement of organisms towards or away from oxygen caused by changes in oxygen concentration
- after-tax — denoting earnings, profit, or income left when tax has been paid
- anaxarete — a princess turned to stone for scorning the love of a commoner.
- anthotaxy — the arrangement of flowers on a stem or parts on a flower
- axanthism — (zoology) Absence of yellow pigmentation.
10 letter words containing ax
- anaxagoras — ?500–428 bc, Greek philosopher who maintained that all things were composed of minute particles arranged by an eternal intelligence
- anaximenes — 6th century bc, Greek philosopher who believed air to be the primary substance
- anemotaxis — oriented movement in response to a current of air.
- anticlimax — You can describe something as an anticlimax if it disappoints you because it happens after something that was very exciting, or because it is not as exciting as you expected.
- antigalaxy — a galaxy consisting of antimatter.
11 letter words containing ax
- amaxophobia — Fear of riding in a vehicle.
- anaphylaxis — extreme sensitivity to an injected antigen, esp a protein, following a previous injection
- anaximander — 611–547 bc, Greek philosopher, astronomer, and mathematician who believed the first principle of the world to be the Infinite
- anglo-saxon — The Anglo-Saxon period is the period of English history from the fifth century A.D. to the Norman Conquest in 1066.
- astaxanthin — (organic compound) A xanthophyll pigment that occurs widely in plants and animals, especially crustaceans.
12 letter words containing ax
- anticlimaxes — Plural form of anticlimax.
- axe-murderer — someone who commits murderer with an axe
- axisymmetric — being symmetrical around an axis
- chartophylax — an official who serves chiefly as the chancellor and archivist of a diocese.
- cytotaxonomy — classification of organisms based on cell structure, esp the number, shape, etc, of the chromosomes
13 letter words containing ax
- axiomatically — pertaining to or of the nature of an axiom; self-evident; obvious.
- canthaxanthin — an orange carotenoid, C40H52O2, that is put in feed for poultry and feed for farmed salmon and trout
- cephalothorax — the anterior part of many crustaceans and some other arthropods consisting of a united head and thorax
- chemotaxonomy — the taxonomy of species of organisms based on biochemical characteristics
- hiberno-saxon — having the characteristics of both the Irish and English; Anglo-Irish.
14 letter words containing ax
- anglo-saxonism — Saxonism.
- axiomatisation — the process of reducing down to a system of basic truths, or axioms
- axiomatization — the process of reducing down to a system of basic truths, or axioms
- axis-ordinates — y-axis (def 1).
- blaxploitation — a genre of films featuring Black stereotypes
15 letter words containing ax
- cephalothoraxes — Plural form of cephalothorax.
- chemotaxonomist — a specialist in the field of chemotaxonomy
- maxilloturbinal — (anatomy) Pertaining to the maxillary and turbinal regions of the skull.
16 letter words containing ax
- chemoprophylaxis — the prevention of disease using chemical drugs
- hemopneumothorax — (medicine) pneumothorax and hemothorax occurring together.
- maximum-security — designed for or housing prisoners regarded as being very dangerous to society.
- relative-maximum — maximum (def 4a).
17 letter words containing ax
- axis-of-abscissas — x-axis (def 1).
- axis-of-ordinates — y-axis (def 1).
- psychoprophylaxis — Lamaze method.
- saxe-coburg-gotha — a member of the present British royal family, from the establishment of the house in 1901 until 1917 when the family name was changed to Windsor.
20 letter words containing ax
- saxe-weimar-eisenach — a former grand duchy in Thuringia in central Germany.
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