axes
Meaning of axes
verb, 3rd person present
- non-standard form of ask.
don't ax this question again
I axed him if he wanted some company
she axed about Mama
- a tool used for chopping wood, typically of iron with a steel edge and wooden handle.
I started swinging the axe at the lumps of driftwood
an axe blade
- a musical instrument used in popular music or jazz, especially a guitar or (originally) a saxophone.
- end, cancel, or dismiss suddenly and ruthlessly.
the company is axing 125 jobs
2,500 staff were axed as part of a rationalization programme
- cut or strike with an axe, especially violently or destructively.
the mahogany panelling had been axed
Old English æx, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch aaks and German Axt .
plural noun- an imaginary line about which a body rotates.
the Earth revolves on its axis once every 24 hours
- a fixed reference line for the measurement of coordinates.
the variable that is thought of as a cause is placed on the horizontal axis, and the variable that is thought of as an effect on the vertical axis
- a straight central part in a structure to which other parts are connected.
- the second cervical vertebra, below the atlas at the top of the backbone.
- an agreement or alliance between two or more countries that forms a centre for an eventual larger grouping of nations.
the Anglo-American axis
late Middle English: from Latin, ‘axle, pivot’.
Information about axes
- The singular form of axes is: ax.
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- It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
- axes is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
axes synonyms
Meaning a small axe with a short handle for use in one hand:
Meaning a tool with a heavy, broad blade, used by butchers for chopping meat:
Meaning a tool similar to an axe, with an arched blade at right angles to the handle, used for cutting or shaping large pieces of wood:
Meaning a light axe used as a tool or weapon by North American Indians:
Meaning a short axe with a large blade:
Meaning a large broad-bladed axe used in ancient warfare:
Meaning another term for battleaxe (sense 1):
Meaning decide or announce that (a planned event) will not take place:
Meaning remove or take away (something) from a particular place or position:
Meaning let or make (something) fall vertically:
Meaning give up completely (a practice or a course of action):
Meaning come or bring to a final point; finish:
Meaning bring to an end:
Meaning stop making (a particular product):
Meaning abolish or cancel (a plan, policy, or law):
Meaning reduce the size, amount, or quantity of:
Meaning discard or abandon unceremoniously:
Meaning get rid of or give up:
Meaning deposit or dispose of (rubbish, waste, or unwanted material), typically in a careless or hurried way:
Meaning order or allow to leave; send away:
Meaning dismiss from the armed forces or police:
Meaning dismiss from employment:
Meaning dismiss (an employee) from a job:
Meaning a vertical line or plane:
Meaning a horizontal line, plane, etc:
Meaning a union or association formed for mutual benefit, especially between countries or organizations:
Meaning a temporary alliance for combined action, especially of political parties forming a government:
Meaning a group of countries or political parties with common interests who have formed an alliance:
Meaning an organization which consists of a number of parties or groups united in an alliance or league:
Meaning a league or alliance, especially of confederate states:
Meaning the action of joining together or the fact of being joined together, especially in a political context:
Meaning a collection of people, countries, or groups that combine for mutual protection or cooperation:
Meaning harmony or accordance in opinion or feeling:
Meaning a formally concluded and ratified agreement between states:
Meaning a formal agreement between individuals or parties:
Meaning a small flat case containing face powder, a mirror, and a powder puff:
Meaning a friendly understanding or informal alliance between states or factions:
Meaning an agreement or treaty, especially one between the Vatican and a secular government relating to matters of mutual interest:
Anagrams of axes
Words that rhyme with axes
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