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1. ax
noun. ['ˈæks'] an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle.
Synonyms
- common ax
- ax head
- fireman's axe
- hatchet
- poleaxe
- axe
- poleax
- axe head
- ax handle
- ice axe
- piolet
- double-bitted ax
- Western axe
- blade
- edge tool
- Western ax
- axe handle
- Dayton ax
- double-bitted axe
- broadax
- broadaxe
- Dayton axe
- ice ax
- common axe
- haft
- helve
Antonyms
- open
- continue
- hire
- middle
Etymology
- acsian (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
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Words that Rhyme with Ax
- knick-knacks
- ty-sachs
- impacts
- chirac's
- whacks
- tracks
- track's
- stac's
- stacks
- snacks
- smacks
- slacks
- quacks
- plaques
- plack's
- cracks
- blacks'
- blacks
- black's
- attacks
- zacks
- zack's
- wacks
- tacks
- shacks
- saks
- sacs
- sacks
- sachs'
- sachs
Example sentences of the word ax
1. Noun, singular or mass
Linear factors appear in the form of ax + b and cannot be factored further.
Quotes containing the word ax
1. I have survived. I am here. Confused, screwed up, but here. So, how can I find my way? Is there a chain saw of the soul, an ax I can take to my memories or fears?
- Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak
2. He was a gentle and sensitive soul, and therefore had a short temper, which is why he went straight after everything with an ax...
- Bohumil Hrabal, I Served the King of England
2. battle-ax
noun. a sharp-tongued domineering wife.
Synonyms
- battle-axe
- married woman
Antonyms
- househusband
- married person
- benedict
3. battle-ax
noun. a broadax used as a weapon.
Synonyms
- broadax
- broadaxe
- Lochaber ax
- halberd
- battle-axe
- poleaxe
Antonyms
- uxoricide
- hubby
- house husband
- family man
4. ax
verb. ['ˈæks'] terminate.
Synonyms
- end
- axe
Antonyms
- beginning
- birth
- stand still
Etymology
- acsian (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
5. ax
verb. ['ˈæks'] chop or split with an ax.
Synonyms
- hack
- axe
Antonyms
- break in
- jump off
- get down
Etymology
- acsian (Old English (ca. 450-1100))