The Canadian chopped down the tree with an ax.
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Ax
/æks/
Synonyms for "ax" (161 found)
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cutterdaggerdeath chairdeath chamberdecapitationdecollationdefenestrationdeposaldichotomizedischargedisemploymentdismissdismissaldisplacingdisseverdropdrumming outedge tooledge toolselectric chair
Noun(3 words)
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hempen collarhewhot seatincisejackknifejigsawjudicial murderkick outknifelancelapidationlayofflet outlethal chambermaidennaked steelnecktie partynooseparepick
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14 entrieschopcutting tooledge tooleliminationendhackhand toolmanual operationmusical instrumentphysical actionreductionstring instrumentterminatetermination
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14 entriesacoustic guitarbudget cutcarve woodclassical guitardepartment eliminationelectric guitarfelling axefire axegrant terminationhew timberlog splittingprogram cancellationsplit logssplitting axe
Collocations
12 entriesbudget cutfelling axefire axefunding cuthand axeheavy axeprogram cancellationproject terminationresearch fundingsharp axesplitting axestaff layoffs
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
1 entriesSample sentences
17 total sentences available.
The boss gave Mike the ax for not coming to work on time.
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He chopped down the branch with an ax.
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He cut down the tree with an ax.
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