Word Type

Noun

Verb

Proper Noun

The word "sax" can be used as noun, verb and proper noun.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

Mississippi sax alto sax bari sax baritone sax bass sax contrabass sax sax tuba saxist saxman saxophone saxtuba sopranino sax sopranissimo sax soprano sax soprillo sax subcontrabass sax tenor sax tubax

Etymologically Related To

saw saxon saxophone

Context

computing dialectal internet music uk

Has Property

short for saxophone

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

single-reed instrument single-reed woodwind

Type Of (IsA)

single reed instrument

Related Terms

DOM Essex Middlesex Saxon Sussex Wessex saw saxie seax

Related Terms

cut dagger dom essex for incise knife middlesex saxie saxon scarify seax simple slash slate ax sussex sword wessex zax

Synonym Network

adolphe sax

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.