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axes

[ak-seez] / ˈæk siz /
NOUN
large cutting tool
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VERB
cut with large blade
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Antonyms
WEAK




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Axes created a more symmetrical, oval fracture than the adze, for example.

From Science Magazine • Feb. 16, 2023

A year ago, this former Murry’s Supermarket in the heart of Park View was empty, having just been vacated by the ax-throwing bar Kraken Axes, which was moving to a spot elsewhere in the city.

From Washington Post • Sep. 19, 2019

Axes of various sizes and weights are provided by the clubs.

From Washington Times • Jul. 1, 2018

"Axes were only made in the tropical north, perhaps suggesting two different colonising groups or that the technology was abandoned as people spread into desert and sub-tropical woodlands."

From BBC • May 10, 2016

Axes cleared the debris, and two armed guards entered the room, followed by the king with the golden crown and the spear-shaped beard.

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan