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  • present tense form of ax (3rd person singular).
  • plural of ax.
  • plural of axis.
Definitions

axes

[ak-seez] / ˈæk siz /
NOUN
large cutting tool
Synonyms


VERB
cut with large blade
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK




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But they were pushed back this week, and the government launched a counter-offensive into Tigrayan territory along three axes towards Mekelle, according to the Critical Threats Project, part of the American Enterprise Institute think tank.

From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026

From those measurements, they determined that the magnetic and rotational axes of 1E 1547 are almost aligned.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 18, 2026

It is his Excalibur, his Andúril, the vaunted weapon only he can string and use to hit a bullseye through a row of twelve crossed axes.

From Salon ● Aug. 2, 2026

“Amazon axes 16,000 jobs as it pushes AI and efficiency,” Reuters announced last week.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 4, 2026

Wooden clubs, stone axes, mauls, spears with fire-hardened points, knives of bone and stone and dragon- glass, wicker shields, bone armor, boiled leather.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin



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