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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

By combining measurements taken along the axes of the jets, the team searched for H-alpha, a characteristic signature of ionized hydrogen gas.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 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

It ends a valuable deferred compensation program, axes health benefits and changes commissions on several types of policy, according to agents and company documents reviewed by the Journal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026

Two or three men rode in each, along with their axes and saws.

From "In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse" by Joseph Marshall III



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