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

axes

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


VERB
cut with large blade
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK




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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

It bears heavy signs of use and was made by Fuhrer Frères of Gstaad, the same Swiss firm that supplied fifteen axes to the 1924 Everest expedition.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

These electronically damped wheeled selectors offer three axes of input, using microtorque feedback to imitate the bump and tug of physical detents.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 27, 2026

Some had spears and some had bows and some had axes.

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



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