Other definitions for axes (2 of 2)

axes2
[ ak-siz ]

noun
  1. plural of ax or axe.

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How to use axes in a sentence

  • She axes the terrible contestants while still soothing them, flashing that sweet J.Lo smile, for the sake of our entertainment.

  • They struck hard blows with their stone axes, which the animals learned to fear.

    The Later Cave-Men | Katharine Elizabeth Dopp
  • Those behind pressed forward, only to bite the dust, like their comrades, under the spears and axes of the Scots.

    King Robert the Bruce | A. F. Murison
  • Tom took one of the axes and chopped a small hole in the top of the cave, some distance above the door.

    The Rival Campers | Ruel Perley Smith
  • Almost at the same moment two devils leaped from the ground and with their axes struck Granville and his sister from behind.

    A Virginia Scout | Hugh Pendexter
  • I encountered no Indians, although axes and knives 347 on the ground showed where they had been stationed before retiring.

    A Virginia Scout | Hugh Pendexter

British Dictionary definitions for axes (1 of 2)

axes1

/ (ˈæksiːz) /


noun
  1. the plural of axis 1

British Dictionary definitions for axes (2 of 2)

axes2

/ (ˈæksɪz) /


noun
  1. the plural of axe

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