axes

¹ American

[ak-seez] / ˈæk siz /

noun

plural of axis.

axes ² American

[ak-siz] / ˈæk sɪz /

noun

plural of ax or axe.

axes ¹ British

/ ˈæksiːz /

noun

the plural of axis 1

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axes ² British

/ ˈæksɪz /

noun

the plural of axe

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Example Sentences

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One location stood out due to the discovery of about 80 grooved stone axes, which were used to break down and process ore.

From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2026

Hand axes were held in the palm rather than attached to a wooden handle.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026

Unlike thieves who carry weapons into museums or use axes to smash-and-grab, art-world scammers rarely get violent—so their prison sentences often get cut short.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026

The towering ambition of the men remaking the landscape with saws and axes, and the men, like Grainier, who were somehow pulled through that current.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 5, 2026

This was before the UN brought us tools, so we had no shovels, axes, or spades.

From "Lost Boy, Lost Girl" by John Bul Dau

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