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

axes

1 American  
[ak-seez] / ˈæk siz /

noun

  1. plural of axis.


axes 2 American  
[ak-siz] / ˈæk sɪz /

noun

  1. plural of ax or axe.


axes 1 British  
/ ˈæksiːz /

noun

  1. the plural of axis 1

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

axes 2 British  
/ ˈæksɪz /

noun

  1. the plural of axe

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Axes created a more symmetrical, oval fracture than the adze, for example.

From Science Magazine • Feb. 16, 2023

A year ago, this former Murry’s Supermarket in the heart of Park View was empty, having just been vacated by the ax-throwing bar Kraken Axes, which was moving to a spot elsewhere in the city.

From Washington Post • Sep. 19, 2019

Axes of various sizes and weights are provided by the clubs.

From Washington Times • Jul. 1, 2018

"Axes were only made in the tropical north, perhaps suggesting two different colonising groups or that the technology was abandoned as people spread into desert and sub-tropical woodlands."

From BBC • May 10, 2016

Axes cleared the debris, and two armed guards entered the room, followed by the king with the golden crown and the spear-shaped beard.

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan

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