axes

Meanings

Noun

• an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle
• a straight line through a body or figure that satisfies certain conditions
• the main stem or central part about which plant organs or plant parts such as branches are arranged
• in World War II the alliance of Germany and Italy in 1936 which later included Japan and other nations
• a group of countries in special alliance
• the 2nd cervical vertebra; serves as a pivot for turning the head
• the center around which something rotates
• plural of ax
• plural of axe
• plural of axis

Verb

• chop or split with an ax
• terminate
• chop or split with an ax
• terminate
• third-person singular simple present indicative of ax (all etymologies and senses)
• third-person singular simple present indicative of axe (all etymologies and senses)

Synonyms

ax, axe, Axis, axis, axis of rotation, axis vertebra, bloc