pronunciation note: Pronounced (æksɪz) for meaning [sense 1], and (æksiːz) for meaning [sense 2].
1.
Axes is the plural of axe.
2.
Axes is the plural of axis.
axes in British English1
(ˈæksiːz)
noun
the plural of axis1
axes in British English2
(ˈæksɪz)
noun
the plural of axe
axes in American English1
(ˈækˌsɪz)
noun
pl. of
ax1
axes in American English2
(ˈækˌsiz)
noun
pl. of
axis1
All related terms of 'axes'
ax
a tool for chopping trees and splitting wood: it has a long wooden handle and a metal head with a blade usually on only one side
axe
An axe is a tool used for cutting wood. It consists of a heavy metal blade which is sharp at one edge and attached by its other edge to the end of a long handle .
axis
An axis is an imaginary line through the middle of something.
x-axis
a reference axis , usually horizontal , of a graph or two- or three-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system along which the x- coordinate is measured
y-axis
a reference axis , usually vertical , of a graph or two- or three-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system along which the y- coordinate is measured
z-axis
a reference axis of a three-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system along which the z- coordinate is measured
ice axe
a light axe used by mountaineers for cutting footholds in snow or ice, to provide an anchor point, or to control a slide on snow; it has a spiked tip and a head consisting of a pick and an adze
meat ax
a cleaver
meat axe
a cleaver
stone ax
a primitive axe made of chipped stone
stone axe
a primitive axe made of chipped stone
battle-ax
a heavy ax with a wide blade , formerly used as a weapon of war
battle-axe
If someone calls an older woman a battle-axe , they mean she is very difficult and unpleasant because of her fierce and determined attitude .
curtal axe
a curved , one-edged sword formerly used by sailors