axes
plural of ax entry 1, axis
present tense third-person singular of ax entry 2
Medical Definition
axes
plural of axis
axes 1 of 3
noun (1)
as in dismissals
the termination of the employment of an employee or a work force often temporarily the company was hemorrhaging money, so 700 employees would soon be given the ax Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- dismissals
- firings
- redundancies
- boots
- furloughs
- layoffs
- sacks
- pink slips
- discharges
- birds
- bum's rushes
- shakeouts
- shutdowns
- closings
- heave-hos
- shake-ups
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- reemployments
- callbacks
- recalls
- rehires
- re-employments
axes
2 of 3noun (2)
1
as in centers
a thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest in addition to being the suburb's social axis, the country club is the place where deals are made and partnerships are forged Synonyms & Similar Words
- centers
- capitals
- hubs
- bases
- nuclei
- foci
- focuses
- meccas
- cores
- hearts
- seats
- nexuses
- nucleuses
- loci
- epicenters
- nexus
- centrals
- playgrounds
- headquarters
- navels
- nerve centers
- ground zeros
- eyes
- cynosures
- piths
- magnets
- omphali
- hot spots
- kernels
- lodestones
- nubs
- essences
- hives
- hotbeds
- attractions
- thicks
- deeps
- souls
- playlands
- quintessences
- polestars
- loadstones
- happy hunting grounds
2
as in alliances
an association of persons, parties, or states for mutual assistance and protection an axis of previously nonaligned nations Synonyms & Similar Words
- alliances
- unions
- confederacies
- coalitions
- federations
- leagues
- groups
- combinations
- partnerships
- blocs
- combines
- confederations
- organizations
- blocks
- associations
- sides
- factions
- wings
- cartels
- affiliations
- fronts
- fusions
- conspiracies
- cooperatives
- cabals
- trusts
- syndicates
- conferences
- circuits
- juntos
axes
3 of 3verb
as in sacks
to let go from office, service, or employment the boss will ax anyone who leaks company secrets Synonyms & Similar Words
- sacks
- fires
- removes
- releases
- dismisses
- retires
- cans
- discharges
- pink-slips
- turns off
- excesses
- cashiers
- terminates
- bounces
- musters out
- trims
- lays off
- shows (someone) the door
- sends packing
- furloughs
- kicks out
- downsizes
- separates
- boots (out)
- drums (out)
- throws out
- unseats
- chucks (out)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- employs
- signs (up or on)
- engages
- hires
- retains
- takes on
- contracts
- keeps
- reemploys
- rehires
- subcontracts
- recruits
- revolutionizes
- revolutionizing
- revolutions
- revolvable
- revolve
- revolve around
- revolved
- revolved around
- revolvement
- revolvency
- revolver
- revolvered
- revolvers
- revolves
- revolves around
- revolving
- revolving around
- revolving die holder
- revolving door
- revolving doors
- revolving field alternator
- revolving fund
- revolving letter of credit
- pyral
- Pyrales