axes

1. 1
   noun

   Plural of axe. Use this form when talking about more than one axe.

   The woodcutters sharpened their axes before heading into the forest.

   Two old axes hung on the wall of the cabin.

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2. 2
   SayAK-seezUS/ˈæksiz/UK/ˈæksiːz/

   noun

   Plural of axis. Use this form when talking about more than one axis, like the lines on a graph.

   The graph has two axes, one going up and one going across.

   We labeled both axes before plotting the points.

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3. 3
   nounUS

   Plural of ax. Use this form when talking about more than one ax.

   The campers packed two axes for cutting firewood.

   Several rusty axes lay forgotten in the shed.

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4. 4
   verb

   The form of axe used in the present with he, she, it, or a singular noun such as the dog or water.

   She axes the dead branches off the tree each spring.

   The company axes any project that loses money.

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5. 5
   verb

   Third-person singular present of ax. Use this form with he, she, it, or a singular noun.

   He axes a path through the thick brush.

   The editor axes any sentence that feels too long.

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