axe

Meanings

Plural: axes

Noun

an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle
A tool for felling trees or chopping wood etc. consisting of a heavy head flattened to a blade on one side, and a handle attached to it.
An ancient weapon consisting of a head that has one or two blades and a long handle.
A dismissal or rejection.
A drastic reduction or cutback.
A gigging musician's particular instrument, especially a guitar in rock music or a saxophone in jazz.
A position, interest, or reason in buying and selling stock, often with ulterior motives.
The axle of a wheel.

Verb

chop or split with an ax
- "axe wood"
terminate
- "The NSF axed the research program and stopped funding it"
To fell or chop with an axe.
To lay off, terminate or drastically reduce, especially in a rough or ruthless manner; to cancel.
To furnish with an axle.
Alternative form of ask.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English ax, axe, ex, from Old English æx, from Proto-West Germanic *akusi, from Proto-Germanic *akwisī, probably from a Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʷsih₂ (“axe”), from *h₂eḱ- (“sharp, pointed”). Compare German Axt, Dutch aks, Danish økse, Icelandic öxi, and also Latin ascia.

Synonyms

ax, axe, boot, can, chop, decruit, dehire, discard, discharge, dismiss, downsize, fire, give someone the boot, give someone the heave-ho, give someone the old heave-ho, give someone their cards, give the axe, give the chop, give the elbow, lay off, let go, let someone go, make redundant, pink slip, promote to customer, retrench, sack, serve notice, shit-can, term, terminate, throw out, unhire

Scrabble Score: 10

axe is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
axe is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
axe is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

axe is a valid Words With Friends word