tomahawk

Meanings

Noun

weapon consisting of a fighting ax; used by North American Indians
An axe used by Native American warriors, originally made of stone, bone, or antler.
A dunk performed with one's arm behind one's head.
A geometric construction consisting of a semicircle and two line segments that serves as a tool for trisecting an angle; so called from its resemblance to the American Indian axe.
A field hockey shot style that involves a player turning their hockey stick upside-down and swinging it so that its inside edge will come into contact with the ball.

Verb

cut with a tomahawk
kill with a tomahawk
To strike or cut up with a tomahawk.
To girdle or incise the trees around (an area of land) so as to claim ownership of it.
To perform a tomahawk dunk.

Origin / Etymology

From an Eastern Algonquian word, most likely Powhatan tumahák; compare also Malecite-Passamaquoddy tomhikon (“ax”), Abenaki temahigan, demahigan (“ax”).

Synonyms

hatchet

Scrabble Score: 20

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

Words With Friends Score: 20

tomahawk is a valid Words With Friends word