Adze vs. Axe

Adzenoun

A cutting tool that has a curved blade set at a right angle to the handle and is used in shaping wood.

Adzeverb

To shape a material using an adze.

Adzenoun

an edge tool used to cut and shape wood

Adze

An adze (; alternative spelling: adz) is an ancient and versatile cutting tool similar to an axe but with the cutting edge perpendicular to the handle rather than parallel. They have been used since the Stone Age.

Axenoun

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.

Axenoun

An ancient weapon consisting of a head that has one or two blades and a long handle.

Axenoun

(informal) A dismissal or rejection.

Axenoun

A gigging musician's particular instrument, especially a guitar in rock music or a saxophone in jazz.

Axenoun

(finance) A position, interest, or reason in buying and selling stock, often with ulterior motives.

Axenoun

(archaic) The axle of a wheel.

Axeverb

(transitive) To fell or chop with an axe.

Axeverb

(transitive) To lay off, terminate or drastically reduce, especially in a rough or ruthless manner.

Axeverb

To furnish with an axle.

Axeverb

alternative form of ask

Axe

See Ax, Axman.

Axenoun

an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle

Axeverb

chop or split with an ax;

Axeverb

terminate;

Axenoun

a tool used for chopping wood, typically of iron with a steel edge and wooden handle

Axenoun

a measure intended to reduce costs drastically, especially one involving redundancies

Axenoun

a musical instrument used in popular music or jazz, especially a guitar or (originally) a saxophone.

Axeverb

end, cancel, or dismiss suddenly and ruthlessly

Axeverb

reduce (costs or services) drastically

Axeverb

cut or strike with an axe, especially violently or destructively

Axe

An axe (sometimes ax in American English; see spelling differences) is an implement that has been used for millennia to shape, split and cut wood, to harvest timber, as a weapon, and as a ceremonial or heraldic symbol. The axe has many forms and specialised uses but generally consists of an axe head with a handle, or helve.