Adze vs. Pickaxe

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.

Pickaxenoun

A heavy iron tool with a wooden handle; one end of the head is pointed, the other has a chisel edge.

Pickaxeverb

To use a pickaxe.

Pickaxenoun

a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends;

Pickaxenoun

another term for pick (sense 1)

Pickaxeverb

break or strike with a pickaxe.

Pickaxe

A pickaxe, pick-axe, or pick is a generally T-shaped hand tool used for prying. Its head is typically metal, attached perpendicularly to a longer handle, traditionally made of wood, occasionally metal, and increasingly fiberglass.