BATTLE-AX Synonyms
There are 14 hypernyms of the word battle-ax. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for BATTLE-AX
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axe | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle verb • chop or split with an ax • terminate | ||||||||
blade | nounn | |||||||
noun • especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole • a dashing young man • something long and thin resembling a blade of grass • a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard • a cut of beef from the shoulder blade • a broad flat body part (as of the shoulder or tongue) • the part of the skate that slides on the ice • flat surface that rotates and pushes against air or water • the flat part of a tool or weapon that (usually) has a cutting edge | ||||||||
cleaver | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a butcher's knife having a large square blade | ||||||||
halberd | nounn | |||||||
noun • a pike fitted with an ax head | ||||||||
hatchet | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • weapon consisting of a fighting ax; used by North American Indians • a small ax with a short handle used with one hand (usually to chop wood) | ||||||||
polearm | nounn | |||||||
noun • a close combat weapon in which the main fighting part of the weapon is fitted to the end of a long shaft, typically of wood, thereby extending the user's effective range. | ||||||||
tomahawk | nounn | |||||||
noun • weapon consisting of a fighting ax; used by North American Indians verb • cut with a tomahawk • kill with a tomahawk | ||||||||
weapon | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting • a means of persuading or arguing | ||||||||
battle-axe | nounn | |||||||
noun • a sharp-tongued domineering wife • a broadax used as a weapon |