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Axes is a heteronym; the plural of both axis and axe. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wiktionary (a portmanteau of wiki and dictionary) is a multilingual, Web-based project to create a free content dictionary, available in over 150 languages. ... In linguistics, heteronyms (also known as heterophones) are words with identical spellings but different pronunciations and meanings. ... Look up Plural in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Plural is a grammatical number, typically referring to more than one of the referent in the real world. ... Axe For other uses, see Axe (disambiguation). ...


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Look up Colloquialism in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Left: Rosa Hurricane, a heavy metal-style solid body guitar. ... A wind instrument is a musical instrument that contains some type of resonator (usually a tube), in which a column of air is set into vibration by the player blowing into (or over) a mouthpiece set at the end of the resonator. ... Popular music is music belonging to any of a number of musical styles that are accessible to the general public and are disseminated by one or more of the mass media. ... Axe For other uses, see Axe (disambiguation). ...

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  • In mathematics an axis is a straight line around which a geometric figure can be rotated. An axis of symmetry is a line with respect to which a body can be symmetrical. The term is also applied for the axis of a graph; the horizontal axis x-axis, the vertical y-axis and the z-axis is a possible third axis used for three-dimensional graphing.
  • Axis (anatomy): In anatomy, the axis (C2) is the second cervical vertebra of the spine. Its articulation with the bone above, the atlas, allows rotation, and its articulation with the bone below (C3) allows a lesser degree of flexion, tilting and rotation.
  • In politics, Axis (often capitalized) can also be used to denote an alliance or partnership between states. A historical example are the Axis Powers during World War II who where fought by the Allies. In 2002 George W. Bush popularized the term Axis of Evil.

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Axe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1327 words)
The axe (Commonwealth spelling) or ax (American spelling) is an ancient and ubiquitous tool that has been used for millennia to shape, split and cut wood, harvest timber, as a weapon and a ceremonial or heraldic symbol.
In folklore, stone axes were sometimes believed to be thunderbolts and were used to guard buildings against lightning, as it is said (mythically) that lightning never hits the same place twice (now known to not be true).
A thrown axe could keep off a hailstorm, sometimes an axe was placed in the crops, with the cutting edge to the skies to protect the harvest against bad weather.
Axe - definition of Axe in Encyclopedia (159 words)
An axe is a tool with a metal blade fastened to a handle at 90 degrees, commonly used to split wood, which have also been used as weapons.
Axe is the name of two rivers in the South of England.
Colloquially, axe is a general name for an electric guitar or a wind instrument in popular music.
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