axe head

æks hɛd

Definition

Definition of axe head - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

toolcutting metal part of an axe

The axe head was sharp and ready for chopping.
The axe head needed sharpening before use.
He replaced the old axe head with a new one.

blade

chopper

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cutting metal part of an axe

Expressions with axe

axe to grind

personal motivation or selfish reason for saying or doing something

He has an axe to grind with the committee after being overlooked last year..

face the axe

be at risk of being fired

Many employees may face the axe due to budget cuts.

get the axe

be dismissed from a job

After the budget cuts, many employees got the axe.

give the axe

fire someone from their job

The manager decided to give the axe to three employees.

take an axe to

drastically reduce or eliminate something

The company had to take an axe to its budget.

when the axe falls

adv.

at the moment a big or bad event happens

We will see who stays when the axe falls.

Expressions with head

head for

move towards a specific direction or place

We will head for the mountains tomorrow.

head down

move towards a specific direction or destination

We will head down to the beach tomorrow.

head north

move or travel towards the north direction

We decided to head north for our vacation.

head off

begin a journey or move away

We will head off early in the morning.

on one's head

adv.

physically positioned on top of one's head

She balanced the book on her head.

above one's head

adv.

physically higher than one's head

The shelf was placed above her head.

hold one's head up

keep your head raised and not look down

She held her head up during the performance.

knock one's head against

hit one's head against something

He accidentally knocked his head against the door.

raise one's head

lift your head up

She raised her head to look at the sky.

shake one's head

move head side to side to show disagreement or disapproval

She shook her head when she heard the news.

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dolabriform

adj.

shape

shaped like an axe or hatchet head

hammer-axe

tools

tool with a hammer and axe head

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French:fer de hache, ...
German:Axtkopf, ...
Italian:testa dell'ascia, ...
Spanish:cabeza del hacha, ...
Portuguese:cabeça do machado, ...
Chinese:斧刃, ...
Japanese:斧頭, ...
Arabic:رَأْس الفَأْس, ...
Hebrew:רֹאשׁ הַגַּרְזֶן, ...
Russian:лезвие топора, ...
Ukrainian:лезо сокири, ...
Hindi:कुल्हाड़ी का सिरा, ...
Bengali:কুঠারের ধাতব অংশ, ...
Catalan:cap de destral, ...
Czech:hlava sekery, ...
Danish:øksehoved, ...
Dutch:bijlkop, ...
Greek:κεφαλή τσεκουριού, ...
Hungarian:fejszefej, ...
Khmer:ក្បាលពូថៅ, ...
Korean:도끼 머리, ...
Persian:سر تبر, ...
Polish:głowica siekiery, ...
Portuguese (BR):cabeça do machado, ...
Romanian:cap de secure, ...
Swedish:yxhuvud, ...
Thai:หัวขวาน, ...
Turkish:balta başı, ...
Vietnamese:lưỡi rìu, ...

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Definition of axe head - Reverso English Dictionary

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