stone axe

stoʊn æks

Definition

Definition of stone axe - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

toolstool made of stone for cutting

The archaeologist found a stone axe at the site.

cutting tool

historical toolprimitive tool with a stone head

Archaeologists discovered a stone axe at the ancient site.

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tool made of stone for cutting
primitive tool with a stone head

Expressions with stone

stepping stone

stone used for crossing water or marshes

We used a stepping stone to cross the creek.

stone wall

wall made from stone

The ancient castle had a strong stone wall.

stone's throw

very short distance away

The park is just a stone's throw from here.

stone deaf

adj.

completely unable to hear

After the accident, he became stone deaf.

hard as stone

adj.

extremely hard and unyielding like stone

The bread was hard as stone after being left out.

made of stone

adj.

constructed from stone material

The ancient castle is made of stone.

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.

when the axe fell

adv.

at the moment a critical event happens

Everyone was silent when the axe fell.

axe handle

part of an axe held by the user

He replaced the broken axe handle.

axe throwing

activity of throwing axes for fun

We went axe throwing for John's birthday party.

throwing axe

small axe made for throwing, often used in sports

He practiced with a throwing axe at the range.

Examples of stone axe in a sentence

A stone axe was displayed in the museum exhibit.
A stone axe was found near the riverbank.
The museum displayed a stone axe from the Neolithic era.

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French:hache en pierre, outil en pierre, ...
German:Steinaxt, ...
Italian:ascia di pietra, ascia primitiva, ...
Spanish:hacha de piedra, ...
Portuguese:machado de pedra, ...
Chinese:石斧, ...
Japanese:石斧, ...
Arabic:فَأْس حَجَرِيَّة, ...
Hebrew:גַּרְזֶן אֶבֶן, ...
Russian:каменный топор, ...
Ukrainian:кам'яна сокира, кам'яний топірець, ...
Hindi:पत्थर की कुल्हाड़ी, पत्थर का औजार, ...
Bengali:পাথরের কুঠার, কুঠার, ...
Catalan:destral de pedra, bifaç de pedra, ...
Czech:kamenná sekera, sekera z kamene, ...
Danish:stenøkse, ...
Dutch:stenen bijl, ...
Greek:πέτρινο τσεκούρι, πέλεκυς από πέτρα, ...
Hungarian:kőbalta, szekerce, ...
Khmer:ពូថៅថ្ម, បង្គោលពូថៅថ្ម, ...
Korean:석기 도끼, ...
Persian:تبر سنگی, تبر باستانی, ...
Polish:kamienna siekiera, topór kamienny, ...
Portuguese (BR):machado de pedra, ferramenta de pedra, ...
Romanian:secure de piatră, ...
Swedish:stenyxa, ...
Thai:ขวานหิน, ขวานโบราณ, ...
Turkish:taş balta, taş kazma, ...
Vietnamese:rìu đá, ...

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Definition of stone axe - Reverso English Dictionary

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