Axes - English meaning

verb

Cease to support or look after (someone); desert.

Usage examples:

Her natural mother had abandoned her at an early age

noun

Complete lack of inhibition or restraint.

Usage examples:

She sings and sways with total abandon

verb

Forsake; leave behind

noun

A tool similar to an axe, with an arched blade at right angles to the handle, used for cutting or shaping large pieces of wood.

Usage examples:

Tools consist now of bone, wood and stone, made up as an adze, knife blade, borer, arrow or spearhe…

verb

Cut away the surface of (a piece of wood) with an adze.

Usage examples:

By the time it has been adzed out, you will only have a small edge to clean up

noun

A tool like an axe with the blade at an angle of approximately 90° to the handle, used for cutting and shaping wood

noun

Harmony or accordance in opinion or feeling.

Usage examples:

The two officers nodded in agreement

noun

The condition of having the same opinion, or a decision or arrangement between two or more people or groups to do something or to obey the same rules

Usage examples:

[ c ] a new trade agreement, [ u ] both sides were in agreement on the basic terms, but many detail…

noun

A decision or arrangement that has been made and accepted by two or more people, groups, organizations, etc.

Usage examples:

Agreement between sb and sb based on the rental agreement between the landlord and the tenant, eith…

noun

A union or association formed for mutual benefit, especially between countries or organizations.

Usage examples:

A defensive alliance between australia and new zealand

noun

A group of countries, political parties, or people who work together because of shared interests or aims, or the act of forming such a group

Usage examples:

[ c ] switzerland does not belong to any military alliance., [ u ] alliance against our common enem…

noun

An agreement to work with another person, organization, etc. to try to achieve the same thing

Usage examples:

A business/economic/marketing alliance, forge/form/enter into an alliance with sb/sth the company w…

noun

A large axe used as a weapon in the past

Usage examples:

Our headmistress was a real old battleaxe.

noun

A group of countries or political parties with common interests who have formed an alliance.

Usage examples:

The soviet bloc

noun

A group of countries or people that have similar political interests

Usage examples:

The european union is a powerful trading/trade bloc., the former eastern/communist bloc countries

verb

Decide or announce that (a planned event) will not take place.

Usage examples:

He was forced to cancel his visit

noun

A mark made on a postage stamp to show that it has been used.

Usage examples:

A stamp franked and with an adhesive cancel

verb

To decide that something arranged in advance will not happen, or to state that you do not wish to receive something

Usage examples:

[ i ] we were supposed to meet for dinner but elise had to cancel at the last minute., [ t ] he col…

noun

A short axe with a large blade.

Usage examples:

The word is also often applied to a fire engine, equipped with a number of burly men wielding chopp…

noun

A helicopter

noun

Informal for helicopter

noun

A tool with a heavy, broad blade, used by butchers for chopping meat.

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A meat cleaver

noun

A knife with a large, square blade, used esp. for cutting meat

noun

A heavy knife with a large square blade

Usage examples:

A meat cleaver

noun

A temporary alliance for combined action, especially of political parties forming a government.

Usage examples:

A coalition between liberals and conservatives

noun

A group formed of different organizations or people who agree to act together, usually temporarily, to achieve something

Usage examples:

A governing coalition, the national coalition on black voter participation

noun

A group of two or more political parties working together to win an election or govern an area

Usage examples:

Form/build/assemble a coalition with no party having gained overall control in the election, the tw…

adjective

Closely and neatly packed together; dense.

Usage examples:

A compact cluster of houses

verb

Exert force on (something) so that it becomes more dense; compress.

Usage examples:

The rubbish was taken to the depot to be compacted

noun

A small flat case containing face powder, a mirror, and a powder puff.

Usage examples:

Looking once more in her compact's mirror, she got out of the limo and ran up to hug him.

noun

An agreement or treaty, especially one between the vatican and a secular government relating to matters of mutual interest.

Usage examples:

Napoleon i's concordat with the papacy

noun

A formal agreement, especially on religious matters, between the roman catholic church and a particular country, or a meeting at which such an agreement is made

noun

A league or alliance, especially of confederate states.

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The italian confederacy known as the lombard league

noun

The eleven southern states that left the us and fought against the north in the us civil war

noun

A situation in which states or people join together for a particular purpose, usually related to politics or trade, or a group formed like this

noun

An organization which consists of a number of parties or groups united in an alliance or league.

Usage examples:

A confederation of trade unions

noun

A group of countries, organizations, or people who have joined together for economic or political reasons

Usage examples:

[ c ] a union confederation

noun

An organization consisting of different groups of people, countries, or companies working together for business or political reasons

Usage examples:

Never before has a confederation of small businesses so seriously challenged the onslaught of big d…

verb

Make an opening, incision, or wound in (something) with a sharp-edged tool or object.

Usage examples:

He cut his toe on a sharp stone

noun

A stroke or blow given by a sharp-edged implement or by a whip or cane.

Usage examples:

He could skin an animal with a single cut of the knife

verb

Separate with or as if with an instrument

verb

Cease from doing or providing (something), especially something that has been provided on a regular basis.

Usage examples:

The ferry service was discontinued by the proprietors

verb

To stop doing or providing something

Usage examples:

The bank is discontinuing this service.

verb

Order or allow to leave; send away.

Usage examples:

She dismissed the taxi at the corner of the road

verb

To decide that something or someone is not important and not worth considering

Usage examples:

Let’s not dismiss the idea without discussing it., the teacher dismissed the class early.

verb

To remove someone from their job, especially because they have done something wrong

Usage examples:

Dismiss sb for sth salespeople may be dismissed for many reasons, the most common of which is poor …

noun

A narrow channel dug at the side of a road or field, to hold or carry away water.

Usage examples:

Their car went out of control and plunged into a ditch

verb

Provide with a ditch or ditches.

Usage examples:

He was praised for ditching the coastal areas

verb

A long narrow excavation in the earth

verb

Let or make (something) fall vertically.

Usage examples:

The fire was caused by someone dropping a lighted cigarette

noun

A small round or pear-shaped portion of liquid that hangs or falls or adheres to a surface.

Usage examples:

The first drops of rain splashed on the ground

verb

Let fall to the ground

noun

A site for depositing rubbish.

Usage examples:

Putting a halting site beside a dump was unfair in the first place.

verb

Deposit or dispose of (rubbish, waste, or unwanted material), typically in a careless or hurried way.

Usage examples:

Trucks dumped 1,900 tons of refuse here

verb

To put down or drop something heavy without caring where it goes, or to get rid of something or someone no longer wanted

Usage examples:

The ship was accused of dumping garbage overboard., she missed too many rehearsals and was dumped f…

noun

A final part of something, especially a period of time, an activity, or a story.

Usage examples:

The end of the year

verb

Come or bring to a final point; finish.

Usage examples:

When the war ended, policy changed

suffix

Denoting a person or thing to be treated in a specified way.

Usage examples:

Dividend

noun

A friendly understanding or informal alliance between states or factions.

Usage examples:

The emperor hoped to bring about an entente with russia

noun

A friendly agreement or relationship between two countries

phrase

To ask someone who works for you to leave their job, usually after a particular period of time

Usage examples:

My boss gave me a month's notice., they gave me my notice yesterday., the law here requires employe…

noun

A small axe with a short handle for use in one hand.

Usage examples:

A long handle version is about 36 inches long; a short handle, like a hatchet, is 16 to 20 inches.

noun

A tool with a blade that cuts which is attached to a short handle; a small ax

adjective

Parallel to the plane of the horizon; at right angles to the vertical.

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A horizontal line

noun

A horizontal line, plane, etc.

Usage examples:

Nushu characters are structured by four kinds of strokes, including dots, horizontals, verticals an…

adjective

Flat or level; parallel with the ground

Usage examples:

Keep the patient in a horizontal position with her feet slightly raised.

noun

Old or discarded articles that are considered useless or of little value.

Usage examples:

The cellars are full of junk

verb

Discard or abandon unceremoniously.

Usage examples:

Sort out what could be sold off and junk the rest

noun

A flat-bottomed sailing vessel of a kind typical of china and the east indies, with a prominent stem and lugsails.

Usage examples:

There is some evidence for development of robust, high-seas sailing junks in china by thirteenth ce…

idiom

To prevent something from happening, or to finally finish something

Usage examples:

It's nearly done - another couple of hours should knock it on the head.

noun

A collection of people, countries, or groups that combine for mutual protection or cooperation.

Usage examples:

The league of nations

verb

Join in a league or alliance.

Usage examples:

Oscar had leagued with other construction firms

noun

A former measure of distance by land, usually about three miles.

Usage examples:

In 1803 napoleon exiled her to twenty leagues, roughly fifty miles, from paris.

noun

A formal agreement between individuals or parties.

Usage examples:

The country negotiated a trade pact with the us

noun

A formal agreement between two people or groups of people

Usage examples:

A peace pact

noun

A formal agreement between two or more people, groups of people, or organizations

Usage examples:

A pact with sb the free trade pact with the united states should be completed soon., the company ha…

noun

A short-handled axe with a spike at the back, formerly used in naval warfare for boarding, resisting boarders, and cutting ropes.

Usage examples:

Both demons wore heavy, dark armour, covered in spikes, and brandished long poleaxes.

verb

Another term for battleaxe (sense 1).

noun

A small plastic or rubber device with metal pins that connects the end of a wire on a piece of electrical equipment to a supply of electricity

Usage examples:

I was trying to fill the bathtub, but matthew kept pulling out the plug., he took the opportunity t…

noun

A way of advertising a product, event, etc. by talking about it or praising it, especially on radio or television

Usage examples:

Put in a plug for sth he put in a plug for the company's casino night fundraiser., give a plug to s…

idiom

To cause something to stop existing or happening

Usage examples:

Mrs. carroll said she was going to put an end to all the talking and fooling around in our class.

noun

A small piece or amount of something, especially one that is left over after the greater part has been used.

Usage examples:

I scribbled her address on a scrap of paper

verb

Discard or remove from service (a redundant, old, or inoperative vehicle, vessel, or machine), especially so as to convert it to scrap metal.

Usage examples:

A bold decision was taken to scrap existing plant

verb

Engage in a minor fight or quarrel.

Usage examples:

The older boys started scrapping with me

verb

Bring to an end.

Usage examples:

He was advised to terminate the contract

verb

To end or stop, or to cause something to end or stop

Usage examples:

[ i ] trains that used to terminate in hoboken now run into new york., [ t ] it sounded like she wa…

verb

To end or to make something end

Usage examples:

The takeover talks terminated without agreement., how do i terminate my subscription?, terminate a …

noun

A light axe used as a tool or weapon by north american indians.

Usage examples:

He was arrested for possession of a weapon, the tomahawk, and the report indicated the police offic…

verb

Strike or cut with or as if with a tomahawk.

Usage examples:

I took a hammer from the drawer and tomahawked their dolls

noun

A small fighting ax (= tool with a blade) used by american indians

noun

A formally concluded and ratified agreement between states.

Usage examples:

The two presidents signed a ten-year treaty of solidarity

noun

A written agreement between two or more countries that is formally approved and signed by their leaders

Usage examples:

Under the treaty (= according to the agreement), inspections are required to see if any country is …

noun

An agreement between two or more countries, formally approved by their governments

Usage examples:

Ratify/sign a treaty the latest nation to ratify the treaty is france., an air/trade treaty the us …

noun

The action of joining together or the fact of being joined together, especially in a political context.

Usage examples:

He was opposed to closer political or economic union with europe

noun

The act or the state of being joined together

noun

An organization that represents the people who work in a particular industry, protects their rights and may agree pay, working conditions, etc. with their employers

Usage examples:

"no date has yet been set for a strike, the union said in a statement to the press this morning., t…

adjective

At right angles to a horizontal plane; in a direction, or having an alignment, such that the top is directly above the bottom.

Usage examples:

The vertical axis

noun

A vertical line or plane.

Usage examples:

The columns incline several degrees away from the vertical

adjective

Standing or pointing straight up or at an angle of 90 to a horizontal surface or line

Usage examples:

Water that had leaked from above formed a vertical line down one wall.

verb

Remove or take away (something) from a particular place or position.

Usage examples:

Ruth withdrew her hand from his

verb

Pull back or move away or backward

verb

To take something back, or to remove something

Usage examples:

[ t ] he asked that his name be withdrawn from nomination for a golden globe award., [ t ] democrat…