dayton axe
noun
Simple meaning
An ax with a long handle and a head that has one cutting edge and one blunt side.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈdeɪtəˈnæks
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
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noun
An ax with a long handle and a head that has one cutting edge and one blunt side
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: An ax with a long handle and a head that has one cutting edge and one blunt side
Used this way, dayton axe is a reasonably familiar word that can pull warm or cold depending on the sentence. It comes across as direct, sometimes bluntly so.
- Emotional tone
- Mixed
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Gentle
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Direct, sometimes tactless
- Usage feel
- Blunt and forceful
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