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pickaxenUK pickaxepick·axe or pick·ax P0286200 (pĭk′ăks′)n. A pick, especially with one end of the head pointed and the other end with a chisel edge for cutting through roots.v. pick·axed, pick·ax·ing, pick·ax·es v.intr. To use a pickaxe.v.tr. To use a pickaxe on. [Middle English picax, alteration (influenced by ax, axe) of picas, from Old French picois (from pic, pick) and from Medieval Latin pīcōsa, both probably from Latin pīcus, woodpecker.]pick•ax or pick•axe (ˈpɪkˌæks) n., pl. -ax•es, n. 1. pick 2 (def. 1). v.t. 2. to use a pickax on. [1275–1325; alter., by folk etym., of Middle English picois < Middle French, Old French; akin to French pic pick2] pickax Past participle: pickaxed Gerund: pickaxing
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I pickax | you pickax | he/she/it pickaxes | we pickax | you pickax | they pickax |
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I pickaxed | you pickaxed | he/she/it pickaxed | we pickaxed | you pickaxed | they pickaxed |
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I am pickaxing | you are pickaxing | he/she/it is pickaxing | we are pickaxing | you are pickaxing | they are pickaxing |
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I have pickaxed | you have pickaxed | he/she/it has pickaxed | we have pickaxed | you have pickaxed | they have pickaxed |
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I was pickaxing | you were pickaxing | he/she/it was pickaxing | we were pickaxing | you were pickaxing | they were pickaxing |
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I had pickaxed | you had pickaxed | he/she/it had pickaxed | we had pickaxed | you had pickaxed | they had pickaxed |
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I will pickax | you will pickax | he/she/it will pickax | we will pickax | you will pickax | they will pickax |
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I will have pickaxed | you will have pickaxed | he/she/it will have pickaxed | we will have pickaxed | you will have pickaxed | they will have pickaxed |
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I will be pickaxing | you will be pickaxing | he/she/it will be pickaxing | we will be pickaxing | you will be pickaxing | they will be pickaxing |
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I have been pickaxing | you have been pickaxing | he/she/it has been pickaxing | we have been pickaxing | you have been pickaxing | they have been pickaxing |
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I will have been pickaxing | you will have been pickaxing | he/she/it will have been pickaxing | we will have been pickaxing | you will have been pickaxing | they will have been pickaxing |
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I had been pickaxing | you had been pickaxing | he/she/it had been pickaxing | we had been pickaxing | you had been pickaxing | they had been pickaxing |
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I would pickax | you would pickax | he/she/it would pickax | we would pickax | you would pickax | they would pickax |
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I would have pickaxed | you would have pickaxed | he/she/it would have pickaxed | we would have pickaxed | you would have pickaxed | they would have pickaxed | ThesaurusNoun | 1. | pickax - a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends; "they used picks and sledges to break the rocks"pickaxe, pickedge tool - any cutting tool with a sharp cutting edge (as a chisel or knife or plane or gouge)mattock - a kind of pick that is used for digging; has a flat blade set at right angles to the handle | Translations
pickaxenUK
pickaxe (US), pickax a large pick or mattock pickax[′pik‚aks] (design engineering) A pointed steel or iron tool mounted on a wooden handle and used for breaking earth and stone. pickA hand tool used for loosening and breaking up closely compacted soil and rock; consists of a steel head which usually is curved, with a point on one or both ends, mounted on a wooden handle.MedicalSeepickFinancialSeePickpickaxenUK
Synonyms for pickaxnoun a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both endsSynonymsRelated Words |