broadaxe

Questions about broadaxe

What does broadaxe mean?

broadaxe means "a large ax with a broad cutting blade".

How many syllables are in broadaxe?

broadaxe has 3 syllables and divides as bro-a-daxe under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for broadaxe?

Close synonyms include broadax. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is broadaxe a common word?

broadaxe is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.