Definition of Pickax

1. Noun. 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"

Exact synonyms: Pick, Pickaxe
Generic synonyms: Edge Tool
Specialized synonyms: Mattock
Derivative terms: Pick

Definition of Pickax

1. n. A pick with a point at one end, a transverse edge or blade at the other, and a handle inserted at the middle; a hammer with a flattened end for driving wedges and a pointed end for piercing as it strikes.

Definition of Pickax

1. Noun. (alternative spelling of pickaxe) ¹

2. Verb. (alternative spelling of pickaxe) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Pickax

1. to use a pickax (a tool for breaking hard surfaces) [v -ED, -ING, -ES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pickax

pickaback plant
pickabacked
pickabacking
pickabacks
pickability
pickable
pickadil
pickadils
pickage
pickages
pickaninnies
pickaninny
pickapack
pickaroon
pickaroons
pickax (current term)
pickaxe
pickaxed
pickaxes
pickaxing
pickback
pickbacks
picked
picked-strings
picked up
pickedness
pickeer
pickeered
pickeerer
pickeerers

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