Hypernym

noun

any cutting tool with a sharp cutting edge (as a chisel or knife or plane or gouge)

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noundomain: artefact

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends

Examples

pickax 1
a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends
pickaxe 1
a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends

Derivationally related form

verb

attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example

Hyponym

noun

a kind of pick that is used for digging; has a flat blade set at right angles to the handle

noun

a miner's smallish pick for use in confined spaces.