pickaxe

pickaxe is a 7-letter English word with 2 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 22 in Scrabble and 24 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 22 · Words With Friends 24 · 2 senses

Definitions

1. noun. 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.
2. 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"

   Synonyms: pick, pickax

Synonyms

pick, pickax

Common word forms

pickaxed, pickaxes, pickaxing

Words from these letters

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