Len needed to find the ax if he was going to chop the log into kindling. From LearnThat.org.
And that ax is what the guards and the Germans feared. From Wordnik.com. [Above the Clouds at Thirty Below] Reference
I like most of the Gerber products i've used, for the money. this ax is no different. From Wordnik.com. [Gerber Sport Axe] Reference
Not saying misery loves company, but the ax is falling rather indiscriminately this year. From Wordnik.com. [What does this make the future look like?] Reference
The rifle and the ax are the symbols of the backwoods pioneer. From Wordnik.com. [The Frontier in American History] Reference
CBS dropped the ax today - the new-fangled humane ax, that is - on. From Wordnik.com. [The Orange County Register - News Headlines : News] Reference
The chef who got the ax was the one who hadn't a clue what to do with the grasshoppers. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-10-01] Reference
• The older form of ask was pronounced ax, which is preserved in certain American dialects. From Wordnik.com. [The Daily News - News] Reference
My dad got 'ax'ed from Axium after 10 years of loyalty. From Wordnik.com. [Axium Payroll Services Implodes] Reference
These meetings called "ax" meetings rarely result in offers. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-05-17] Reference
As to wedge-shape larger than could very well be called an "ax". From Wordnik.com. [The Book of the Damned] Reference
Atter awhile we had ter go ter our ole masters an 'ax 'em fer bread ter keep us alive. From Wordnik.com. [Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, North Carolina Narratives, Part 1] Reference
The form "ax" was in use till the end of the sixteenth century, and continues in dialect. From Wordnik.com. [The Sources and Analogues of 'A Midsummer-night's Dream'] Reference
He said he never met the gunman before, so there was no kind of ax to grind between the two. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 11, 2009] Reference
Mr. Carney tells me that he's appalled by the suggestion that he has some kind of ax to grind. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 3, 2001] Reference
"Sure 'tis, an 'I say let's go an' ax 'im 'bout it.". From Wordnik.com. [The Fourth Watch] Reference
"I's gwine down to de road an 'ax 'em if dey ketched him.". From Wordnik.com. [Sandy] Reference
Den he go an 'hunt up de cunjerers an' ax 'em fer ter he'p him. From Wordnik.com. [The Wit and Humor of America, Volume VII. (of X.)] Reference
If he doesn't, he/she should be on the Chrysler dealerships "ax" list. From Wordnik.com. [Leftlane - news, reviews, and info for the auto-industry] Reference
Great Lakes Chainsaw Carving Competition, Bunyan Games such as ax throwing and a car show. From Wordnik.com. [chicagotribune.com -] Reference
Soa aw thowt aw mud as weel be forrad as onybody else, soa aw stood up an 'ax'd it furst. From Wordnik.com. [Yorksher Puddin' A Collection of the Most Popular Dialect Stories from the Pen of John Hartley] Reference
So dey went back ter de Rabbit, an 'ax' im wheder he'd er ruther be tho'd in de fire or de briers. From Wordnik.com. [Diddie, Dumps, and Tot : Or, Plantation Child-Life] Reference
The ax was a favorite. From Wordnik.com. [Lord of the Silver Bow]
Also like the word "ax" -- that's to ask. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 3, 2007] Reference
In August 1982, Locke, by then a rear admiral, got the ax. From Wordnik.com. [The Mind Of A Missile] Reference
The top guys wield the ax -- but not on themselves, of course. From Wordnik.com. [A Real Lump Of Coal] Reference
Slow growth is finally forcing bankers to take an ax to spending. From Wordnik.com. [So Who Needs A Megabank?] Reference
"He seems to allow only those around him who have no ax to grind.". From Wordnik.com. [The Quiet Revolutionary] Reference
Like the rest of the show, the gardening segment has been given the ax!. From Wordnik.com. [The Good, the Bad and the Ugly on Television] Reference
At the same time, executives aren't hesitating to wield the ax on underperformers. From Wordnik.com. [As Good As It Gets?] Reference
A reporter who described him as ineffectual is branded "" a literary ax murderer. ''. From Wordnik.com. [Insanely Bad] Reference
The Competitiveness Council that Dan Quayle headed as vice president will get the ax. From Wordnik.com. [Gore: Playing Second Fiddle] Reference
If this still looks good to you, find a bank loan backup you could grab if the ax falls. From Wordnik.com. [401(K) Plans: Assets Ho!] Reference
One is to slice all programs by roughly 80 percent; the other is to ax the worst programs. From Wordnik.com. [Surviving The Guillotine] Reference
DRAWING DOWNThe ax bites deep: 165 facilities to be shut or slimmed, 43 of them major bases. From Wordnik.com. [The Military's Big Shutdown] Reference
While Fisher is visibly uncomfortable wielding the ax, he's holding up well under the strain. From Wordnik.com. [A Star Image Blurs] Reference
LearnThatWord and the Open Dictionary of English are programs by LearnThat Foundation, a 501(c)3 nonprofit.
Questions? Feedback? We want to hear from you!
Email us
or click here for instant support.
Copyright © 2005 and after - LearnThat Foundation. Patents pending.