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Noun pickaxe has 1 sense
- pick, pickax, pickaxe - 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"
--1 is a kind of edge tool
--1 has particulars: mattock
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Pickaxe
Description:
A pickaxe is a sturdy hand tool with a pointed or chisel-like end and a pick-like end, used for breaking up hard ground or rock. It is commonly used in mining, construction, and gardening.
Senses:
- Noun: A tool typically consisting of a handle and a metal head with two pointed ends, used for breaking up hard surfaces or digging through soil or rock.
- Verb: To use a pickaxe to break or loosen the ground, rocks, or hard surfaces.
Sample Sentences:
- He swung the pickaxe with all his strength, breaking apart the large rocks.
- After hours of digging with the pickaxe, they finally uncovered the buried treasure.
- The construction worker used a pickaxe to break up the concrete pavement.
- We should pickaxe the hardened soil before planting the new trees.
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