poleax vs fell
fell vs poleaxpoleax and fell both are nouns.
poleax is not an adjective while fell is an adjective.
poleax and fell both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| poleax | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| fell | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
As verbs,
fell is a hypernym of
poleax; that is, fell is a
word with a broader meaning than poleax:
- poleax: fell with or as if with a poleax
- fell: cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
| poleax (noun) | fell (noun) |
|---|---|
| a battle ax used in the Middle Ages; a long handled ax and a pick | the act of felling something (as a tree) |
| an ax used to slaughter cattle; has a hammer opposite the blade | seam made by turning under or folding together and stitching the seamed materials to avoid rough edges |
| the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal) |
| poleax (adjective) | fell (adjective) |
|---|---|
| (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering |
| poleax (verb) | fell (verb) |
|---|---|
| fell with or as if with a poleax | cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow |
| sew a seam by folding the edges | |
| pass away rapidly |
Words related to "poleax"
Words related to "fell"
- animal skin
- barbarous
- brutal
- chop down
- come down
- cowhide
- cruel
- cut
- cut down
- descend
- drop
- elapse
- fall
- felled seam
- feller
- fly
- glide by
- go along
- go by
- go down
- goatskin
- hide
- inhumane
- kill
- killing
- lapse
- log
- lumber
- pass
- poleax
- poleaxe
- putting to death
- rawhide
- roughshod
- run up
- savage
- seam
- sew
- sew together
- slide by
- slip away
- slip by
- stitch
- strike down
- undercut
- vanish
- vaporize
- vicious
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