pick·axe or pick·ax (pĭk′ăks′) n. A pick, especially with one end of the head pointed and the other end with a chisel edge for cutting through roots.
v. pick·axed , pick·ax·ing , pick·ax·es
v. intr. To use a pickaxe.
v. tr. To use a pickaxe on.
[Middle English picax , alteration (influenced by ax , axe ) of picas , from Old French picois (from pic , pick ) and from Medieval Latin pīcōsa , both probably from Latin pīcus , woodpecker .]
pick•ax or pick•axe (ˈpɪkˌæks) n., pl. -ax•es, n. v.t. 2. to use a pickax on.
[1275–1325; alter., by folk etym., of Middle English
picois < Middle French, Old French; akin to French
pic pick 2 ]
pickax Past participle: pickaxedGerund: pickaxingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Present I pickax you pickax he/she/it pickaxes we pickax you pickax they pickax
Preterite I pickaxed you pickaxed he/she/it pickaxed we pickaxed you pickaxed they pickaxed
Present Continuous I am pickaxing you are pickaxing he/she/it is pickaxing we are pickaxing you are pickaxing they are pickaxing
Present Perfect I have pickaxed you have pickaxed he/she/it has pickaxed we have pickaxed you have pickaxed they have pickaxed
Past Continuous I was pickaxing you were pickaxing he/she/it was pickaxing we were pickaxing you were pickaxing they were pickaxing
Past Perfect I had pickaxed you had pickaxed he/she/it had pickaxed we had pickaxed you had pickaxed they had pickaxed
Future I will pickax you will pickax he/she/it will pickax we will pickax you will pickax they will pickax
Future Perfect I will have pickaxed you will have pickaxed he/she/it will have pickaxed we will have pickaxed you will have pickaxed they will have pickaxed
Future Continuous I will be pickaxing you will be pickaxing he/she/it will be pickaxing we will be pickaxing you will be pickaxing they will be pickaxing
Present Perfect Continuous I have been pickaxing you have been pickaxing he/she/it has been pickaxing we have been pickaxing you have been pickaxing they have been pickaxing
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been pickaxing you will have been pickaxing he/she/it will have been pickaxing we will have been pickaxing you will have been pickaxing they will have been pickaxing
Past Perfect Continuous I had been pickaxing you had been pickaxing he/she/it had been pickaxing we had been pickaxing you had been pickaxing they had been pickaxing
Conditional I would pickax you would pickax he/she/it would pickax we would pickax you would pickax they would pickax
Past Conditional I would have pickaxed you would have pickaxed he/she/it would have pickaxed we would have pickaxed you would have pickaxed they would have pickaxed
Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Noun 1. pickax - 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"edge tool - any cutting tool with a sharp cutting edge (as a chisel or knife or plane or gouge)
mattock - a kind of pick that is used for digging; has a flat blade set at right angles to the handle
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pickax - 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"