Axe
Axe noun - An edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle.
Razor
Razor noun - Edge tool used in shaving.
Show all Definitions
Synonyms for Razor
Nearby Words: razored, razoring
Both words in one sentence
-
It remained unavailable to the public until 2005.This film provides examples of: An Axe to Grind: And a straight razor.
Source: Film / Axe! -
Impossibly Cool Weapon: Many of the high tier weapons, including quadruple vibrating razor swords, an axe with six heads and a branching dagger that stabs recursively.
Source: Video Game / Dungeons of Dredmor -
Originally it was called that because it was a two-handed battle axe with a blade in the shape of an oversized razor blade; the joke being that getting cut with it was like nicking yourself shaving, only much worse.
Source: Political Correctness Gone Mad
Cite this Source
Razor and Axe. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/axe/razor
Axe & Razor. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/axe/razor>.
Razor or Axe. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/axe/razor.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "axe" and "razor" have occurred on timeline