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Pick-axe

noun

/ˈpɪk.æks/

Meaning

a tool with a heavy metal head and long handle used for breaking up hard ground or rock

The miner used a pick-axe to break through the rocky surface.

pickaxe, mattock, mining pick

feather, soft tool

mining pick-axe, heavy pick-axe, swing pick-axe

Stubborn persistence in achieving something without giving up.

a small amphibian animal that lives both in water and on land

influence or power, especially in politics or business

a large, thick, flat piece of stone, concrete, or other hard material

the conditions that affect a situation, action, or event; facts or conditions connected with or rele...

the East, especially countries of eastern Asia; to determine one's position or direction