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Synonyms for hatchet
ˈhætʃ ɪthatch·et

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Princeton's WordNet1.6 / 14 votes

  1. tomahawk, hatchetnoun

    weapon consisting of a fighting ax; used by North American Indians

    Synonyms:
    tomahawk

  2. hatchetnoun

    a small ax with a short handle used with one hand (usually to chop wood)

    Synonyms:
    tomahawk

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Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. hatchetnoun

    Synonyms:
    small axe

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  1. hatchetnoun

    Synonyms:
    small ax, tomahawk, machete, dolabra

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  1. List of paraphrases for "hatchet":

    axe, hache, ax

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#14486axe
#32972tomahawk
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How to use hatchet in a sentence?

  1. Chinese Proverb:

    Do not remove a fly from your friend's forehead with a hatchet.

  2. Stephanie Drumheller:

    Allosaurus might not have been as big as T. rex, but it was no slouch as an apex predator, it was able to hyper-extend its jaw for a super-wide gape. It was a hatchet feeder like a hawk, meaning it would chop into prey with its head. It had long arms with grasping claws and a strong bite force. Track sites suggest it might have been a long-distance hunter that would follow herds for miles to pick off prey.

  3. Julia Friedlander:

    These sanctions are completely unprecedented in their strength, it really is taking a hatchet to Russian financial markets and the ability to move money around.

  4. Democratic Rep. Jerry Nadler:

    The President's totally unqualified, and The President only qualification seems to be that The President wants The President to be the hatchet man to destroy the Mueller investigation.

  5. Sydney Harris:

    There's no point in burying the hatchet if you're going to put up a marker on the site.


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