tomahawk, hatchet
(noun) weapon consisting of a fighting ax; used by North American Indians
tomahawk
(verb) kill with a tomahawk
tomahawk
(verb) cut with a tomahawk
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Tomahawk (plural Tomahawks)
(military) The BGM-109 Tomahawk Land Attack Missile (TLAM), a long-range, all-weather, subsonic cruise missile with stubby wings, which can be launched from a ship or submarine.
tomahawk (plural tomahawks)
An ax used by Native American warriors.
(basketball) A dunk in which the person dunking the ball does so with his arm behind his head.
(geometry) A geometric construction consisting of a semicircle and two line segments that serves as a tool for trisecting an angle; so called from its resemblance to the American Indian axe.
(field hockey) A field hockey shot style that involves a player turning their hockey stick upside-down and swinging it so that its inside edge will come into contact with the ball.
tomahawk (third-person singular simple present tomahawks, present participle tomahawking, simple past and past participle tomahawked)
To strike with a tomahawk.
Source: Wiktionary
Tom"a*hawk, n. Etym: [Of American Indian origin; cf. Algonkin tomehagen, Mohegan tumnahegan, Delaware tamoihecan.]
Definition: A kind of war hatchet used by the American Indians. It was originally made of stone, but afterwards of iron.
Tom"a*hawk, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tomahawked; p. pr. & vb. n. Tomahawking.]
Definition: To cut, strike, or kill, with a tomahawk.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 June 2024
(verb) include or contain; have as a component; “A totally new idea is comprised in this paper”; “The record contains many old songs from the 1930’s”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
