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 It was originally made of stone, but afterwards of iron.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
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
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.
