| ax | (noun) an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle | Synonyms: axe |
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| axe | (noun) an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle | Synonyms: ax |
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| axerophthol | (noun) any of several fat-soluble vitamins essential for normal vision; prevents night blindness or inflammation or dryness of the eyes | Synonyms: A, antiophthalmic factor, vitamin A |
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| axil | (noun) the upper angle between an axis and an offshoot such as a branch or leafstalk | - |
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| axilla | (noun) the hollow under the arm where it is joined to the shoulder | Synonyms: armpit, axillary cavity, axillary fossa |
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| axiology | (noun) the study of values and value judgments | - |
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| axiom | (noun) a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits | Synonyms: maxim |
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| (noun) (logic) a proposition that is not susceptible of proof or disproof; its truth is assumed to be self-evident | - |
| axis | (noun) the center around which something rotates | Synonyms: axis of rotation |
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| (noun) the 2nd cervical vertebra; serves as a pivot for turning the head | Synonyms: axis vertebra |
| (noun) a straight line through a body or figure that satisfies certain conditions | - |
| (noun) a group of countries in special alliance | Synonyms: bloc |
| (noun) the main stem or central part about which plant organs or plant parts such as branches are arranged | - |
| axle | (noun) a shaft on which a wheel rotates | - |
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| axletree | (noun) a dead axle on a carriage or wagon that has terminal spindles on which the wheels revolve | - |
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| axolemma | (noun) outer membrane covering an axon | - |
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| axolotl | (noun) larval salamander of mountain lakes of Mexico that usually lives without metamorphosing | Synonyms: Ambystoma mexicanum, mud puppy |
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| axon | (noun) long nerve fiber that conducts away from the cell body of the neuron | Synonyms: axone |
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| axone | (noun) long nerve fiber that conducts away from the cell body of the neuron | Synonyms: axon |
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| axseed | (noun) European herb resembling vetch; naturalized in the eastern United States; having umbels of pink-and-white flowers and sharp-angled pods | Synonyms: Coronilla varia, crown vetch |
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