axis
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- noun
- /ˈæksɪs/
- Then President George W. Bush declared the "axis of evil" and identified Iran as one of the points of the axis.
- axis powers
- member of the axis
- axis of evil
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Watch on YouTubeAnd now China's stitching together, you know, an axis of these countries.
- And now China's stitching together, you know, an axis of these countries.
- This is a massive realignment, a massive realignment where we are going to be with the axis of evil.
- And Joe goes on and he says, do you know how it is that England wins, beats the Axis?
- ELAS at first come as organizations capable of resisting the Axis occupation, with members from all different political backgrounds.
- They've lost their axis of resistance, essentially the empire that they had to project power across the region.
- We are now in the axis of evil, you dumb dipshits.
- So it's just very obvious to me that you have the world's nefarious players, all of the axis of evil connecting together.
Examples
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During the war, countries like Germany, Italy, and Japan formed an alliance known as the Axis.
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States like these and their terrorist allies constitute an Axis of Evil.
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With his new axis of power in place, he is ready to make his next move.
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- Proof there truly is a new axis of evil.
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What's the story on that axis of evil?
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May I remind you that though we are Axis partners, you are still on German soil.
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America and the Soviet Union comprised, one might say, the axis of evil.
Academic text (2003) -
This is a massive realignment, a massive realignment where we are going to be with the axis of evil.
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Turkish foreign policymakers jumped at the chance to establish a USA-Turkey-Israel axis while overlooking the Arab Middle East.
Academic text (2000) -
The formation of the Axis powers during World War II significantly changed the course of history.
Synonyms
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A group of countries or political parties that act together
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Countries or groups that join together to fight a common enemy
Compounds
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A fixed straight line that shows where points are on a graph, like the x or y line
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The longest straight line through an ellipse that passes through its two special inner points
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The distance from the center of an ellipse or oval to its farthest edge, equal to half the longest diameter
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An invisible straight line through a lens or mirror center that light follows without bending
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The shorter diameter of an ellipse that goes through its center and meets the longer axis at right angles
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Half the length from the center to the edge along an ellipse's shortest diameter
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A telescope with a tilted main mirror that sends the image to the side to avoid mirror blocking light
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Etymology
Axis comes from the Latin axis, meaning an 'axle' or 'line', and people used the image of a straight line to show things joined together. That is why a group of countries standing in line was called the Axis during World War II.