Clues for the word "AXIS"
We've had 255 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 638 times in crosswords. It was last seen in New York Times crossword on January 13, 2026.
Definition of axis
- n. - The spotted deer (Cervus axis or Axis maculata) of India, where it is called hog deer and parrah (Moorish name).
- n. - A straight line, real or imaginary, passing through a body, on which it revolves, or may be supposed to revolve; a line passing through a body or system around which the parts are symmetrically arranged.
- n. - A straight line with respect to which the different parts of a magnitude are symmetrically arranged; as, the axis of a cylinder, i. e., the axis of a cone, that is, the straight line joining the vertex and the center of the base; the axis of a circle, any straight line passing through the center.
- n. - The stem; the central part, or longitudinal support, on which organs or parts are arranged; the central line of any body.
- n. - The second vertebra of the neck, or vertebra dentata.
- n. - Also used of the body only of the vertebra, which is prolonged anteriorly within the foramen of the first vertebra or atlas, so as to form the odontoid process or peg which serves as a pivot for the atlas and head to turn upon.
- n. - One of several imaginary lines, assumed in describing the position of the planes by which a crystal is bounded.
- n. - The primary or secondary central line of any design.
Referring Clues
- 40's foe
- Hungary was a member of it
- W.W. II side
- X or Y, on a graph
- Graph line
- Line of symmetry
- Allies' foe
- Central line
- Allies' foe in W.W. II
- x or y, e.g.
- W.W. II enemy
- X or Y or Z
- x, y or z
- Line on a graph
- Line of rotation
- x, for one
- Bush's ___ of Evil
- 1940's foe, with "the"
- What a mirror image has
- ___ of Evil
- Base line on a graph
- Main line
- W.W. II foe
- Bisector
- Alliance
- Transnational cooperation
- Bush's "___ of evil"
- Bush's "___ of evil"
- Something to turn on
- Allies' enemy
- Baseline on a graph
- Turning point
- Planet's turning point
- Imaginary line through the Earth
- World War II alliance
- ___ of rotation
- World War II faction
- Imaginary line
- World War II partnership
- International alliance
- Center of rotation
- Gyroscope's center
- Pole-to-pole line
- Cartesian plane divider
- '45 losers
- Symmetry line
- Graph's x or y
- What the Earth turns on
- Revolutionary line
- Line through the origin
- Plot line?
- Line about which a planet spins
- Graph line through the origin
- ___ & Allies (board game)
- Bisecting line
- x or y
- WWII enemy
- 5-Down enemy
- '40s foe
- WWII power
- Rotational line
- Allies foe
- '40s foes
- Pivotal point
- "Evil" Bush grouping
- Alliance of nations
- The earth turns on it
- X or Y, in geometry
- Italy, Japan and Germany in WWII
- Germany, Italy and Japan, once
- Y, for one
- The second cervical vertebra
- Reference line on a graph
- Center of a rotation
- Line about which a rotation occurs
- Pivotal line
- Italy's side, once
- Imaginary line about which the Earth turns
- Turning point?
- Gyroscope feature
- WWII alliance
- Something to reflect on?
- Allies' opposition
- "Evil" Bush grouping
- Pivot point
- WWII bloc
- "The ___ of Evil"
- x or y line on a graph
- W.W. II foe, with "the"
- Stem
- x or y line
- Nazi alliance
- Poles' connector
- Astronomical turning point
- One of two on a coordinate graph
- One of two on a coordinate graph
- About which the Earth turns
- Globe spindle
- Globe's spindle
- Rotation line
- Pivot line
- Center of the revolution?
- WWII group
- Allies' rival
- WWII side
- Second vertebra in the neck
- Line about which the earth turns
- Alinement
- Germany, Italy and Japan, in W.W. II
- Center of symmetry
- Plot line
- What the Earth spins on
- Earth turns on it
- Gyroscope part
- Allies' opponents
- Allies' adversary
- Hungary was in it
- Line between poles
- 1940's ___ Pact
- Revolving point
- Pole position?
- Graph part
- Center of a revolution
- Pole connector
- X or Y, in math
- Line in math class
- It may be labeled x or y on a graph
- Pivotal graph line
- Reference line in geometry
- Geometry line
- Line crossing the origin
- Allies WWII opponent
- Bloc
- Pole-to-pole link
- Rod in a globe
- Plant stem, to botanists
- It's fixed for Mars
- x or y, on graphs
- On what the Earth turns
- x or y, in plane geometry
- The y, for one
- 1940s foes
- Quadrant separator
- Earth's rotation line
- Graph line X or Y
- WWII foes
- x or y follower
- One of three in a 3-D graph
- x, y or z follower
- Japan was a member of it
- x, y or z, on a 3-D graph
- Bad guys in WW II films
- Imaginary planetary line
- "them" of the 40's
- Rotation spot
- Pivot
- Rotation center
- Rotational center
- Earth's turning line
- X or Y, to a mathematician
- Allies' opponent
- It may be x or y
- Earth's turning point
- Centre of rotation
- On which the Earth turns
- '13 Pet Shop Boys song about line of rotation?
- Jon Butcher "Along the ___"
- Hendrix "___: Bold as Love"
- Jon Butcher ___
- "Spinning On an ___" Paul McCartney
- Centre about which something turns
- A symbol for unknown is accompanying it?
- A line of taxis?
- A boundary knocked over, producing turning point
- Pin of a revolver?
- (Rotational?) alliance of powers
- A number backing political alliance
- Line about which a body rotates
- Line about which something rotates
- Imaginary line around which a body rotates
- A cricket team's turning point
- Line about which to rotate
- Line around which rotation occurs
- Line about which a body turns or a construction is symmetrical
- Alliance of powers eg Germany, Italy and Japan in WWII
- A number set up an alliance
- A team's seen as an old enemy
- Alliance following a boundary reversion
- A high throw turned to what's turned on
- A "Y" is one also
- A side's lost the war
- WWII powers
- World War II powers
- Line between two poles
- Article raised number of deer
- Alliance of states taking boundary area back
- Spinning line for a boundary return
- Alliance changing Article 6
- A vote is what the revolution is about
- Pivot, political alliance
- The "A" Team's maybe one of evil
- A team's centre of revolution
- Global turning point
- Any of three on a 3-D graph
- Cartesian plane line
- WWII bloc that included Hungary
- International alliance putting a boundary up
- Pole
- When keeping a team in line
- A number backing World War II alliance
- Line through a planet's center
- Straight line through a figure
- Time to abandon cabs for Central line
- X or Y 34-Down
- Planet's pivot
- Globe's turning point
- Bush 43's "___ of evil"
- Coordinate system line
- X, Y or Z line
- Name given to the alliance of Germany, Italy and Japan during World War II
- Japan's WWII alliance
- A line of taxis?
- Italy's WWII alliance
- The world revolves around it
- Revolution center
- Geometric reference line
- Line through Earth's core
- ___ & Allies (classic board game)
- A political line?
- A cross is in line
- Enemy alliance in W.W. II
- What the abscissa and ordinate are measured from
- Pole position?
- X or Y, in math class
- Planet's line of rotation
- x, y or z, in geometry
- Graph component
- Line through Earth's center
- Revolution constant
- Line through two poles
- Allies' WWII foe
- X- or y-, on a chart
- y-___ (vertical line on a graph)
- Reference line in graphs
- Plot line?
- "x" or "y" number line, in graphing
- Earth's line of rotation
- Part of a graph
- Line labeled x or y in plane geometry
- Alliance of powers
- Enemy alliance of W.W. II
- Line of taxis?
- X or Y, often
- Turning point?
- Spindle
Last Seen In
- New York Times - January 13, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - January 03, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - December 25, 2025
- LA Times - December 03, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - November 30, 2025
- New York Times - November 22, 2025
- Penny Dell Sunday - November 02, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - October 16, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - October 13, 2025
- Daily American - October 13, 2025
- Mirror Mini - October 10, 2025
- Daily American - July 17, 2025
- Daily American - July 11, 2025
- Daily American - July 10, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - July 09, 2025
- Daily American - June 24, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - June 22, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - May 27, 2025
- Penny Dell Sunday - April 27, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - April 26, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - April 24, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - April 07, 2025
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - April 03, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - March 06, 2025
- Daily American - March 03, 2025
- New York Times - February 20, 2025
- New York Times - February 01, 2025
- Daily American - January 31, 2025
- New York Times - January 27, 2025
- LA Times - January 27, 2025
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