Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: ajax
IPA transcription: ['eɪdʒ,æks]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: Ajax
    Meaning: a mythical Greek hero; a warrior who fought against Troy in the Iliad
Usage examples
  • But before he could act, Ajax himself had acted.
  • Ajax slowly rose and looked up into the girl's calm face.
  • But Ajax, fiercest of the three, took no notice of the lad.
  • up, Hercules; hollo, up, Ajax!" cried Count William, from the balcony.
  • If the two persons were equal, their respective shares would be arithmetically equal: Achilles would have six, Ajax six.
  • As when she had cowed with a look Ajax, the lion, so now, with defiance and wrath in her face, she dashed straight at the foe.
  • If Achilles and Ajax, instead of being associated, are themselves in the service of Agamemnon who pays them, there is no objection to Aristotle's method.
  • While I stood admiring this work of art, a fat wheezy steamtug, with the word AJAX in staring black letters on the paddlebox, came puffing up alongside the Typhoon.
  • The Dauphin John turned pale with fright, and Count William of Holland, calling out, "Down, Ajax! back, girl, back!" sprang to his feet as if he would have vaulted over the gallery rail.
  • To avoid this injustice, the worth of the persons should be estimated, and the spoils divided accordingly. Suppose that the worth of Achilles is double that of Ajax: the former's share is eight, the latter four.