Phrase Hound found 14 phrases and 27 compound words that contain sax. The most common are listed below. Open sax in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 14
- alto saxClipping of alto saxophone: A member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments that is smaller than the tenor saxophone but larger than the soprano saxophone, with a range of D♭₃ to A♭₅ or similar.
- bass saxClipping of bass saxophone: A member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments that is smaller than the contrabass saxophone but larger than the baritone saxophone, with a range of A♭₁ to E♭₄ or similar.
- tenor saxClipping of tenor saxophone: A member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments that is smaller than the baritone saxophone but larger than the alto saxophone, with a range of A♭₂ to E₅ or similar.
- soprano saxClipping of soprano saxophone: A member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments that is smaller than the alto saxophone but larger than the sopranino saxophone, with a range of A♭₃ to E₆ or similar.
- bari saxClipping of baritone saxophone: A member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments that is smaller than the bass saxophone but larger than the tenor saxophone, with a range of D♭₂ to A₄ or similar.
- sax tubasaxhorn
- baritone saxClipped compound of baritone saxophone.
- contrabass saxClipped compound of contrabass saxophone.
- sopranino saxClipping of sopranino saxophone: A member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments that is smaller than the soprano saxophone but larger than the soprillo, with a range of D♭₄ to A♭₆ or similar.
- soprillo saxClipping of soprillo saxophone: soprillo
- subcontrabass saxClipped compound of subcontrabass saxophone.
- Mississippi saxA simple harmonica.
- sax tubasplural of sax tuba: saxhorn
- sopranissimo saxClipping of sopranissimo saxophone: soprillo
Compound words 27
- saxophoneA single-reed instrument musical instrument of the woodwind family, usually made of brass and with a distinctive loop bringing the bell upwards.
- saxmanA male saxophonist.
- saxtubaAn obsolete valved brasswind instrument inspired by the Ancient Roman cornu and tuba.
- tubaxA kind of modified saxophone, made compact by having more folds in the tubing.
- SaxonyA state of modern Germany, located in the east, far from historical Saxon lands. Official name: Free State of Saxony.
- SaxtonA placename:
- Saxonsplural of Saxon: A member of an ancient West Germanic tribe that lived at the eastern North Sea coast and south of it.
- SaxenaA surname used by the Kayastha community of Hindus from India.
- saxaulEither of two species of the amaranth genus Haloxylon: Haloxylon ammodendron (syn. Haloxylon aphyllum; black saxaul) and Haloxylon persicum (white saxaul), found in sandy habitats from Egypt to Mongolia and China.
- saxionA hypothetical elementary particle, the bosonic superpartner of the axion.