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slaughter

noun verb

the killing of animals (as for food)

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Word length
9
Starts with
S
Ends with
R
Contains
LA
Scrabble score
13
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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Pronunciation

ˈslɔːtə

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noun

  1. the killing of animals (as for food)

noun

  1. the savage and excessive killing of many people

noun

  1. a sound defeat

verb

  1. kill a large number of people indiscriminately

    “The Hutus massacred the Tutsis in Rwanda”

verb

  1. kill (animals) usually for food consumption

    “They slaughtered their only goat to survive the winter”

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The Hutus massacred the Tutsis in Rwanda
They slaughtered their only goat to survive the winter

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