Words · Common
slaughter
/sˈlɔtɚ/ · 9 letters · 9 distinct letters
- noun
the killing of animals (as for food)
- verb
kill (animals) usually for food consumption
They slaughtered their only goat to survive the winter
- verb
kill a large number of people indiscriminately
The Hutus massacred the Tutsis in Rwanda
- noun
a sound defeat
- noun
the savage and excessive killing of many people