butchery
81pogrom — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. killing, massacre, carnage, butchery, slaughter, genocide, hecatomb, mass murder; persecution. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. slaughter, carnage, mass murder, massacre; see carnage , murder . See Synonym… …
82slaughter — I. n. 1. Massacre, murder, carnage, bloodshed, butchery, havoc, killing, slaying. 2. Butchery, killing. II. v. a. 1. Massacre, slay, kill, murder, butcher. 2. Butcher, kill …
83butchering — noun the business of a butcher • Syn: ↑butchery • Derivationally related forms: ↑butcher (for: ↑butchery) • Hypernyms: ↑commercial enterprise, ↑b …
84mass murder — noun the savage and excessive killing of many people (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑slaughter, ↑massacre, ↑carnage, ↑butchery • Derivationally related forms: ↑butcher (for: ↑ …
85mas´sa|crer — mas|sa|cre «MAS uh kuhr», noun, verb, cred, cring. –n. 1. wholesale, pitiless slaughter of people or animals: »The hunters came from the East to massacre the buffalo of the plains, killing several million in a short time. SYNONYM(S): butchery,… …
86mas|sa|cre — «MAS uh kuhr», noun, verb, cred, cring. –n. 1. wholesale, pitiless slaughter of people or animals: »The hunters came from the East to massacre the buffalo of the plains, killing several million in a short time. SYNONYM(S): butchery, carnage. 2.… …
87Butcherliness — Butch er*li*ness, n. Butchery quality. [1913 Webster] …
88Slaughter — Slaugh ter, n. [OE. slautir, slaughter, slaghter, Icel. sl[=a]tr slain flesh, modified by OE. slaught, slaht, slaughter, fr. AS. sleaht a stroke, blow; both from the root of E. slay. See {Slay}, v. t., and cf. {Onslaught}.] The act of killing.… …
89Stigma — Stig ma, n.; pl. E. {Stigmas}, L. {Stigmata}. [L., a mark, a brand, from Gr. ?, ?, the prick or mark of a pointed instrument, a spot, mark, from ? to prick, to brand. See {Stick}, v. t.] 1. A mark made with a burning iron; a brand. [1913 Webster] …
90Stigmas — Stigma Stig ma, n.; pl. E. {Stigmas}, L. {Stigmata}. [L., a mark, a brand, from Gr. ?, ?, the prick or mark of a pointed instrument, a spot, mark, from ? to prick, to brand. See {Stick}, v. t.] 1. A mark made with a burning iron; a brand. [1913… …
