cre — cre·ance; cre·at; cre·at·ed·ness; cre·at·ic; cre·atine; cre·at·i·nine; cre·atin·uria; cre·ation; cre·ation·al; cre·ation·ary; cre·ation·ism; cre·ation·ist; cre·ative·ness; cre·ativ·i·ty; cre·ator; cre·atress; cre·atrix; cre·dence; cre·den·da;… … English syllables
mas´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,… … Useful english dictionary
cre|mas|ter — «kruh MAS tuhr, kree », noun. a pointed or rounded part with many hooklike claws at the rear of a pupa s body. ╂[< New Latin cremaster < Greek kremastēr < kremannynai hang] … Useful english dictionary
massacre — mas·sa·cre … English syllables
massacre — mas|sa|cre1 [ mæsəkər ] noun * 1. ) count or uncount the killing of a lot of people: the massacre of unarmed civilians 2. ) count INFORMAL a serious defeat in a game or competition massacre mas|sa|cre 2 [ mæsəkər ] verb transitive 1. ) to kill a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
massacre — mas•sa•cre [[t]ˈmæs ə kər[/t]] n. v. cred, cring 1) the wanton killing of a large number of esp. unresisting human beings 2) a general slaughter of animals 3) cvb the inflicting of great damage or defeat 4) to kill in a massacre; slaughter 5) inf … From formal English to slang
sa — ab·sa·ro·ka; ab·scis·sa; ac·cu·sa·tion; ac·cu·sa·ti·val; ac·cu·sa·trix; ace·tyl·sa·lic·y·late; ac·o·la·pis·sa; ad·ver·sa·tive; af·to·sa; aglos·sa; ahim·sa; alo·sa; al·sa·tia; ama·ga·sa·ki; am·bas·sa·dor; am·bas·sa·do·ri·al; am·bas·sa·dor·ship;… … English syllables
Massacre — Mas sa*cre, n. [F., fr. LL. mazacrium; cf. Prov. G. metzgern, metzgen, to kill cattle, G. metzger a butcher, and LG. matsken to cut, hew, OHG. meizan to cut, Goth. m[ a]itan.] 1. The killing of a considerable number of human beings under… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Massacre — Mas sa*cre, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Massacred}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Massacring}.] [Cf. F. massacrer. See {Massacre}, n.] To kill in considerable numbers where much resistance can not be made; to kill with indiscriminate violence, without necessity, and … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Massacred — Massacre Mas sa*cre, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Massacred}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Massacring}.] [Cf. F. massacrer. See {Massacre}, n.] To kill in considerable numbers where much resistance can not be made; to kill with indiscriminate violence, without… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English