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• slaugh — slaugh·ter·er; slaugh·ter·man; slaugh·ter·ous; slaugh·tery; over·slaugh; slaugh·ter; slaugh·ter·ous·ly; …   English syllables

• slaugh´ter|ous|ly — slaugh|ter|ous «SL tuhr uhs», adjective. murderous; destructive: »Direness, familiar to my slaughterous thoughts, cannot once start me (Shakespeare). –slaugh´ter|ous|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

• slaugh|ter|ous — «SL tuhr uhs», adjective. murderous; destructive: »Direness, familiar to my slaughterous thoughts, cannot once start me (Shakespeare). –slaugh´ter|ous|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

• slaugh´ter|er — slaugh|ter «SL tuhr», noun, verb. –n. 1. the killing of an animal or animals for food; butchering: »to fatten hogs for slaughter. They [passenger pigeons] were wiped out by one of the most relentless and perverse slaughters in history, exceeding… …   Useful english dictionary

• slaugh|ter — «SL tuhr», noun, verb. –n. 1. the killing of an animal or animals for food; butchering: »to fatten hogs for slaughter. They [passenger pigeons] were wiped out by one of the most relentless and perverse slaughters in history, exceeding in… …   Useful english dictionary

• slaugh|ter|house — «SL tuhr HOWS», noun. a place where animals are killed for food and other products. SYNONYM(S): abattoir …   Useful english dictionary

• slaugh|ter|man — «SL tuhr muhn», noun, plural men. 1. a man whose work is to slaughter animals for food. 2. = executioner. (Cf. ↑executioner) …   Useful english dictionary

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• man|slaugh|ter — «MAN SL tuhr», noun. 1. the killing of a human being or beings: »The Indian massacre at Deerfield was nothing more nor less than manslaughter. 2. Law. the killing of a human being unlawfully but without deliberate intent or under strong… …   Useful english dictionary