Butchery synonyms

bo͝och'ə-rē

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massacre
The definition of a massacre is the killing of a large number of people or animals at random and without mercy.
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mass-murder
The killing of a large number of people over a short period of time.
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slaughter
A rout or decisive defeat.
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carnage
The definition of carnage refers to mass death, killing or slaughter.
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killing
The act or action of causing death, as of a person.
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murder (related)
The killing of another person without justification or excuse, especially the crime of killing a person with malice aforethought or with recklessness manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human life.
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bloodbath
A bath taken in warm blood used as a restorative or medical treatment.
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bloodletting
A circumstance such as a battle where a large amount of blood is likely to be spilled through violence.
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bloodshed
A slaughter; destruction of life, notably on a large scale.
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pogrom
A riot aimed at persecution or massacre of a particular ethnic or religious group, usually Jews.
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help (related)
(--- Archaic) A person employed to help, especially a farm worker or domestic servant.
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butchering
The act by which someone or something is butchered; a slaughter or killing.
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abattoir
The definition of an abattoir is a place in which animals are killed and butchered for the intention of being processed as food.
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shambles
(Archaic) a butcher's shop
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slaughterhouse
A scene of massacre or carnage.
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defeathering (related)
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carcass (related)
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  • There is such a thing as homicidal mania, or love of butchery in the abstract.

  • Some of the subjects covered presently include butchery, dairy production, food hygiene, food labeling and microbiology.

  • This traditional butchery prides itself on its personal service and commitment to old fashioned values.

  • The equid bones will be measured and examined for traces of human butchery under a low power binocular microscope.

  • A longer day would have been only a prolonged butchery.

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