butchery
English Thesaurus
1. the savage and excessive killing of many people (noun.act)
| hyponym | : | battue, bloodbath, bloodletting, bloodshed, |
| definition | : | indiscriminate slaughter (noun.act) |
| instance hyponym | : | alamo, |
| definition | : | a siege and massacre at a mission in San Antonio in 1836; Mexican forces under Santa Anna besieged and massacred American rebels who were fighting to make Texas independent of Mexico (noun.act) |
| instance hyponym | : | battle of little bighorn, battle of the little bighorn, custer's last stand, little bighorn, |
| definition | : | a battle in Montana near the Little Bighorn River between United States cavalry under Custer and several groups of Native Americans (1876); Custer was pursuing Sioux led by Sitting Bull; Custer underestimated the size of the Sioux forces (which were supported by Cheyenne warriors) and was killed along with all his command (noun.act) |
2. the business of a butcher (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | business, business enterprise, commercial enterprise, |
| definition | : | the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects (noun.act) |
| part holonym | : | slaughter, |
| definition | : | the killing of animals (as for food) (noun.act) |
3. a building where animals are butchered (noun.artifact)
4. the savage and excessive killing of many people (noun.act)
| derivation | : | butcherly, gory, sanguinary, sanguineous, slaughterous, |
| definition | : | accompanied by bloodshed (adj.all) |
5. the business of a butcher (noun.act)
6. the savage and excessive killing of many people (noun.act)
| derivation | : | butcherly, gory, sanguinary, sanguineous, slaughterous, |
| definition | : | accompanied by bloodshed (adj.all) |
7. the business of a butcher (noun.act)
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