Dictionary Check: slaughter
"slaughter" is a valid word!
Scrabble
13
points
Words with Friends
15
points
Definition
noun
the killing of animals (as for food)
noun
a sound defeat
noun
the savage and excessive killing of many people
verb
kill (animals) usually for food consumption
Example:
"They slaughtered their only goat to survive the winter"
verb
kill a large number of people indiscriminately
Example:
"The Hutus massacred the Tutsis in Rwanda"
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