Slaughterhouse
noun
noun ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A place where animals are slaughtered.
- 2 a building where animals are butchered wordnet
- 3 The scene of a massacre. figuratively
"The smaller shells make a complete slaughterhouse of the bridge, and the splinters scythe through anyone out on deck."
Antonyms
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More examples"Sami's apartment looked like a slaughterhouse."
Etymology
From slaughter + house.