Butchery

/ˈbʊt͡ʃəɹi/

Synonyms for "butchery" (38 found)

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Closest matches (8)

Strong matches (11)

Noun(5 words)
butcher shopbutcheringcarelessnesscarnagemass murder
concentration campgas chambergoreholocaustkillinglooting

Related words (19)

Related word relations

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More general

11 entries
buildingbusinessbusiness enterprisecommercial enterpriseedificeeditingexecutionmeat productionmurderretail shopslaying

More specific

8 entries
beef slaughterfamily butcherhasty editinglamb slaughtermobile butcherpork slaughtersloppy editingsmall-town butcher

Collocations

6 entries
butcher shopbutchery industrybutchery knifebutchery practicesethics of butcherymeat processing

Inflections

1 entries

Derivations

3 entries

Sample sentences

8 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The bakery is next to the butchery.

Source: tatoeba (4870581)

See, now, Polites, one of Priam's sons, / scarce slipt from Pyrrhus' butchery, and lame, / through foes, through darts, along the cloisters runs / and empty courtyards.

Source: tatoeba (6845861)

Unfortunately, Ron's butchery of the French language had the opposite of its intended effect.

Source: tatoeba (13604647)

The tyrannous and bloody act is done,— The most arch deed of piteous massacre That ever yet this land was guilty of. Dighton and Forrest, who I did suborn To do this piece of ruthless butchery

Source: wiktionary

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