The bakery is next to the butchery.
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Butchery
//ˈbʊt͡ʃəɹi//
Synonyms for "butchery" (31 found)
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Related words (15)
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12 translations across 5 languages.
Afrikaans
3 entries- bloedbad noun (cruel, ruthless killing of humans)
- slagting noun (cruel, ruthless killing of humans)
- slagting noun (butchering of meat)
Finnish
3 entries- teurastus noun (cruel, ruthless killing of humans)
- teurastus noun (butchering of meat)
- teurastus noun (disastrous effort)
Irish
2 entries- búistéireacht noun (butchering of meat)
- feolaireacht noun (butchering of meat)
Italian
2 entries- carneficina noun (cruel, ruthless killing of humans)
- massacro noun (cruel, ruthless killing of humans)
Latin
2 entries- strāgēs noun (cruel, ruthless killing of humans)
- trucīdātiō noun (cruel, ruthless killing of humans)
Sample sentences
8 total sentences available.
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.
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Unfortunately, Ron's butchery of the French language had the opposite of its intended effect.
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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
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