Reading kills time on a train trip.
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Kills
//kɪlz//
Synonyms for "kills" (457 found)
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Closest matches (92)
annihilateassassinatekillingabbreviateabridgeabsorbadolescent streamamusearroyoasphyxiatebanebeasts of venerybeckbeguilebereave of lifebig gameblack outbloodbloodlettingbloodshed
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blot outblue pencilblue-pencilbottle upbournbowdlerizebraided streambrainingbranchbreakbreak upbrookbrookletbumpbump offburnbutchercall offcancelcarrycarry awaycarry offcensorchannelchloroformchokechoke offclamp down onclosecompleteconclusionconstituteconsumeconvulsecorkcork upcoup de gracecrack down oncreekcrickcross outcrushcutcut downcut offcut shortdampdamp down
Strong matches (137)
deadendealing deathdeathdeathblowdecimatedecreedefeatdeletedelightdenouementdeprive of lifedestroydestructiondestruction of lifedevastatedispatchdispose ofdivertdo away withdo for
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do indo to deathdowndownstroydrop the curtaindrowndulleditedit outeliminateenactenact lawsendend offenlivenentertaineradicateeraseeuthanasiaexecuteexecutionexhaustexhilarateexpungeexpurgateexterminateexterminationextinguishfag outfatiguefellfilibusterfillfinalizefinishfinish offflow of bloodflowing streamfluviationfoldfold upfracturefracture onefreshfreshetfritter awaygaggameget it overget over withget rid ofget the floorget throughget through withgillgive the quietusgorehanghave the floorhithold downhugger muggerhugger-muggerhunthurthushhush uphush-hushiceidleimmolateimmolationjump onkayokeep downkeep underkiboshknifeknockknock deadknock offknock outkolapidationlaunch into eternitylay lowlazy streamlegislate
Verb(28 words)
defeatdemolishdestroydevivedisabledispatchdispose ofdodo indowndownstroydrilldrink downdusteliminateenderadicateexexterminatefinish
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Noun(1 words)
Related words (228)
liquidatelobbylobby throughlogrollloosen uplynchmake away withmartyrmartyrdommartyrizationmartyrizemassacremeandering streammercy killingmidchannelmidstreammillstreammoving roadmufflemurder
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muzzlenavigable rivernegativeneutralizenipnip in the budnixnullifyobliterateoccupyomitordainpainpassperfectpickpigeonholepocketpoisonpoisoningpolishpolish offpour water onpreypurgeput awayput downput in forceput paid toput throughput to deathput to sleepquarryquashquellquenchraceracing streamrailroadrailroad throughraise a laughraise a smileravagerecreaterefreshregalerelaxremoveremove from liferepressrescindridritual killingritual murderriverrivuletroll logsrub outruinrule againstrunrundlerunletrunnelsacrificescragshootshoot downshootingshushshutshut downshut down onshut offsikesilencesit down onsit onslaughterslayslayingsmashsmothersnuff outsolacespendspill streamspoilsquashsquelchstampstamp outstanchstarvestiflestillstoningstranglestreamstream actionstreamletstrikestrike offstrike outstultifysubduesubterranean riversuffocatesuicidesuppressswitch offtabletake lifetake offtake the floortaking of lifeterminationthe huntedthrottletickletire outtitillatetotormenttorturetoss offtributaryturn offuprootuse upveneryvetovictimvoidwadiwastewatercoursewaterwaywearywhile awaywipe outwowyield the floorzap
Verb(63 words)
liquidatemake away withmercmortifymurdermurkneutralizeoffpay offpick offpolish offpoppop offpour downpunch someone's ticketput an end toput downput six feet underput someone out of their miseryput to sleep
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ravagerub outruinscotchscupperscuttlesend to eternitysend to hellsend to the gravesend to the great beyondsend to the next lifeshoot downslaughterslayslime outsmashsmitesmokesnuffsquashstamp outstiffstop someone's clocktaketake care oftake downtake outterminateterminate with extreme prejudicetoptop offtorpedotoss offturn offvitiatevote downvote outwastewaxwetwhackwhile awaywreck
Noun(1 words)
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Sample sentences
10 total sentences available.
The red kills the whole pattern.
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I often say a great doctor kills more people than a great general.
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Did you see that video where President Obama kills a fly with his bare hands?
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