Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "guillotine" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

Hume's guillotine antiguillotine dry guillotine guillotinable guillotine choke guillotine clause guillotine shear guillotine shears guillotined guillotinee guillotinement guillotiner guillotining guillotinism guillotinist unguillotined

Context

politics

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

behead closure cloture decapitate decollate gag law gag rule instrument of execution

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

tonsillotome tonsilotome uvulotome

Type Of (IsA)

instrument of execution rib cutter

Manner Of

decapitate

Related Terms

blade capital punishment cloture decapitation diagonal hinged instrument machine paper platform surgical tonsil

Synonym Network

closure by compartment

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