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slaughtered

/ˈslɔːtərd/ /ˈslɑːtərd/

Meanings
verb
To butcher animals, generally for food

Examples :

"The farmer slaughtered a pig for the annual family barbecue. "
food animal agriculture industry

Related Words

Illustration particularly

particularly adverb

/pəˈtɪkjəli/ /pəˈtɪkjəlɚli/

(focus) Especially, extremely.

"The apéritifs were particularly stimulating."

Illustration butcher

butcher noun

/ˈbʊtʃ.ə(ɹ)/ /ˈbʊt͡ʃ.ɚ/

A person who prepares and sells meat (and sometimes also slaughters the animals).

"The butcher at the local market sells fresh, high-quality beef. "

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chickens noun

/ˈt͡ʃɪkənz/

A domestic fowl, Gallus gallus, especially when young.

"The farmer feeds the chickens every morning with corn. "

Illustration barbecue

barbecue noun

/ˈbɑːbɪˌkjuː/ /ˈbɑɹbɪˌkju/

A fireplace or pit for grilling food, typically used outdoors and traditionally employing hot charcoal as the heating medium.

"We cooked our food on the barbecue."

Illustration extremely

extremely adverb

/ɪksˈtɹiːmli/

(degree) To an extreme degree.

"The weather was extremely hot today; we stayed inside all afternoon. "

Illustration civilians

civilians noun

/sɪˈvɪljənz/ /səˈvɪljənz/

A person following the pursuits of civil life, especially one who is not an active member of the armed forces.

"Three civilians were apprehended by the soldiers and taken away in a military vehicle."

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straight noun

/stɹeɪt/

Something that is not crooked or bent such as a part of a road or track.

"The straight path to the school led past the park. "

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massacre noun

/ˈmæs.ə.kə(ɹ)/ /ˈmæs.ə.kɚ/

The killing of a considerable number (usually limited to people) where little or no resistance can be made, with indiscriminate violence, without necessity, and contrary to civilized norms.

"The town remembered the massacre at the school, where defenseless children were killed without reason. "

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innocent noun

/ˈɪnəsn̩t/

One who is innocent, especially a young child.

"The slaughter of the innocents was a significant event in the New Testament."

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generally adverb

/d͡ʒɛn.əɹ.ə.li/

Popularly or widely.

"It is generally known that the Earth is round."

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animals noun

/ˈæn.ɪ.məlz/

In scientific usage, a multicellular organism that is usually mobile, whose cells are not encased in a rigid cell wall (distinguishing it from plants and fungi) and which derives energy solely from the consumption of other organisms (distinguishing it from plants).

"A cat is an animal, not a plant. Humans are also animals, under the scientific definition, as we are not plants."

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numbers noun

/ˈnʌmbəz/ /ˈnʌmbɚz/

An abstract entity used to describe quantity.

"Zero, one, −1, 2.5, and pi are all numbers."