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butchery

(bʊtʃəri)

1. uncountable noun

You can refer to the cruel killing of a lot of people as butchery when you want to express your horror and disgust at this.

[disapproval]

In her view, war is simply a legalised form of butchery.

Synonyms: slaughter, killing, murder, massacre More Synonyms of butchery

2. uncountable noun

Butchery is the work of cutting up meat and preparing it for sale.

...a carcass hung up for butchery.

Synonyms: carving, cutting up, dressing, cleaning More Synonyms of butchery

butchery in British English

(ˈbʊtʃərɪ)

nounWord forms: plural -eries

the business or work of a butcher

wanton and indiscriminate slaughter; carnage

3. a less common word for slaughterhouse

butchery in American English

(ˈbʊtʃəri)

nounWord forms: plural ˈbutcheries

1. Chiefly British

a place where animals are killed for meat; slaughterhouse

the work or business of a butcher

brutal bloodshed or slaughter

the act or result of botching

SIMILAR WORDS: ˈslaughter

Word origin

ME bocherie < OFr boucherie: see butcher

Synonyms of 'butchery'

slaughter, killing, murder, massacre

carving, cutting up, dressing, cleaning

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1 (noun) in the sense of slaughter

Definition

senseless slaughter

War is simply a legalised form of butchery.

Synonyms

slaughter

The annual slaughter of wildlife is horrific.

killing

This is a brutal killing.

murder

The three accused are charged with attempted murder.

massacre

She lost her mother in the massacre.

bloodshed

an end to bloodshed and to the economic chaos

carnage

Their peaceful protest ended in carnage.

mass murder

blood-letting

blood bath

2 (noun) in the sense of carving

Definition

the business of a butcher

a carcass hung up for butchery

Synonyms

carving

cutting up

dressing

cleaning

jointing

Additional synonyms

in the sense of bloodshed

Definition

slaughter

an end to bloodshed and to the economic chaos

Synonyms

killing,

murder,

massacre,

slaughter,

slaying,

carnage,

butchery,

blood-letting,

blood bath

in the sense of carnage

Definition

extensive slaughter of people

Their peaceful protest ended in carnage.

Synonyms

slaughter,

murder,

massacre,

holocaust,

havoc,

bloodshed,

shambles,

mass murder,

butchery,

blood bath

in the sense of killing

Definition

the act of causing death

This is a brutal killing.

Synonyms

murder,

massacre,

slaughter,

execution,

dispatch,

manslaughter,

elimination,

slaying,

homicide,

bloodshed,

carnage,

fatality,

liquidation,

extermination,

annihilation,

eradication,

butchery

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释义	Trends of butchery View usage for: butchery (bʊtʃəri) 1. uncountable noun You can refer to the cruel killing of a lot of people as butchery when you want to express your horror and disgust at this. [disapproval] In her view, war is simply a legalised form of butchery. Synonyms: slaughter, killing, murder, massacre More Synonyms of butchery 2. uncountable noun Butchery is the work of cutting up meat and preparing it for sale. ...a carcass hung up for butchery. Synonyms: carving, cutting up, dressing, cleaning More Synonyms of butchery butchery in British English (ˈbʊtʃərɪ) nounWord forms: plural -eries 1. the business or work of a butcher 2. wanton and indiscriminate slaughter; carnage 3. a less common word for slaughterhouse butchery in American English (ˈbʊtʃəri) nounWord forms: plural ˈbutcheries 1. Chiefly British a place where animals are killed for meat; slaughterhouse 2. the work or business of a butcher 3. brutal bloodshed or slaughter 4. the act or result of botching SIMILAR WORDS: ˈslaughter Word origin ME bocherie < OFr boucherie: see butcher Synonyms of 'butchery' slaughter, killing, murder, massacre carving, cutting up, dressing, cleaning More Synonyms of butchery 1 (noun) in the sense of slaughter Definition senseless slaughter War is simply a legalised form of butchery. Synonyms slaughter The annual slaughter of wildlife is horrific. killing This is a brutal killing. murder The three accused are charged with attempted murder. massacre She lost her mother in the massacre. bloodshed an end to bloodshed and to the economic chaos carnage Their peaceful protest ended in carnage. mass murder blood-letting blood bath 2 (noun) in the sense of carving Definition the business of a butcher a carcass hung up for butchery Synonyms carving cutting up dressing cleaning jointing Additional synonyms in the sense of bloodshed Definition slaughter an end to bloodshed and to the economic chaos Synonyms killing, murder, massacre, slaughter, slaying, carnage, butchery, blood-letting, blood bath in the sense of carnage Definition extensive slaughter of people Their peaceful protest ended in carnage. Synonyms slaughter, murder, massacre, holocaust, havoc, bloodshed, shambles, mass murder, butchery, blood bath in the sense of killing Definition the act of causing death This is a brutal killing. Synonyms murder, massacre, slaughter, execution, dispatch, manslaughter, elimination, slaying, homicide, bloodshed, carnage, fatality, liquidation, extermination, annihilation, eradication, butchery Nearby words of butchery but butch butcher butchery butt butt in butter Synonyms of 'butchery' butchery Explore 'butchery' in the dictionary
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