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killing
noun
1 killing
An event that causes someone to die.
synonym: violent death.
Roget 731:
success,
successfulness;
speed;
advance
etc.
(progress)
282.
trump card;
hit,
stroke,
score;
lucky hit,
fortunate hit,
good hit,
good stroke;
direct hit,
bull's eye;
goal,
point,
touchdown;
home run,
homer,
hole-in-one,
grand slam;
killing
[make money],
windfall bold stroke,
master stroke;
ten strike [U.S.];
coup de maitre [Fr.],
checkmate;
half the battle,
prize;
profit
etc.
(acquisition)
775.
continued success;
good fortune
etc.
(prosperity)
734;
time well spent.
advantage over;
upper hand,
whip hand;
ascendancy,
mastery;
expugnation†,
conquest,
victory,
subdual†;
subjugation
etc.
(subjection)
749.
triumph
etc.
(exultation)
884;
proficiency
etc.
(skill)
698.
conqueror,
victor,
winner;
master of the situation,
master of the position,
top of the heap,
king of the hill;
achiever,
success,
success story.
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Roget 361:
killing
etc.
v.;
homicide,
manslaughter,
murder,
assassination,
trucidation†,
iccusion†;
effusion of blood;
blood,
blood shed;
gore,
slaughter,
carnage,
butchery;
battue†.
massacre;
fusillade,
noyade†;
thuggery,
Thuggism†.
deathblow,
finishing stroke,
coup de grace,
quietus;
execution
etc.
(capital punishment)
972;
judicial murder;
martyrdom.
butcher,
slayer,
murderer,
Cain,
assassin,
terrorist,
cutthroat,
garroter,
bravo,
Thug,
Moloch,
matador,
sabreur†;
guet-a-pens;
gallows,
executioner
etc.
(punishment)
975;
man-eater,
apache†,
hatchet man [U.S.],
highbinder [U.S.].
regicide,
parricide,
matricide,
fratricide,
infanticide,
feticide,
foeticide†,
uxoricide†,
vaticide†.
suicide,
felo de se†,
hara-kiri,
suttee,
Juggernath†;
immolation,
auto da fe,
holocaust.
suffocation,
strangulation,
garrote;
hanging
etc.
v.;
lapidation†.
deadly weapon
etc.
(arms)
727;
Aceldama†.
[Destruction of animals]
slaughtering;
phthisozoics†;
sport,
sporting;
the chase,
venery;
hunting,
coursing,
shooting,
fishing;
pig-sticking;
sportsman,
huntsman,
fisherman;
hunter,
Nimrod;
slaughterhouse,
meat packing plant,
shambles,
abattoir.
fatal accident,
violent death,
casualty.
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Polish: zabicie
2 killing
The act of terminating a life.
synonyms: kill, putting to death.
Dutch: doding, mortificatie
Polish: zabicie
3 killing
A very large profit.
synonym: cleanup.
adjective
1 killing
Very funny:
— A killing joke.
synonym: sidesplitting.
Roget 361:
killing
etc.
v.;
murderous,
slaughterous;
sanguinary,
sanguinolent†;
blood stained,
blood thirsty;
homicidal,
red handed;
bloody,
bloody minded;
ensanguined†,
gory;
thuggish.
mortal,
fatal,
lethal;
dead,
deadly;
mortiferous†,
lethiferous†;
unhealthy
etc.
657;
internecine;
suicidal.
sporting;
piscatorial,
piscatory†.
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Roget 829:
causing pleasure
etc.
v.;
laetificant†;
pleasure-giving,
pleasing,
pleasant,
pleasurable;
agreeable;
grateful,
gratifying;
leef†,
lief,
acceptable;
welcome,
welcome as the roses in May;
welcomed;
favorite;
to one's taste,
to one's mind,
to one's liking;
satisfactory
etc.
(good)
648.
refreshing;
comfortable;
cordial;
genial;
glad,
gladsome;
sweet,
delectable,
nice,
dainty;
delicate,
delicious;
dulcet;
luscious
etc.
396;
palatable
etc.
394;
luxurious,
voluptuous;
sensual
etc.
377.
[of people]
attractive
etc.
615;
inviting,
prepossessing,
engaging;
winning,
winsome;
taking,
fascinating,
captivating,
killing;
seducing,
seductive;
heart-robbing,
alluring,
enticing;
appetizing
etc.
(exciting)
824;
cheering
etc.
836;
bewitching;
enchanting,
entrancing,
enravishing†.
charming;
delightful,
felicitous,
exquisite;
lovely
etc.
(beautiful)
845;
ravishing,
rapturous;
heartfelt,
thrilling,
ecstatic;
beatic†;
beatific;
seraphic;
empyrean;
elysian
etc.
(heavenly)
981.
palmy,
halcyon,
Saturnian.
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