indiscriminate slaughter

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• slaughter — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ indiscriminate, mass, wholesale ▪ the indiscriminate slaughter of civilians ▪ brutal, senseless, terrible …   Collocations dictionary

• indiscriminate — indiscriminately, adv. indiscriminateness, n. /in di skrim euh nit/, adj. 1. not discriminating; lacking in care, judgment, selectivity, etc.: indiscriminate in one s friendships. 2. not discriminate; haphazard; thoughtless: indiscriminate… …   Universalium

• indiscriminate — adjective 1 indiscriminate killing, violence, damage etc is done without any thought about who is harmed or what is damaged: the indiscriminate slaughter of innocent civilians 2 not thinking carefully before you make a choice indiscriminately… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• indiscriminate — /ɪndəsˈkrɪmənət / (say induhs krimuhnuht) adjective 1. not discriminating; making no distinction: indiscriminate in one s friendships. 2. not discriminate; confused: indiscriminate slaughter. –indiscriminately, adverb –indiscriminateness, noun …  

• slaughter — [slôt′ər] n. [ME slahter < ON slātr, lit., slain flesh, contr. < slattr, akin to OE sleaht, slaughter, death: for IE base see SLAY] 1. the killing of an animal or animals for food; butchering 2. the killing of a human being, esp. in a… …   English World dictionary

• slaughter — n. indiscriminate, mass, wanton, wholesale slaughter * * * [ slɔːtə] mass wanton wholesale slaughter indiscriminate …   Combinatory dictionary

• slaughter — slaughterer, n. slaughteringly, adv. /slaw teuhr/, n. 1. the killing or butchering of cattle, sheep, etc., esp. for food. 2. the brutal or violent killing of a person. 3. the killing of great numbers of people or animals indiscriminately; carnage …   Universalium

• indiscriminate — adj. Indiscriminate is used with these nouns: ↑bombing, ↑killing, ↑massacre, ↑murder, ↑slaughter, ↑use, ↑violence …   Collocations dictionary

• slaughter — n 1.(all of animals) killing, butchering, chopping, cutting, carving; trimming, slicing, dismembering, mincing; abattage. 2. murder, homicide, manslaughter, assassination, slaying, killing; bloodshed, bloodletting, butchery, death by violence,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …   Universalium

• China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …   Universalium