noun
Meaning 1
A place where animals are slaughtered.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: abattoir
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
slaughterhouse
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Pronunciation
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UK: /ˈsloː.tə(ɹ).haʊs/
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noun
Meaning 2
The scene of a massacre.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
a building where animals are butchered
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: abattoir, butchery, shambles
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: building, edifice
History
Etymology
From slaughter + house.
Across languages
Translations
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Polish: rzeźnia — abattoir
- Polish: ubojnia — abattoir
- Bulgarian: кланица (klanica) — scene of a massacre
- Finnish: teurastamo — scene of a massacre
- French: abattoir — scene of a massacre
- Greek: σφαγείο (sfageío) — scene of a massacre
- Japanese: 修羅場 (shuraba) — scene of a massacre
- Macedonian: кланица (klanica) — scene of a massacre
- Polish: rzeźnia — scene of a massacre
- Polish: jatka — scene of a massacre
- Russian: бо́йня (bójnja) — scene of a massacre
- Russian: резня́ (reznjá) — scene of a massacre
- Russian: мясору́бка (mjasorúbka) — scene of a massacre
- Serbo-Croatian: klaonica — scene of a massacre
- Serbo-Croatian: klanica — scene of a massacre
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