SLAUGHTERHOUSE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A building where animals are butchered

Synonyms:

abattoir; butchery; shambles; slaughterhouse

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("slaughterhouse" is a kind of...):

building; edifice (a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place)

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