slay

Definition of slay

Verbs

kill intentionally and with premeditation
Synonyms:
bump off, dispatch, hit, murder, off, polish off, remove
Types:
burke
murder without leaving a trace on the body
execute
murder in a planned fashion
Type of:
kill
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly

Vocabulary Lists for slay

Sophocles's Oedipus the King »(656 words)
  • suppliant
  • adjure
  • woe
  • slay
  • suborn

Shakespeare's Macbeth »(507 words)
An interesting vocabulary list from Macbeth.
  • Macbeth
  • thane
  • weird sister
  • hautboy
  • Duncan

S-list »(402 words)
  • saccharine
  • sacred cow
  • saddle
  • salacious
  • sallow

Khamza_Vocabulary_in_VT »(1449 words)
  • noxious
  • spur
  • speck
  • bound
  • repugnance

Books of James Master List 2010 »(879 words)
  • Israel
  • Micah
  • philistine
  • Samson
  • lord

Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales - Beginning »(773 words)
Vocabulary words from The Canterbury Tales, from...
  • Theseus
  • narcotise
  • citole
  • drey
  • girasol

Words that contain slay

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