Definitions
There are 18 meanings of the word
Kills.
How to pronounce kills:
US
Kills - as a noun
The act of terminating a life
Synonyms (Exact Relations)
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)
The destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile
Example: "The pilot reported two kills during the mission"
The body of an animal, or bodies of animals, killed by a person or another animal
Kills - as a verb
Cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
Example: "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)
- annihilate
- carry off
- decimate
- eliminate
- eradicate
- extinguish
- wipe out
- decimate
- drown
- massacre
- mow down
- slaughter
- erase
- wipe out
- butcher
- slaughter
- poison
- lapidate
- stone
- poison
- commit suicide
- dispatch
- vaporize
- zap
- sacrifice
- take off
- tomahawk
- destroy
- saber
- sabre
- overlay
- overlie
- brain
- put away
- put to sleep
- do in
- knock off
- liquidate
- neutralise
- neutralize
- waste
- exterminate
- kill off
- asphyxiate
- smother
- suffocate
- strangle
- strangulate
- throttle
- behead
- decapitate
- decollate
- impale
- stake
- dismember
- martyr
- shed blood
- bump off
- dispatch
- hit
- off
- polish off
- remove
- slay
- assassinate
- execute
- put to death
- draw
- draw and quarter
- quarter
- lynch
- pip
- shoot
- electrocute
- fry
- gank
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End or extinguish by forceful means
Example: "Stamp out poverty!"
Synonyms (Exact Relations)
Be fatal
Example: "Cigarettes kill"
Be the source of great pain for
Example: "These new shoes are killing me!"
Overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration
Example: "The comedian was so funny, he was killing me!"
Hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in racket games
Example: "She killed the ball"
Hit with great force
Example: "He killed the ball"
Deprive of life
Example: "Aids has killed thousands in africa"
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)
Cause the death of, without intention
Example: "She was killed in the collision of three cars"
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)
Drink down entirely
Example: "He downed three martinis before dinner"
Synonyms (Exact Relations)
Mark for deletion, rub off, or erase
Example: "Kill these lines in the president's speech"
Synonyms (Exact Relations)
Tire out completely
Example: "The daily stress of her work is killing her"
Cause to cease operating
Example: "Kill the engine"
Destroy a vitally essential quality of or in
Example: "Eating artichokes kills the taste of all other foods"
Example Sentences
"She kills insects in her garden using organic pesticides."
"He kills time by playing video games all day."
"The detective kills the main suspect in the final scene of the movie."
"The chef skillfully kills lobsters before cooking them."
"The sniper kills the enemy soldiers from a long distance."
Word Game Points
Is KILLS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, kills is valid for both Scrabble US and EU
KILLS has a SCRABBLE points total of 9.
Is KILLS a valid Words With Friends word?
Yes, kills is valid for Words With Friends
Valid WordKILLS has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 11.
Is KILLS a valid WordFeud word?
Yes, kills is valid for WordFeud
Valid WordKILLS has a WORDFEUD points total of 9.
