Word Explorer

Guillotine

🔄 Synonyms of "Guillotine"

1 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
closure by compartmentnoun	closure imposed on the debate of specific sections of a bill

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Guillotine"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
closure by compartmentnoun	closure imposed on the debate of specific sections of a bill
sashnoun	(clothing) A piece of cloth designed to be worn around the waist.
guillotinementnoun	An execution by guillotine.
dry guillotinenoun	(historical, slang) Forced deportation to a penal colony, especially as a punishment during the French Revolution.
guillotinismnoun	(dated) The practice of carrying out executions using the guillotine.
headsmannoun	An executioner whose method of dispatching the condemned is decapitation.
gibbetnoun	An upright post with a crosspiece used for execution and subsequent public display.
garrottenoun	Alternative spelling of garrote. [(historical) An iron collar formerly used in Spain to execute people by strangulation.]
deathnoun	The cessation of life and all associated processes; the end of an organism's existence as an entity independent from its environment and its return to an inert, nonliving state.
decapitationnoun	Beheading; the act of beheading or decapitating.
death sentencenoun	(law) A decree that someone be put to death as a punishment for a crime; a sentence of execution.
electrocutionernoun	An executioner who carries out an execution by means of electricity.
decollationnoun	The act of beheading someone.
capital punishmentnoun	The practice of putting a person to death as a punishment for a crime.
needlenoun	A long, thin, sharp implement usually for piercing as in sewing, embroidery, acupuncture, tattooing, body piercing, medical injections, sutures, etc; or a blunt but otherwise similar implement used for forming loops or knots in crafts such as darning, knitting, tatting, etc.
crushingverb	The action of the verb to crush.
electric chairnoun	A chair-like device used for performing execution by electrocution.
death penaltynoun	(law) A punishment in which the offender is put to death by the state.
garrottingnoun	A murder or execution with a garrotte.
guillotine chokenoun	A chokehold applied from in front of the opponent, using the arms to encircle the opponent's neck.